2005-03-03

Notes on the Emotional Life Session - Bloggercon III

IT Conversations hosts the complete audio archive of the Bloggercon III held November 2004. My fifth stop was the Emotional Life Session, hosted by Julie Leung.

quick notes:

* what do you put on your blog, what not? (everything; respect privacy of your family and others; not telling things that are not yours;...)

* how can blogs touch emotions, help connecting people? Blogging is a system of telling and listening, of passing on personal experiences, of resonating with each other, of interconnecting people who are out of the spotlight. But: how much are you really connected?

* blogs vs. wikis: blogs are (usually) the voice of one person (might be ego-centric, authoritative, seperating); wikis produce a shared space.

* personal vs. informational blogs (this is my life / check what I know).

* blogging enforces to take an opionion on a regular basis, also allows to change your opinion.

* raising your opinion as employee (could change work culture since common problems are there anyway vs. don't talk about clients or your employer)

* outdated notion of privacy?

* two conflicting instincts: flee (bite) vs. welcome. Blogging might bridge these.

* building knowledge on group processes

* via blogging also little stories can gain visibility (vs. scripted pseudo reality tv shows)


Previous stops were the Newbie Session, the Overload Session, the Journalism Session, and the Academia Session.


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