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I did, and it inspired me to pursue this goal. However, I’m surprised that she did not give more legal details about what can not blog about. She mentioned that one could not start a blog with malicious intent (such as one trashing an ex-husband). I’m vaguely aware of libel laws pertaining to businesses. Does this also pertain to blogging?

How does one blog with an alias? If possible, I would prefer not to blog under my real name. I work for a government agency, and we are encouraged not to be overly political. So if I speak my mind about anything of that nature, I’d prefer to cover myself so my boss would not find out about it. And even if I never chose to talk politics, I’d just prefer to keep my identity to myself. Better safe than sorry -

but I must admit that I’m a little intimidated by it. I don’t exactly lead a glamourous or exciting life, so would I have anything to say that people would want to read?

On the other hand, lack of anything worthwhile to say has never stopped any of the kids on My Space. Every so often, I’ll hear of a college kid being seriously considered for a high-paying position after graduation, and then the prospective employer changes his mind after doing a little research on the kid on My Space or Facebook. Usually, it’s because the kid did something really stupid on the site – like bragging about smoking pot, or some other illegal activity.

Aside from the fearing of having nothing of interest to say, I have one other concern about blogging. What if I were to be hassled by a creep I met online? After all, anyone can read a blog and bug the blogger. I suppose that there are things bloggers can do to protect themselves from harassment. Unfortunately, trolls are everywhere on the Internet. Some people will do anything and everything for attention -