After reading a bit more about Vox on the Six Apart site (though the information really should have been in an ‘About us’ page at vox.com), I see it would be great for my friends Lynda and Kev, who have an infant daughter, and they occasionally share photos via a public web site with their friends. While that’s OK Down Under—where Amber Alerts are unknown—I can imagine that they would not feel comfortable if they knew weirdos could see their web site. For folks like them, they could restrict who got to see Amelia’s photographs, and Vox comes into its own.
   I had been chatting to Randy Thomas about Vox both at my and his Vox blogs, and we’ve come to the conclusion that it is great as a private service, but less so as a public one. At Vox, I can probably post things that are very private and restrict their audience. I can share romantic notes with Brigid, though I must say that email is better for that, but I can foresee such a use, if not by me, then certainly by others with their subjects of affection. And blogs have become de rigueur in so many people’s lives that this all makes some sense.
   Vox, therefore, bridges the gap between the two in this former structure:

Diary (read by one)
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Blog (read by all)
Now, this has become:

Diary (read by one)
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Vox (read by selected few)
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Blog (read by all)
   Plus, Technorati and coComment do not seem to really like Vox, so it is probably best used as a repository of private thoughts, at least for those with blogs elsewhere. If Vox is your only place to blog, then I imagine the ability to allow all members of the public to see a post will fulfil your aims.
   The world has changed to a degree where the blog is a legitimate means of staying in touch. I would not be surprised if this year’s Christmas cards had blog addresses, for those technically inclined families. Posted by Jack Yan, 02:09  permalink

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