"Oh what a tangled (World Wide) Web we weave...."

If only Sir Walter Scott had lived to see the day of the truly tangled World Wide Web. If it gives me something to write about, you can only imagine what it might have provoked him to write.

It occurred to me the other night as was drifting into dreamland that we not only have to consider the mark we put on the world, but also the mark we put on the world wide web. We have no capacity to censor what others may put on the internet about us. Similarly, most things we post on the internet are free for the taking. The age of the internet has brought the world closer to us, and us to the world. For all I know, Brad Pitt has surfed my MYSPACE.... one can only hope right?

Given that a small part of our lives is displayed for public viewing, be it on YouTube, Myspace, .Mac, or whatever social networking sight of choice, I can only feel like a bit of a celebrity myself. (no autographs please) With well over 1000 hits to my blog and over 2,200 hits to my MYSPACE since December (when I signed up), I only hope that the impressions I have made are positive ones...

So, ultimately with the digital age, it is imperative to be aware of what we deem internet-worthy. And of course, we all have those moments in life we would rather forget. So, pray your friends delete those unfortunate digital pictures... you never know when they may end up on the world wide web...-M