I have written before that it is probably better to show your name and email on your blog rather than blogging under the cloud of anonymity. First, it gives more credibility when your readers know who you are, and second, smart people can find who you are anyway.
How?
One way is checking the domain registration. For example, you can see that I registered CLINICALCASES.ORG with my work address.
Quick Online Tips blog writes that you can type the URL of any (hosted) blog in Whois.sc and see the personal details of the person who registered that domain name.
Of course, this excludes people who blog on free services like Blogger.com or Wordpress.com. If you want to protect your confidential information when registering a website, you can opt in for a private domain registration.
Update 2/1/2007I wrote this post 10 months ago, in March 2006, and never got around to publish it. MSSPNexus Blog just […]
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