What are your opinions on the subject of giving personal information out in your blog entries? Do you use the real names of the people you blog about? Have you ever had a bad experience with someone getting 'too much information'? I'd like to know: Do the people that you blog about ever complain that you are blogging about them?
My opinions on the subject of giving personal information out in my blog entries is that, if I didn't want something known, I would most likely keep it to myself. But, in most cases I try to be as real as I can be, and that means coming to terms that hey...I AM REAL, so I do have embarrassing moments, and I do stupid things that I regret, and yeah, sometimes I do things that I am proud of.
I DO use the REAL names of people that I blog about. Most people who read my blog are people who already know me. If you happen to be one of those who stumble about... then you most likely don't know me, therefore the names of the people I blog about don't matter much to you. However, I will NEVER use someone's full name. There is some degree of privacy instated here. And as in 'real' life person to person conversation...most times just the first name is stated, eh?
The only bad experience I have had due to the info I've posted on my blog, would be a response to an entry I wrote when I was angry at someone in my family. The comments left were not all that nice. Luckily...I came to terms with my anger and deleted that entry and left the past in the past.
I haven't gotten any complaints from people about me blogging about them.
I'm not such a bad person that I would blog so horribly about someone on my site.Labels: Blog Talkers, questions, thoughts |
I usually don't use any names in my blogs, I just refer to people. If I do use a name though, it is always the real one. Although I often just write stories too, in which that is obviously made up. (I'm pretty sure it is obvious when it's a story and not me blabbering at the mouth haha.)
I also only use first names for the same reason you do. I believe they have some right to privacy.
As far as embarassing moments, I do them often so I am kind of used to them. haha. :)