I, the cybernaut sailor
I resisted Blogger and Friendster while in hype, dismissed the popularity value, sullied the inherent self promotion factor.
Because the two phenomena focus on outward expression and communication with others, I understood “the others and their response” to be the central focal point and the purpose of engagement in Blogger and Friendster activity…
Having had some experience, my Bayesian Inference would have to be seriously re-adjusted.
Both are forums for self expression, “I” is the topic, the public nature is secondary, a response whether in form of site hits or new friendship invitations is trivial. I do obsess about the hit statistics, length of visits, origin and ISP. Work my social network to acquire new friends, write messages to strangers, search demographics and interests, compare friends in common, the number of friends, admire size and vitality of an extensive Friendster network. But, my drive is expansively Apollonian, I am very proud to say. It is about acquisition, numbers and status.
As I revel in my cyber persona, muse about being a disembodied sentinel, watching and reading, absorbing and ingesting news and information online, I reflect about my stat tracking and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. How much the information I gather about my visitors affects my posts? I also occasionally follow the entry pages back to the visitor’s homes. Read their posts. Do they track? Do they revisit my Blog? Would the reality of my blogging experience be different if I didn’t track?
Since the subject borders on esoteric why not check out your past life experience? Only make sure to read the disclaimer, next.