Practicum - Alexa

Recently, I've been trying to make myself interact with Digg and Delicious more often. While sometimes I have checked the site frequently, I haven't really gotten into the habit of bookmarking things using my Digg page. Since I primarily use my own laptop computer, I haven't really felt the need to bookmark things outside of my web browser. I also use Twitter to find headlines, which is another primary use of a site like Digg. However, I've been pushing myself to use the site more frequently even though I may not need it. I've used this for sites I come across on things like Twitter and Facebook but maybe don't have time to read right when I come across them. It's pretty easy because Digg is a common site that is often featured under the "share" link on pages. With this, I've been able to come back to the best music videos of the year and some articles by a writer who I've liked in the past. However, there were a bunch of sites that I didn't feel needed to be publicly displayed as bookmarks, such as some possible post-college options that I have been researching. This just goes in line with the idea of a public persona that is constructed. There are some sites that I would want followers to see that I bookmarked, but there are others that aren't necessary to be brought into the public sphere. I think that this is a notable marker of sites such as these, and a lot of Web 2.0 sites. While they have a lot of value in sharing things with friends electronically, it's also still important to have a private space where things can remain personal.