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November 05, 2009 04:59 AM
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To be perfectly honest, with some I do, with some I don't.
I like to think that my online life is my own , I like to make it something special and no one can come near unless I have welcomed them into that most intimate part of my life.
It actually gets me angry sometimes that people in my immediate family think that they have the automatic right to be my friend on facebook, twitter or even myspace (which I haven't used in quite a while) .
But then again it also angers me that social networking sites don't cater more to keeping families euphorically and easily connected as well as throwing the next best feature at them constantly.
I think thats part of the reason why facebook has lasted as long as it has (its clean feature set and clean networked site) .
It's very touch and go. Sorry to say it but some of my family can just go "fly a kite".
Sounds harsh but thats just me...
I don't want them near that part of my life & I will react harshly if I believe you are trying to taint in any way or even thinking about tainting the firewalls in which I put up to keep you out.
And if they have any problems they can take it up with the complaint department.
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I like to think that my online life is my own , I like to make it something special and no one can come near unless I have welcomed them into that most intimate part of my life.
It actually gets me angry sometimes that people in my immediate family think that they have the automatic right to be my friend on facebook, twitter or even myspace (which I haven't used in quite a while) .
But then again it also angers me that social networking sites don't cater more to keeping families euphorically and easily connected as well as throwing the next best feature at them constantly.
I think thats part of the reason why facebook has lasted as long as it has (its clean feature set and clean networked site) .
It's very touch and go. Sorry to say it but some of my family can just go "fly a kite".
Sounds harsh but thats just me...
I don't want them near that part of my life & I will react harshly if I believe you are trying to taint in any way or even thinking about tainting the firewalls in which I put up to keep you out.
And if they have any problems they can take it up with the complaint department.
Regards,
@XDS
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November 05, 2009 05:16 AM
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Tell them? Yes. Tell them my username or give them any possible way to find me? No. Most of my profiles (where possible) are "friends only". The only time I've had an issue is with my facebook, since it's pretty easy to find people based on name and relatives - my dad got face book (which my mom uses) but he respects my privacy and didn't even do a friend request. It's my mom I worry about - notorious for snooping (and not just online - it's gone as far as entering my landlord's house - connected to mine - when he wasn't home and going through his things).
They have no access to my yahoo, my face book, my my space (even though I don't use it), or my blogs. Anything that can't be made private, I'm generally a little more careful.
They sort of have access to my Mahalo - I send my parents the pages I've written that I really like, just because they like to see my work. I doubt they'd be able to search out my questions and answers, and if they did, I tend to sensor myself a little on here and don't disclose anything I wouldn't want publicly known about me. That's saved for places with security where I can be anonymous.
But in short, no. I like to keep them out. I'm a very private person and I had no privacy growing up, so I REALLY value and bit of privacy I can get now.
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They have no access to my yahoo, my face book, my my space (even though I don't use it), or my blogs. Anything that can't be made private, I'm generally a little more careful.
They sort of have access to my Mahalo - I send my parents the pages I've written that I really like, just because they like to see my work. I doubt they'd be able to search out my questions and answers, and if they did, I tend to sensor myself a little on here and don't disclose anything I wouldn't want publicly known about me. That's saved for places with security where I can be anonymous.
But in short, no. I like to keep them out. I'm a very private person and I had no privacy growing up, so I REALLY value and bit of privacy I can get now.
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November 05, 2009 01:45 PM
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It is so nice to have a transparent life and not have to hide or justify. Anything that I do is open to anyone. Whoever is interested is welcome to my FaceBook account, my blog, my little bit of things on Mahalo, my future contributions to cyberspace. I am who I am, in life, on the internet, wherever. You are welcome to join me. What a long strange trip it's been. (bonus points if you recognize that last sentence)
My mother is welcome, my children, nieces and nephews. Anyone who reads this. I will not ignore your request for friendship.
My children on the other hand, are at stages in life where they like to pretend they have no parents. They have some idea that they are experiencing new and uncharted territory that us old folks couldn't possibly understand, and so they "hide" all these secrets. It's more amusing than anything else. Sooner or later, they all come home to poppa.
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My mother is welcome, my children, nieces and nephews. Anyone who reads this. I will not ignore your request for friendship.
My children on the other hand, are at stages in life where they like to pretend they have no parents. They have some idea that they are experiencing new and uncharted territory that us old folks couldn't possibly understand, and so they "hide" all these secrets. It's more amusing than anything else. Sooner or later, they all come home to poppa.
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November 06, 2009 10:59 AM
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My main friends are family. I have had one situation where I was called long distance to be told what my daughter had placed on her status on Facebook. It was a terrible position to be placed in and I basically told them that this is her page and I will not censor her or force her to be someone other than who she is. That if they need to keep her as a friend then they should not have her news feed to their page.
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