Open Thread: What Won't You Put on the Web?

Some people – even some web workers – are more interested in moving their lives online than others. With microblogging sites like Twitter and Pownce, your every thought, feeling, and action can be posted for the world to read. Lifestreaming services like Soup and Tumblr make it possible to aggregate everything about yourself in one easy-to-find spot. New startups want to store your medical records or even your entire genome online – though hopefully not open to the entire world. You can order anything from a pizza to a car online, communicate with your virtual assistant, or book your next trip.

Of course, there have always been a few edge cases: people who want to share their entire lives with the internet via 24-hour webcam, for example. But most of us have some parts of their lives that they won’t or can’t put on the web: things that are too private, too secure, or that are just done better in person. Where do you draw the line? Which part of your life do you keep relentlessly offline? Which web sites do you think are totally ludicrous? Or are you already trying to migrate to a 100% online life?

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