http://disqus.com/people/549ac109a3bee230e7592fcf4026aa38/enThu, 01 Jan 2009 14:00:11 -0000http://shegeeks.disqus.com/when_real_life_interrupts_maintaining_separate_images_amp_personas/#comment-4815617Hi Cordiva, This is a great question that more folks should be asking themselves. Im 38 years-old and believe that I have sorted my way through this dilemma over the past 10 years or so. I've decided that maintaining multiple personas online is unhealthy and unrealistic. Here's my advice:<br><br>1) Focus on the person you want to be. This sounds new-age kooky, but it's legit. If you are going to be embarrassed by a picture of you, think about stopping the embarrassing behavior, rather than the photograph. The older you get, the easier this gets.<br><br>2) Never post anything online that could be damaging to you professionally or personally. Avoid posting questionable content about your friends and ask them to do the same for you.<br><br>Note that this doesn't mean you should mix your professional and personal information online. On your professional blog, for instance, it's a good idea to keep personal information to a minimum; simply because the personal stuff is not interesting for most of your readers. So, it's perfectly reasonable to have personal and professional "spaces" online - but don't attempt to maintain them as separate identities. Call them what they are - different spaces targeted at different consumers - but all different facets of the same you.NathanThu, 01 Jan 2009 14:00:11 -0000