Why do I fear convergence?

Just out of the shower. Here’s what was on my mind in there:

“I don’t have enough hair to ‘repeat’”
“What am I going to do with all of those left over soap pieces?”

Oh, wait… that’s not what I meant.

I was thinking about all of the different online communication tools I use. For my podcasts, I have 3 websites, a forum, 2 e-mail accounts, and, of course, the podcasts themselves. As a business owner, I’ve got another website, a LinkedIn account and another e-mail account. As a Scout Leader, I have another website. And then there’s this site and my other 5 IM accounts and 2 e-mail accounts. Oh, and my Twitter account…

Now, I’ve gone to great MENTAL strains to keep most of these away from each other, which basically means I don’t tell one group in my life about the other groups. But a very simple search online gets you all of the others. Heck, if you know the address for THIS page, you can find all of the others. I make no ACTUAL effort to hide them from each other.

So the question is why? Who am I hiding from? What is the point? It’s not like I’m much different between Scouts, business and personal (except swearing like a sailor – I’ve gotta work on that…) and when my Scout associates have become business clients it’s been a great experience. The podcast people and Scout people should already be together, even though they’re not.
Also, I’m very proud of everything I do that is online. I’ve made great friends and business associates who I would NEVER have known otherwise. It just makes no sense to keep all of my roles so opaque to each other online.

I think I’m going to make this a higher priority to figure out. Time to get out “the book” and write another few pages. I hate “the book”…

March 20, 2008

Posted in Miscellaneous.