Comments on: On the usefulness of exposing yourself online http://www.derekscruggs.com/on-the-usefulness-of-exposing-yourself-online.html Answering questions about entrepreneurship, internet marketing, PHP/MySQL and doing business with China. (How's that for diversity?) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:52:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Syven http://www.derekscruggs.com/on-the-usefulness-of-exposing-yourself-online.html#comment-46410 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:21:43 +0000 http://www.derekscruggs.com/on-the-usefulness-of-exposing-yourself-online.html#comment-46410 OK, the live preview does not prevent orphans like the word "platform" above, but your website is still pretty cool :-) M. OK, the live preview does not prevent orphans like the word “platform” above, but your website is still pretty cool :-)

M.

]]> by: Syven http://www.derekscruggs.com/on-the-usefulness-of-exposing-yourself-online.html#comment-46409 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:19:03 +0000 http://www.derekscruggs.com/on-the-usefulness-of-exposing-yourself-online.html#comment-46409 Derek, I do agree with you in terms of exposing though the caveat I throw in is that this relevant to those who seek this exposure (which does happen to the overwhelming majority). I entered the online world when I was 38 and presently I am 46 and my way has been about the usefulness of using online as a personal exploring rather than online exposure. I saw your name pop up at the AlwaysOn platform and then as usual I scurry off like a rabbit to discover new things and take notes of the things like a venerable web-archaeologist. Since entering the WWW in 1998, I have built a huge database of links and information which is what I pick up on my online journey. The nature of my career is that it requires a high degree of discretion, so I don't gain anything by being branded online, so I am quite happy not being noticed online other than a notoriety I do not particular crave or want. In terms of exploring rather than exposing as a "usefulness" the web really has a venerable feast of discover points and so many different human experiences that would be an absolute impossibility to discover or find in a real world existence. The net is truly a dynamic experience that to me it extends far more beyond "usefulness" from exposure, and it can truly be a life changing experience, but that really depends on purpose - it is perfectly OK to do the simplest thing and that would be useful to that particular person. To each their own way, so long as that way is thoughtful or constructive in its purpose. Anyway, we might not use the online world the same way, and you may be far more considerably linked, but that is kudos to you because you are using this wonderful resource the way you see fit. Anyway, I have pretty fast fingers and I could keep adding paragraphs of platitudes and observations, it is suffice for me to say that as an explorative experience, the last nine years have been fascinating. Thank you for allowing me this space to share my thoughts, even if I happen to be more of a lone wanderer rather than the regular socialite. I have enjoyed this brief venture into the Scruggs world, (noting in ironic fashion that I just said above that I would not be adding more paragraphs); much of which is new territory and offers a bunch of links for me to keep wandering onwards. I will now put on my cyber backpack and move on and quietly continue and engage on my personal journey. I don't normally leave notes like this on most of the websites I visit on the way, but yours is new territory and it looks like a smart oasis, and since what write online I link to my personal database, this is a good reflection point, otherwise I remain more or less in the manageable boundary of AlwaysOn platform. Apologies if I don't write my full name out but a few dibs on the old Google reveals my explorative trails, I much prefer a humbler approach to the usefulness of web discovery, but again I do agree those who do expose themselves online can derive much usefulness as well. This is the first time I have come across a "Live Preview" feature, I don't like leaving orphans at the end of a paragraph and I also love the ticking VCR clock touch above, great way to make a point about how we view things in life :-) All the best to you Derek. M. Derek, I do agree with you in terms of exposing though the caveat I throw in is that this relevant to those who seek this exposure (which does happen to the overwhelming majority). I entered the online world when I was 38 and presently I am 46 and my way has been about the usefulness of using online as a personal exploring rather than online exposure. I saw your name pop up at the AlwaysOn platform and then as usual I scurry off like a rabbit to discover new things and take notes of the things like a venerable web-archaeologist.

Since entering the WWW in 1998, I have built a huge database of links and information which is what I pick up on my online journey. The nature of my career is that it requires a high degree of discretion, so I don’t gain anything by being branded online, so I am quite happy not being noticed online other than a notoriety I do not particular crave or want.

In terms of exploring rather than exposing as a “usefulness” the web really has a venerable feast of discover points and so many different human experiences that would be an absolute impossibility to discover or find in a real world existence. The net is truly a dynamic experience that to me it extends far more beyond “usefulness” from exposure, and it can truly be a life changing experience, but that really depends on purpose - it is perfectly OK to do the simplest thing and that would be useful to that particular person. To each their own way, so long as that way is thoughtful or constructive in its purpose.

Anyway, we might not use the online world the same way, and you may be far more considerably linked, but that is kudos to you because you are using this wonderful resource the way you see fit. Anyway, I have pretty fast fingers and I could keep adding paragraphs of platitudes and observations, it is suffice for me to say that as an explorative experience, the last nine years have been fascinating. Thank you for allowing me this space to share my thoughts, even if I happen to be more of a lone wanderer rather than the regular socialite.

I have enjoyed this brief venture into the Scruggs world, (noting in ironic fashion that I just said above that I would not be adding more paragraphs); much of which is new territory and offers a bunch of links for me to keep wandering onwards. I will now put on my cyber backpack and move on and quietly continue and engage on my personal journey. I don’t normally leave notes like this on most of the websites I visit on the way, but yours is new territory and it looks like a smart oasis, and since what write online I link to my personal database, this is a good reflection point, otherwise I remain more or less in the manageable boundary of AlwaysOn platform.

Apologies if I don’t write my full name out but a few dibs on the old Google reveals my explorative trails, I much prefer a humbler approach to the usefulness of web discovery, but again I do agree those who do expose themselves online can derive much usefulness as well. This is the first time I have come across a “Live Preview” feature, I don’t like leaving orphans at the end of a paragraph and I also love the ticking VCR clock touch above, great way to make a point about how we view things in life :-)

All the best to you Derek.

M.

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