John Shehan of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children said, “If teens are there, predators are there too.” The problem is, you can’t always tell who the predators are. This clearly shows how dangerous it is to share revealing photos. However Facebook promotes the virtual diary with the questions popping up in your face when first logging in. 'Whats on your mind today? How are you feeling? These questions promote teenagers to continually update their status' sharing with their friends what is going on. However there are two sides to every story. A friend of mine on Facebook uploads a photo a day with the date and a recap of how it went. I personally find it very interesting to read over her daily routines and her posts are never too personal. I think it is an excellent way to connect with family and friends you do not always see, it gives them a chance to have an inside scoop of your life. However, again this could be dangerous if the individual had friends on the social networking site who she was not familiar with, as they could easily follow her every move.
In conclusion I believe an internet diary is just a evolution of the traditional diary (McNeill 2011), evolving with the world and is fun to have and a great way to keep in contact with your friends, but is a dangerous hole to dig yourself into as once posting online, you can never take it down.
References
1. Van Luyn, A. (2013). BA1002: Networks, narratives and the making of place, week 6 notes.
[Power point]. Retrieved from www.learnjcu.com.au
2. McNeill. (2011). Dairy 2.0?: a genre moves from page to screen. In C. Rowe & E.L. Wyss (Eds.),
Language and new media: Linguistic, cultural, and technological evolutions (pp. 313-325). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton
3. Jennifer Emily, “Predators Reading Teen Blogs, Too: Some Schools Ban Access
I agree with you on the fact that Facebook users are way too personal on their profile, using it as an actual diary rather than a social network. Whilst I understand that internet diaries are an evolution of the written diary, there's a time and a place for personal things, and Facebook isn't it. I do like the idea of that friend of yours who posts about her day, just as long as it isn't too personal. And when I say personal, I mean the cliche "He loves me, he loves me not" sort of thing.
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