Posted by pseudoname on January 1, 2006, at 21:31:13
In reply to Re: Googleability » pseudoname, posted by alexandra_k on January 1, 2006, at 21:11:39
> > Is that the idea?
> yup :-)I'm glad I get it.
It would provide a hurdle against people in your workplace / residence / etc reading your posts after seeing "http:babble" in your browser history, though only if they were afraid of getting caught snooping. If they felt they were entitled to know what you were doing at "http:babble", they'd register and follow you.
Most office snoops, I think, would be deterred.
But by having it open to Google for indexing, you'd still be searchable (i.e., FINDABLE) if you make any reference to your real name / location / school or unusual personal characteristics.
Thus the membership barrier could lead to a false sense of security and more regretted posts.
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