So there is this interesting phenomenon I have noticed on the internet.... With IM programs, dating sites and other membership websites that show presence information, we are actually projecting our presence to the internet community..... And we may be showing more than we intend....
I was actually thinking about this when I myself was succumbing to a sort of voyeuristic temptation! Imagine this.... you meet someone online and you two are really hitting it off.... talking regularly via all mediums, both online and offline and then..... an email goes unanswered, a call not returned..... Well, where is he? I see him on IM! He logged into this site today! He posted to his blog today! Why won't he respond to my email!?!?!? I am slightly overstating this but.... you get my point..... It is easy for the online you (and in turn maybe the offline you if someone is crazy enough) to be virtually stalked....... So, protect your online persona!
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Thanks for the insight, this is great information and so true.
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