Andy Baio: Think You Can Hide, Anonymous Blogger? Two Words: Google Analytics. Last month, an anonymous blogger popped up on WordPress and Twitter, aiming a giant flamethrower at Mac-friendly writers like John Gruber, Marco Arment and MG Siegler.
As he unleashed wave after wave of spittle-flecked rage at “Apple puppets” and “Cupertino douchebags,” I was reminded again of John Gabriel’s theory about the effects of online anonymity. Out of curiosity, I tried to see who the mystery blogger was. He was using all the ordinary precautions for hiding his identity — hiding personal info in the domain record, using a different IP address from his other sites, and scrubbing any shared resources from his WordPress install. Nonetheless, I found his other blog in under a minute — a thoughtful site about technology and local politics, detailing his full name, employer, photo, and family information. 24 ways - web design and development articles and tutorials for advent. Blondish.net. Max Design: engaging, user-focused web design, development, CSS training.