Here are some quick tips on what not to do on a blog:

• Do not use your real name on a blog.
• Do not use your address or phone number on a blog. D
• Do not say where specifically you are going to be on any given day or a location an event you are going to attend.
• Do not post links from website that have your information on them such as your real name, address, and e-mail.
• Do not post what school you go to.
• Do not post your Social Security Number.
• Do not post your picture or any information you wouldn't want your parents or the whole world to see.

Related Links:
ITRC Fact Sheet 127  Blog Sense

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