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WWiD · 07-31-2007, 05:14 PM

Hi everyone -

My first posting here. I see many of you have your own blogs. I have a question about posting your "real" name, and contact info. Is that ever a problem with privacy issues? Have people tracked you down, or contacted you in other ways other than through your blog? It's fairly easy these days to type in a name and state and get all kinds of free info on sites such as zabasearch.com.

Also, depending on what your blog is, some of your issues, examples, etc. may be best left as anonymous as possible - for example, you don't want to be bitching about your job, school, in-laws, etc. if you are leaving all your contact info for everyone to see? Especially if your blog is listed anywhere on search engines?

Any thoughts on that, or real-life examples of why it has been good or bad for you?

Just curious - thanks for the input!

07-31-2007, 05:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
WWiD Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2	Blogging - Posting your real name - good to do or not? Hi everyone - My first posting here. I see many of you have your own blogs. I have a question about posting your "real" name, and contact info. Is that ever a problem with privacy issues? Have people tracked you down, or contacted you in other ways other than through your blog? It's fairly easy these days to type in a name and state and get all kinds of free info on sites such as zabasearch.com. Also, depending on what your blog is, some of your issues, examples, etc. may be best left as anonymous as possible - for example, you don't want to be bitching about your job, school, in-laws, etc. if you are leaving all your contact info for everyone to see? Especially if your blog is listed anywhere on search engines? Any thoughts on that, or real-life examples of why it has been good or bad for you? Just curious - thanks for the input!