As I said earlier, I know the blogger world the first time through CNN which covered the Baghdad Blogger extensively during the early Iraq War II. At that time, i signed-up to blogger.com but updated it occasionally and a bit reluctantly.
I fully understood then why the Baghdad Blogger used pseudonym rather than his actual name. living in under a tyranny leader is not an easy one to deal with or to freely express your opinion. especially when your thought is about something the ruler might not like it. then come the Riverbend a female blogger from Iraq.
she also uses a pseudonym, or ghost name if you like. and again, it’s understandable, considering the rough and tougher time in iraq now, even without Saddam Hussein.
What i dont understand is those bloggers who live in a free democratic country like in the US or in Indonesia, why on earth they use pseudonym? what they’re afraid of? and why they use the ghost name in the first place?
Further reading:
- Scientific and Credible Blogger
- Anonymity and Credibility
- Why They Blog Anonymously and We Do Not
- Why Ghost Blogger
- Why Ghost / Pseudonymous Blogger (2)
Indonesia’s bloggers use pseudonym because they do not confident with their writing…
(sorry if my comment is too direct…. 
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They are afraid of the possible repercussion by the powers that be… thats why. I agree with you that the anonymous bloggers (especially who writes truthfully) should reveal their identities to add credibility to their writing. Still, I think they are a notch better compared to those who don’t even have the gut even to write the truth… although they kinow about it.
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female blogger in country such as Iraq?, it was awesome at that time…
Peoples write for some reasons. As long as they write in a positive way, telling the truth, hobbies, experties, daily life, etc, i believe they wont hide as ghost bloggers (although there’s always some exception).
I think they ere afraid if their “Ex” find them Blogging
He… He…..
hehehe, frnomena sosial yang menarik….
thanks ya
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