In the last two months I have opened a Facebook account for my person as well as a Facebook page for my business, Florals by Rhonda, a web page for the business http://www.floralsbyrhonda.com/ , a Blog page, a Diigo account and a Delicious account. How many hours have I spent trying to assure these various accounts reflect my sense of privacy? I think Facebook was the most time consuming. I had to return to each Facebook presentation on several occassions to "tweek" the privacy settings. There were many settings that I simply stumbled upon, such as the one in regards to whether or not my "friend" can provide my data to other entities or whether entities dealing with my "friend" can upload info from her site which may contain my info!!! Was that sentence confusing? So was the process of securing my data and privacy. Seriously, there were some settings that required 3 or 4 clicks simply to find.
This brings to mind the topic of personal space and privacy. I am pleased to know that these settings exist. I have a great many friendships that are dear to me and these friendships are around the globe. Just today I emailed with friends whom I met while living in Barcelona, Spain. Via Facebook I was able to "chat" realtime on Saturday, the day of the 8.8 Chilean earthquake with a friend who lives in Temuco, Chile. Such technology helps me to maintain these friendships. There are few things I enjoy more than sitting with good friends here in Loveland over a good meal and a better glass of wine. Relationships are incredibly valuable to me. However, I choose my relationships. I choose what I share and with whom I share it. The idea that my life, my thoughts, my pursuits are splattered across this vast, nebulous existense called The Web does not sit well with me.
Is it my age, my personality, or my experiences that move me this way? Will my daughter and son feel differently and will that difference benefit them or not?
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