Blogging your Baby

Blogging your baby
Margaret Kane, CNET News.com March 5, 2007
Retrieved from CNET Tech News
http://news.com.com/Blogging+your+baby/2009-1025_3-6164386.html?tag=nefd.lede

I found this interesting article on CNET News that analyzed “mommy blogs” and “daddy blogs.” Although it is not known how many of this type of blog there are, estimates are high. These blogs are like one big mothers group where parents discuss varying issues relating to their life and the life of their children. Unlike the typical mothers group the information people are posting can be viewed by anyone with an Internet connection. These blogs are raising new regarding the privacy rights of children and safety. Some are saying that these sites are embarrassing to children. They equate it to parents showing their child’s girlfriend or boyfriend the child’s naked baby pictures. The parents quoted in the article believe that their children will get over the embarrassment but many experts think that this attitude could create problems between parent and child. The biggest issue associated with posting on these blogs is safety and security. Just like with websites such as myspace.com people posting on these blogs should be careful about posting personal information. Parents should exercise caution in their blogs in order to keep their family safe.

I find the trend of people posting so much personal information on the Internet to be very disturbing. We talked in class about some of the dangers of posting on websites such as myspace.com and I personally do not think that the positives of myspace.com out weigh the negatives. I do not think that these “mommy blogs” and “daddy blogs” are any better than myspace.com. Whatever happened to keeping private things private? Also, I think that the security issues these blogs raise are very serious. You do not know who is reading your posting or looking at your pictures on these blogs. As the television show Dateline has proven there are many evil people out there who want to hurt children. One woman quoted in the article says that her daughter received a marriage proposal from someone in a foreign country who had seen the girl’s picture on a “mommy blog.” If children can not count on their parents to protect them who is going to protect them?