Privacy and Your Blog-Ten Things To Think About

Awesome list! So much to learn!

No, I do not know how to track an IP addy. Do you have a post on how to do so? Thanks!

Julie, Hi! I'm relatively new to blogging, January of this year, and I sure have a lot to learn! I sure wish that you'd post your presentation on your blog, so that I could learn more about what your outline mentioned! Barb

I couldn't attend San Fransisco Bloggy Boot Camp, as I'm already signed up for Philly, but I heard your presentation was great, so thanks for sharing some of it here!

Thanks so much for providing this information. I have been thinking so much more about privacy lately- sparked by a fellow blogger using Foursquare, which gave the exact location of the Starbucks she was at. It kind of freaked me out. Definitely something to think about. I'm bummed I missed the convention. I hope you speak at the next one I attend!

are you going to do this same training at St George? I would love to to hear what you have to say. There are so many things on your list that I've been curious about.

Thanks for posting this!! Very good things to remember to think about- especially since I just started blogging! Congrats on your presentation- I hate public speaking and much prefer writing!

There are several things listed here that I've been thinking about lately. I need to do some more research. Are you going to be speaking at the SD Boot Camp in March?

Great things to remember. I used to blog under a pseudo, absolutely no photos, no names, etc. I "came out" in April. That is, a shorterned version of my name, plus a face shot, but other names, specifics are still not mentioned. I'm only semi paranoid now :-). Any chance you'll be in Austin?!

I really appreciated that you validated the fact that we cannot trust EVERYone. We feel a bit safe among 'mom' blogs but it doesn't mean that only moms read them, or that they are sane. As a personal choice, I have decided not to post my daughter's name or any pictures of her. I may be scrutinized as 'silly' but I feel it's our way of protecting her.

I only wish I would have been there to see it in person. And to watch you eat hot wings.

Wow - I hadn't thought a lot about some of those on the list, you make me a little nervous..;)

Did I really just have an exclamation point at the end of every sentence? I guess I'm really excited tonight! At least I didn't use all caps. You would've heard me from up there.

Great tips in there girl! Wish I could've been there to see the presentation live! Get your booty to SD!

This is a great post - and these are definitely good points. I'm sure you did a fab job at Bloggy Bootcamp. I'd be incredibly nervous. Thanks for these tips!

That is a really interesting bunch of points about privacy. Something to think about. I use my own real first name (but not last name) I use nicknames for my kids, husband and where needed, their friends. Many of my RL family and friends read my blog. I don't mind. It keeps me honest. I say where I live in terms of city and country. I don't have a link to my facebook page from my blog (but FB friends can access my blog from FB. I do put birthday party photos up, but all my friends know that if they come to my parties they end up on "the Blog" I do not identify their kids by name. I spotted this on twitter and thought I'd have a look. Fo some reason your links are showing up invisible. Not sure if it's meant to look like that or if its a malfunction (at my end or yours??) thanks! regards Simone xx

I smiled at the irony of your speaking topic and the "recently visited" widget on your blog. You always know when stalker is around now :) ha ha! I posted the pic of you presenting on my Flickr BBC set! Hope you like it! Nice job BTW, great information thanks for sharing your pears of wisdom you are a valuable resource to BBC!

You were GREAT Julie! And this is such an important topic, as other commenters have already said. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with all of us!

I struggled with using my daughters name all the time! I just recently started using it. Though I'm still not sure. ARGH! All the people I talk about it in real life do give me permission to write about them in my blog. I've also made sure that any address connected with my blog is my husbands office address. This was a GREAT post!!!

We post our names and our town-- not our address. I don't post pictures or stories about people we know IRL without getting their permission. I always ask first and rarely even post photos of them. But I have a handful of trolls and stalkers that won't go away and always seem to be out to make life difficult. Fortunately, I also have their addresses thanks to IP address tracking. I'm interested in what a troll/stalker policy is? Can you explain more?

REALLY really wish I could have been present for this! I deal with this stuff ALL DAY LONG. I am semi-anonymous, have had my fair share of stalkers and trolls, and get burnt out so easily.

what a great talk and so great to meet you finally and now you know both sisters.

This is FANTASTIC!! There are too many mom bloggers who don't think about these things and post their kids names, tweet with their location and other such things. They need to take a moment to think about the repercussions of what they are posting.

Julie- Your presentation was great...I do some of this and some I do not do and some of these things I never even considered. Definitely gave me some things to think about! Thanks. Holly

Thank you so much for this post and for your contribution at Boot Camp. You gave me a lot to think about! I liked this post up over on my Everyday Mommy blog where I'm also hosting a Bloggy Boot Camp Post Link-Up opportunity. Stop on by when you get the chance! I'm looking forward to seeing all your photos!

Thanks for posting this. I use first names on my blog mainly because I tried the nickname thing and kept screwing it up and forgetting. I do need to figure out the watermark thing.

Good topic. I struggle with this one as I am a very open person and I honestly don't think I'm interesting enough for someone to want to stalk me, but I do take some sensible precautions. I don't put my last name or where I work on my blog. My name is probably unique in all the world and someone would be able to pinpoint me in 2.5 seconds, and my (very large & recognizable) company has very strict internet policies, so I don't want to be on their grid. Other than that, I don't worry too much about my on-line privacy.

Thank you woman for posting this...I was hoping you would. Great presentation!