Is there anybody out there? And if there is, what will alien lifeforms make of bloggers signed up to a new service to beam their online rantings into outer space? "We are giving bloggers the opportunity to send a piece of their lives into space to potentially connect with extraterrestrial," said Ted Murphy, president and CEO of the Florida-based firm MindComet.
Blogosphere meet atmosphere: The free service, BloginSpace.com, will beam web feeds of blogs - weblogs, or personal Internet diaries - into deep space via a powerful satellite broadcast.
"I've always believed that other intelligent life forms are out there, and now, for the first time, they will be able to peer into the life of average Homo sapiens," Murphy said.
Human beings have been sending television and radio signals into space for decades, packed with images of war and anger. MindComet wants to offer any alien beings a new way of looking at Earth.
"This program gives us the opportunity to show our race in a different light," Murphy said.
But bloggers beware: Extraterrestrial could have sensitive ears, and online perorations should be suitable for an alien family audience, devoid of risque or explicit content.
"We strongly urge our users to refrain from language or content designed to provoke our alien neighbours," Murphy said.