Digital Footprint

From What's new, new media?

The electronic evidence of a computer user's activity (online, on the hard-drive, etc.). These "footprints" can be left by simply joining a website, posting to blogs, releasing any personal information online, or even just connecting to the internet in some cases. In some cases, other internet users may create digital footprints of you by releasing your information or posing as you. Users are learning more and more about this concept and have come to realize that they might just be able to Google themselves and find their digital footprints. On a more serious note, users must be careful not to leave such a footprint that they will be the target of stalkers, predators and pedophiles.

[edit] Ways to leave your Digital Footprint

• blog
• join websites
• purchase items online

[edit] Links

• [1] Your Digital Footprint