Is everything blog worthy?
As I think about this, I am reminded of the classic Seinfeld episode when Elaine buys all the sponges she can get before they are discontinued. She then decides on whether a man is “sponge-worthy” because she’s afraid of using all of her supply.
I couldn’t help but think the same about blog posts.
Is every detail of your life written in a blog post or micro-blogged on Twitter or Tumblr?
I guess I’m not really asking if you choose how much to share, which is what I wrote about here but whether or not you feel that what you share is worthy of a blog post?
Do you blog about everything? How do you decide what is blog-worthy?
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Ha. I actually wrote about it (http://www.alimartell.com/index.php/2011/07/29/15/)
I’d say I share about 15% of who I am online.
There are definitely a lot of things that are just not blog-worthy 🙂
Just left you a comment!
I think everything is blog-worthy, but that is different than read-worthy. For example, today I tweeted that I was having curry for lunch. Oh yes, I embraced to Twitter-stereotype-by-people-who-don’t-tweet. Relevance? Non-existent except that it’s I wanted to tweet, at that moment. I suppose if someone lived in my area they may be interested in where to get good Jamaican food (Beryl’s Pepperpot in Ajax).
I guess it comes down to a question of why you blog/tweet/whatever. If you are all business, all the time, then local eats may not be cool. If, like me, you use socmed for as much personal connection than anything else, tweet/blog whatever you want. If you are trying to gain customers, a new contract or a new job, it would be advisable to seriously edit what you put out there. But that’s just my opinion.
Only an individual can determine whether something is read-worthy. Same goes for blog-worthy.
I think I answered my own question with a Seinfeld episode… a show based on nothing but nothing is something, right? Something to that individual or to someone reading it 🙂 Thanks for commenting!
There is a lot I just don’t blog about, or tweet. Most of it is the dark corners of my mind that come out when I am sad or taking a hard look at my life. No one needs to or wants to read that.
Hmm see but I totally would love to read that… I think many would relate. But I know what you mean about over-sharing, because that sadness takes over at that very moment and it can be a very dark place. When it passes, you almost don’t want a reminder of it.
Hmm.. right. There are really things that are not blog worthy. I’m not really sharing all of me on web. Thanks for sharing this!
Many ideas & topics are blog and ‘written word’ worthy. Often, I get ideas about writing & then, of course, forget to write them down. Perhaps it’s more a question of where, when, & how you share the blog post? – there are some wacky blogs out there that even warn you of the content you are about to read: read at your own risk.
At the end of the day, a good blog is like a great pair of jeans: you can go back to it time & time again & always feel good.
Great post, and something I think about. For me it’s not the struggle of what is blog-worthy, though I think we all think about that. For me, it’s more what I’m able to share – much of my life isn’t shared because it would tread on the privacy of others. There’s a ton of my life that isn’t online, because it simply can’t be – it’s not all mine to share. Hmm.
Do you ever wish you could share more then? Anonymously?
I will tweet just about anything. From my back hurts to my kid won’t sleep to I hate my job…. but I only blog about things that I am passionate about.
Rarely will you find me blogging about a random happening in my life. I normally blog about things that really bother me, things I really like, things I really disagree with.
I totally skip over the blogs in my reader that have multiple posts a day and why yes, you have an adorable child I don’t need to know everything they do every week. Also, pregnant people….I follow a lot of their blogs..I KNOW what happens in week 20 of development. I don’t need to read it on 3 separate blogs. I think thats my pet peeve. If you are doing pregnancy updates…maybe make those posts private or something. Been there done that. Don’t waste blog space by repeating what BabyCenter.com said!
Thanks, as always, for your honesty Jenny!
I blog about once a week (sometimes less often) as a way of communicating and playing with thoughts and words. People don’t read it? That’s fine.
Sometimes I post because I’m spitting mad or over-the-moon happy. So I write about it.
I try (and) sometimes fail to keep my reality and blogging separate. They are different. Much like reality TV isn’t reality, neither is blog posting (IMHO). It’s the highly edited/staged version of anything you, the blogger, want to share or express.
What’s blog worthy also depends, I think, on the audience you want (and whether you want an audience)…
Pam you bring up interesting points… a blog post can be highly edited and not reflect the blogger entirely… and yes, some blog without taking the audience into consideration and simply write what they feel. Thanks as always for your insights.
I find it to be therapeutic but hold back a lot of the details that might bore people. I try to be honest and frankly need to blog more often. I hope through writing someone somewhere gets something important out of it! I should add I’m horrible at it.
Curious, do you hold back details because you think they might bore people, or do you yourself find them to be boring details?
Hmm. Well, I think blogging is a very personal thing, so I fully answer this question. As for me? I don’t blog about everything. I put my family first and respect them enough to not put something embarrassing online about my children, or talk about a fight, or whatever. I am always honest on my blog, but there is a lot I don’t talk about, because of my audience, too – I can’t write about my sister-in-law and how she annoys me because of my audience, or whatever. Also, my mom reads my blog, so I also can’t talk about how much I love sex. AH, dilemmas! LOL. I blog about my life, my kids, and the things I love, and I try to keep things PG13. I do wish I had an anonymous blog, though, so I could talk about all the things I wouldn’t mind talking about if no one really knew me.
Haha yeah I’m sure the mom would be horrified to hear about your sex life! LOL Thanks for sharing 🙂
I find this topic challenging. When in doubt, I write about it. I use my blog as a journal a lot and I feel like if it’s on my mind, I might as well express it.