It has taken me so long to write this post. Almost two years of processing my feelings and drafting my words. Because the impacts of going viral are both temporary and long lasting.I want as many people as possible to see my posts. But I would never want to go viral again. … [Read more...]
Why I discourage parents from sharing photos of their very sick children online.
I am very passionate about online safety and anti-bullying, especially when it comes to people who look different. One of the reasons I held off sharing a photo of me for so long during my early years of blogging (from 2001) was because of the fear of how it might be misused. … [Read more...]
Keyboard warriors – online bullying, Chrissie Swan and why I’m not afraid of the Internet.
On the internet it's all too easy to forget that we're not speaking with friends in our living room. We share intimacies about ourselves with our online friends, and strangers, freely. The internet engenders trust, facilitates meaningful discussion and information sharing. It … [Read more...]