How much information are you giving out to people you don't know, and you wouldn't want to know? 

This is a serious problem and a few folks are beginning to understand that what they write on Active Rain, Facebook, Twitter or other social networking sites is open to the PUBLIC.  Did you hear that?  The PUBLIC may know your young child's name. They may have saved a photo of your precious little son or daughter.  They may know where they go to school, what activities they are involved in, etc. 

Are you giving out information on the World Wide Web that you really don't want everyone in the world to know?

This has always been a concern for me and I value my privacy.   I try to be as open with people on the networks as I can and let folks get to know me.  You should too if you are a real estate professional blogging for fun and for business.  There are some things though, that should not be put on the web.

Clark Howard on CNN today talked about how some people are returning from vacation only to find their homes have been burglarized while they were gone.  How did the crooks know they were gone?  Easy!  The people wrote about their travels while they were gone and posted it on the web.   So for your safety, make sure you do NOT post your vacation until you return from it or you may find the robbers were reading your blog too.

Ricki Eichler, your Texas Hill Country connection                                www.reretx.com