It's the second day of the new year and I'm thinking about one of my resolutions: a resolution about the future of this blog.
Last week, snowed in at my parents' house during the Blizzard of 2010, I thought about the blog and got all revved up to revamp and revive it.
Over the last couple of days, the pendulum has swung the other way and I put on my never-ended "to-do" list to contact TypePad and cancel my account.
But tonight, taking some time at the end of a restful day, I started reading a couple of blogs. Some new ones that I found, along with a couple of my favorites from my blog roll.
So now I'm still in a muddle. "Well, maybe."
There are still things I find interesting and want to share. Yes, but I can do that on my Facebook page for all 347 of my friends.
Sometimes, I want to do some lengthier writing, work that I want to share. The blog is useful for that.
"What if you make a goal of writing once a week?" I ask myself.
Hmmm...maybe.
The other conundrum is Facebook itself and it's relationship to this blog.
There are two issues. First, I only have about five or six readers, other than the spambots that keep posting comments to the years-old post "Chelsea Boy." (I'm going to have to delete the blog post.) I really don't have the time to build an audience.
(There's so much going on in my life that I haven't written about: I could fill a month of blog posts with all that!)
The other issue is whether or not to connect the blog to Facebook. My FB friends list is a wide representation of my past and my present, my personal and my professional. Do I want all those people to see what's in my mind?
At the moment, the pendulum is swinging slightly toward keeping the blog and linking to Facebook.
So, my dear readers (Steven, Alan, Bandit, Kevin, Tuna Girl, Tom -- you still with me???), what do you think I should do?
I'm not one to ask since it's my 6th year anniversary in February.
Write for yourself, not for others. If you're looking for fame and fortune, try your luck with a reality show, instead.
Consider this as a(nother) platform for your (with an emphasis on your) thoughts and ideas.
And, who knows? You might just find/make another random friend. It happened once, right?
Posted by: S. | January 03, 2011 at 01:14 AM
Good points S. And yes, I did make a friend from this site (actually two, but I've never met the other one in person.)
Posted by: Glenn | January 03, 2011 at 08:29 AM
Glenn... I have my Facebook friends and I have my Blogging friends. Some are both and I like it that way... There are things I write about on the blog that some of my FB friends would not be interested in, but it is nice to periodically link a page from here to my wall over there.
Keep em both, and use copy and paste!!!
Good to see you are still among the living!
Posted by: Tom | January 03, 2011 at 08:54 AM
Glenn-Great to see you on here musing again! Life is grande, and some of its more intimate/deeper moments are best captured in long form, instead of the play-by-play of FB. Both are good, but bigger themes and growth in thought might be more observed in blog form.
I have thought often about resurrecting my blog, but having it opened up to people that I want reading it (that is, definitely not all of FB!), perhaps by making them register or have my approval before allowing access to the blog??
Keep them both, but definitely make your blog more selective by password or some other screening...unless you decide to make your blog less personal and more professional in tone (please don't)
Happy 2011 !!
Posted by: Kevin | January 03, 2011 at 04:44 PM
I actually have a real life Facebook account and a blog life Facebook account. I keep them completely separate. (Strictly against the rules, I know, but it works for me.) I tried giving up my blog, but sometimes I want to share more than a paragraph and a blog is still the best place for that.
Besides, I like reading your blog. Numbers don't matter.
Posted by: Karen | January 06, 2011 at 12:53 PM