Advice for the aspiring teenage blogger
Mon Jul 03, 2006 21:27 (UTC -5)Are you an aspiring teenage blogger? Yes? No? Maybe so? If you are, there are some things you may need to know. Blogging, of course, is a great experience when done correctly. With that in mind, here are some pointers for fellow young persons to enjoy the blogosphere in a responsible and cool manner.
- Be anonymous. Give no clues as to who you are or where you live.
- Don’t get a domain name. You don’t need one. You don’t want one. Unless, that is, you can pay for it without using your parents’ credit cards.
That’s it. Why? Because people you know will Google you, and by identifying yourself, you only make it easier. That doesn’t have to be a bad thing, but this is the blogosphere we’re talking about. There will inevitably be some things you don’t want certain people to read. Anything you say can and will come back to bite you in the ass — or, shall I say, the behind. (And no, I obviously don’t practice what I preach, but it’s probably too late in the game for me anyway.)
I got my senior pictures back last week. I took a look at them quickly and then put them away. They were pretty bad. A few days later I surmounted my fear of looking at them and saw that some of them looked okay. For that reason, I’m sort of glad that they took about a million pictures. You can pick the ones you want and not pick the ones you don’t want. I don’t really care which ones my parents pick, because they’re the ones that are going to have them in their wallets.
The wishes of fans everywhere have come true: Whose Line Is It Anyway? is going to be released on DVD. The first ten episodes (plus extras) will be released on September 26. There will be two versions of the DVD: censored (as seen on TV) and uncensored. I can’t wait!
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4 comments
#1 by Luke: Mon Jul 03, 2006 22:08 (UTC -5)
No fair! You’ve talked about this idea of anonymity before. Blogging material should be fresh, aspiring young bloggers.
Also: I never bothered to look at any of my pictures. I hope my parents picked one out (I left the day after they came and they’re due pretty soon).
(Still Bay Area)
#2 by Jordon: Mon Jul 03, 2006 22:11 (UTC -5)
That was going to be point #3, but it was peripheral to the message I was trying to point out.
#3 by Todd: Tue Jul 04, 2006 02:38 (UTC -5)
so what bit you back in the ass?
#4 by Jordon: Tue Jul 04, 2006 08:19 (UTC -5)
Nothing in particular, but the potential is there.