common sense tips

A recent BBC article entitled "How to Blog and Keep your Job" made me stop and think, "uh, oh...am I going to lose my job because I'm blogging?" NO. Maybe if people used a little common sense and didn't write gossip and other incriminating things on their blog they wouldn't lose their jobs. Gossip always comes around to bite you, especially if you're publishing it on the most public place of all, the world wide web. Don't they have dads that keep reminding them not to put things on there that they wouldn't want ANYONE else to see?

Fortunately, another article revealed most people are smart enough not to believe everything they read in a blog. Given that people write so much crap (see above) who would take anything they read on an individual's blog, unaffiliated with any real journalistic publication, as trustworthy news?

PS. If you're looking for articles on blogging, check out the BBC, they have tons. Apparently 25% of internet users in the UK blog. That seems like a lot- do that many people in the US blog? I guess if you count Myspace they do.