Blogs Could Become An Embarassing Exposure.

Public entries intended for friends could become an embarrassing exposure.

The number of places where young people go to bare their souls, to vent, to gossip is increasing. These places are the blogs where people post their innermost thoughts for any number of Web surfers to see.

My philosophy is to be totally honest whether its about my neighbors dog or my opinions about Iraq war, since the people who read my blog are friends or acquaintances of mine. said Sarah, who lives in suburban Illinois and has been blogging for three years.

But some people find that a price can be paid for putting ones life online. Maya Marcel-Keyes, daughter of conservative politician Alan Keyes, had some discussions on her blog about being a lesbian, and this became an issue during her fathers recent campaign for U.S. Senate because he made anti-gay statements.

Such incidents can cause personal and public dramas, often taking on a life they wouldn’t have if the Web had not come along and turned individuals into publishers.

Other people think that some blog entries about partying and dating exploits will have ramifications down the road.

“I would...