SheGeeks: Effectively Establishing Your Web Identity
Andrea Hill (afhill)
· 1 year ago
I'm struggling with the same thing myself. My job title is "developer" and has been for several years. But I've never considered myself a programmer or a code monkey for the sake of code - for me it's always been about the means of communicating and fostering community.
So along comes this fancy new term, "social media'. It seems right up my alley. My "tech blog" doesn't contain much about code anymore, it's about this new way of looking at communication and crowdsourcing and data portability and ...
But I don't want to call it a web2.0 blog, or a social media blog, or an {insert new buzz word here} blog. It's each of those things, and it's more than just of those things. Like you say, I don't want to become associated with a single bubble..
Joe Dawson
· 1 year ago
My web identity is based around my family, social life and social media/networking. I have wondered whether to divide my blog into two, having one for my personal life and one for my technological interests.
I really doubt I will ever generate much interest in my blog as others but I write for me as an outlet. This has changed massively over the years, since I split from my childrens mother to now where I am between personal/interests.
However you establish yourself there is always going to be change however slight as you change through experiences and what you learn. Your thinking process is similar to mine in the sense that where do I go/grow and am I doing this for me or am I writing for the acceptance of others! Do I jump on the popularity of FriendFeed/Twitter and write solely for those sites, do I follow someone else's example, writing style etc. I see all the questions I find myself as a good problem to have though!
w.d.watson aka megalar
· 1 year ago
Rather than splitting things between two blogs you could use some combination of tags and css to split your blog into two panes. That would give it the look of a newspaper page.
Joe Dawson
· 1 year ago
I like it cheers for the idea, I will have a look around for some examples and try and borrow their layout to test!
Joe Dawson
· 1 year ago
I think I drifted from the point a little, sorry!
Kevin
· 1 year ago
Yeah... My issue is the other "Kevin Kelly" (though I'm technically a Kelley) who is way more famous than I am ever likely to be.
Rahsheen
· 1 year ago
My web identity is pretty much closely tied to my real life. If you Google me, you would probably be confused. There are at least 4 major areas that I could be considered expert in, depending on who you ask :)
I was thinking of trying to separate these things across different blogs or something like that, but I think it would be easier in the long run to just throw it all together and let others pick the parts they like.
Vaughn
· 1 year ago
Very interesting post. I echo many of the things that you mention here. I think I know where my niche is, however, I struggle with the term "expert". I guess it depends on perspective. While I may know more about a certain subject than the average joe I can't help but look at the people that I consider experts and wonder how much value that I could add.
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So along comes this fancy new term, "social media'. It seems right up my alley. My "tech blog" doesn't contain much about code anymore, it's about this new way of looking at communication and crowdsourcing and data portability and ...
But I don't want to call it a web2.0 blog, or a social media blog, or an {insert new buzz word here} blog. It's each of those things, and it's more than just of those things. Like you say, I don't want to become associated with a single bubble..
I really doubt I will ever generate much interest in my blog as others but I write for me as an outlet. This has changed massively over the years, since I split from my childrens mother to now where I am between personal/interests.
However you establish yourself there is always going to be change however slight as you change through experiences and what you learn. Your thinking process is similar to mine in the sense that where do I go/grow and am I doing this for me or am I writing for the acceptance of others! Do I jump on the popularity of FriendFeed/Twitter and write solely for those sites, do I follow someone else's example, writing style etc. I see all the questions I find myself as a good problem to have though!
I was thinking of trying to separate these things across different blogs or something like that, but I think it would be easier in the long run to just throw it all together and let others pick the parts they like.