I want a place where people can find me and see pictures and be my friends. I've been sorting of using Facebook for that, but I do have some friends who don't use Facebook. But one of my concerns is internet safety and security. Facebook allows me to control who sees my stuff. I guess a blog can be private too. Security with a www domain is less simple. I don't want folks to have to enter a password to access my domain.
So here's what I'm thinking. Use my domain as a gateway. People can go there and link to this blog or Facebook or my Dropbox public folder or my YouTube account. That way I can still keep private things private. Facebook users see something different based on my settings and friendship to them. YouTube is public domain (but also has privacy settings to limit who can see a video). This blog is public, but I should probably make it private if I ever start using it to share my life and family the way I have always wanted to. Dropbox can have both public and private (password protected) files for sharing.
I have already removed any personally identifiable information from sites like Dropbox and Yahoo and closed all my former Yahoo Groups due to security concerns. The internet is a big scary place sometimes. So, until I get this all worked out, your best bet for following my life is still Facebook.
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