Without a doubt the most popular post on this website is “Blog Privacy and Subscribers“. Originally published in 2011 and updated in August 2021, it remains accurate about how Privacy works in spite of the many changes here on WordPress.com. Since February 2019, any new site you create on WordPress.com is set to “Coming Soon” byContinue reading “Blog Privacy and Subscribers-5 more things to know”
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Only 38.5% of you reading this are Human
The human race is a minority on the Internet. And no, it\’s not because your pets have all of a sudden gotten computer-savvy. via Less Than 40 Percent of the Internet Is Human. What I find interesting is that while Bot activity is now 61.5% of all web traffic (an increase by 21% over 2012),Continue reading “Only 38.5% of you reading this are Human”
Blogging: Real Name or Pseudonym?
I began blogging under my real name but was I harassed and cyber stalked. I deleted my original blog and started blogging again under a pseudonym. After someone very close to us went through 18 months of a living hell due to identity theft, my friends and I made a pact. We do not blogContinue reading “Blogging: Real Name or Pseudonym?”
Blog Privacy and Subscribers
Even before signing up for a new WordPress.com website, most people have already decided whether they want their site visible to casual readers or have their site out of public view. But what about the subscriber and search engine aspects of these choices? Public Sites: Sites whose Privacy settings are set to Public, or setContinue reading “Blog Privacy and Subscribers”
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