I am a blog stalker. It is fun. I love to see people I went to school with or people I kinda know or people I don't know at all. It is just a fun little relaxing escape from babies, HUSBAND, poop bums, making dinner, laundry, playing "choo-choos" for the hundredth time, etc. You get the point. I just like it.
Now, since you can view who is looking at your blog (thanks Alycia for get me up to speed)...I am a little concerned. Not concerned that STRANGERS are looking at my blog, but more concerned that I had no idea that so many strangers looked. AND, most of those strangers are private so I cant see if they are normal strangers or not. I don't mind if you look at my blog. JUST LEAVE A COMMENT. It is fun to find new friends. I had one person who looked at my blog 45 times last month...from JAPAN. Weird...we don't know anyone from Japan. I clicked on their blog and it was in Japanese. Anyways, my point is I like it to be open because it is easier for my family who don't have blogs to stay up to date, but I also want to protect my kidlets.
What do we all think? PRIVATE OR NOT?
11 comments:
Hey, how can you tell who looks at your blog? I had no idea you could do that.
I like being private. I know there are pros and cons to both, but I enjoy feeling like I have a little say in who gets to view my kids online.
I like mine private. If you do decide to go private I better get an invite to it!!! I love to see how you and your cute family is doing.
Cristel, this is Heather (Ostler) Hansen. I like to look at your blog, so I might be one of those strangers you're talking about. I got it off of Amy's blog. Anywho..I like having a private blog. There are just too many creepo's out there and why take the chance of one of them harming your family. If you do go private, I would love an invite. My email is imheaday@gmail.com.
You can make it so people can't "search" your blog, so the only way they can find it is off of someone else's blog. I flip flop on the private thing too because if someone wants your pictures bad enough, they will get them regardless...but at the same time I have friends who DON'T have blogs who read mine which might deter them from reading...let me know what you decide cuz i LOVE reading your blog
HEATHER!!!! You definitely are not considered one of the "creeps" looking. Look all you want. So fun to hear from you. Can I pretty please be invited to your blog? cristelromero1@yahoo.com. I love your profile picture!
I want to know how you can see who views your blog too? Let me know!
And I've been happy private, but only cause I love having an update blog so everyone can still leave me on their public list that shows when I update.
I have super mixed feelings about it too. My friends won't read my blog if it's private because they don't want to log in. Also, NOBODY comments. Well, I have very few who do anyway even when it's not private.
oh, i totally thought you were private :] i'm losing it! :]
how do you see how is looking at your blog. I do not know you but i am the same i love to read peoples blogs. i love their ideas and reading about thier lives. i hope you dont mind me looking at yours.
Oh man the same thing happened to me!! I kept getting comments on all my posts in Japanese and I could never trace who they were. I figured they might not be doing any harm and were just trying to comment...but I did change some of my settings and they haven't been able to post anything since. I think I blocked comments to be approved first for a long time...then after a while I went back to normal and they never returned. I don't want to go private either. But I can see why some do!
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