tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post3874306537327416808..comments2023-10-27T15:05:50.775-04:00Comments on ArchivesInfo: Life Storiesarchivesinfohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-17929554912461546012010-06-25T07:56:44.236-04:002010-06-25T07:56:44.236-04:00I think online "journaling" can show a d...I think online "journaling" can show a differing side than that of a private journal. I wonder how many people censor their thoughts because they are writing for an audience rather than themselves?<br /><br />I see a few sites are encouraging people to tell their stories, but it is an archivist's challenge to figure out how to gather the stories on diverse sites so that they are accessible in the future. When you throw technology issues on top of privacy issues, individual documentation is much more complicated. The sites I mention above encourage writers to give their stories directly to their sites. I wonder if it's possible to create an online archive that pulls together "journals" from multiple sites.<br /><br />I enjoyed your article Greg! Anyone who is looking for more about keeping personal stories, check out http://www.lifetimememoriesandstories.com/modern-family-story-keeping/archivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-77607510913178138732010-06-24T01:05:25.718-04:002010-06-24T01:05:25.718-04:00Absolutely Melissa. As an Oral Historian I am pas...Absolutely Melissa. As an Oral Historian I am passionate about preserving the spoken word because nothing conveys the expression of emotion as directly as listening to a story keeper tell that story. You can really get the essence of the story mcuh quicker than a written account alone. perhaps it's because we have spent centurioes being oral story tellers and less time writing?<br /><br />I do, however, believe that for the future we also need to look at online "journaling" such as facebook for example which is much more likely a place for the younger generations to share their stories. I am concerned about the transient nature and the fact that although it is of the individual the space is out of the control of the individual in that how can it be preserved. there are other options though and surprisingly I just wrote a blog post today abpout how modern life is impacting our story keeping in today's world.<br />http://www.lifetimememoriesandstories.com/modern-family-story-keeping/Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837078742096022620noreply@blogger.com