1st (Real) Blog

Writing in cyberspace certainly differs from writing in meat-space. If someone wrote a journal in meat-space, it hypothetically only involves the person writing it where that person can put more personal thoughts down knowing others cannot see it. A blog online can be considered remediation as Bolter and Grusin described, of a personal journal. It can involve more graphics and texts and more people can view it. But the blogger can choose how personal it can be for others to see. If I had an urge to expose a personal thought, I would write it in a notebook rather than post it online or on a website like Myspace. The thing about the internet is it's no-holds-barred. People can say whatever they want like in on eBay for example, a person can leave a negative feedback filled with expletives whether it is true or not for another person knowing that nothing will happen as opposed to someone saying the same things in person to a seller at a store. This kind of ties in a couple of Wooley's ideas. Nothing is regulated the internet.