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"Avoiding the Emily Gould Effect" at Arse Electronika 2008
Kinda weird to see my name namechecked in this (mostly cause I am just hearing about it now) but check it out, it’s happening at Arse Elektronica 2008, from Viviane’s Sex Carnival:
Avoiding the Emily Gould Effect
Susan Mernit & Viviane
“Oversharing”, sex blogging & erotica. How to successfully manage your online identity, whether you’re pseudonymous or right out there. As the legions of bloggers sharing personal stories of sexuality, erotica and adventure grow and as sex & relationship blogs become big business we hear both stories of bloggers who regret what they’ve shared (Emily Gould) and survived a tawdry outing (Zoe Margolis), and those who’ve parlayed sex & erotica blogging into far more mainstream careers (Rachel Kramer Bussel, Melissa Gira Grant, Violet Blue. How do you manage your online persona so you’re in control of your story? What to do if you get outed? Join Viviane, leader of The Sex Carnival, and Susan Mernit, sex and relationships contributing editor at Blogher, in a discussion of sharing, oversharing, and the best ways to put it out there. A hand out of tips for beginners and getting started will also be provided.
Full schedule here.
