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[personal profile] innerslytherin 2007-09-20 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
I recently had something like that happen...I made a post lamenting the lack of a wishlist on the Levenger website, and someone on GJ who works for Levenger saw it and replied. It's sort of a weird feeling, isn't it?

[identity profile] valis2.livejournal.com 2007-09-20 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Crazy, huh? The internet is a small place, after all.

[identity profile] artystone.livejournal.com 2007-09-20 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
OMG! Busted! LOL!

[identity profile] valis2.livejournal.com 2007-09-20 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
bwahaha! Yes! I was totally surprised.

[identity profile] atdt1991.livejournal.com 2007-09-20 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
hehe, no need for google-fu when you've got someone checking "referring links". :)

[identity profile] valis2.livejournal.com 2007-09-20 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
a-HA! I wondered if that was what might have happened!

Clever, clever.

[identity profile] jen-deben.livejournal.com 2007-09-20 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
It may be that the person in question set up a "Google alert". It's a service Google offers whereby you can get an automated email every time someone posts a certain phrase (like your name, or the name of your company) on the web.

But it is creepy to find out that, when it comes to the internet, big does not equal anonymous anymore.

I heard of a person who posted a nasty review of a book on their blog only to have the author creep by the same day to politely rebut some of the comments made. Wouldn't that be mortifying?!

[identity profile] valis2.livejournal.com 2007-09-20 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
I love Google alerts...I have those set up for myself, because I'm a crazy control freak.

I think that [livejournal.com profile] atdt1991's explanation above is probably the culprit, though. ;)

[identity profile] aubrem.livejournal.com 2007-09-20 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
!!! oh my, now I'm going to start looking over my internet shoulder - you never know who's looking.

[identity profile] valis2.livejournal.com 2007-09-20 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, exactly! It really made me pause. I got the comment email at work and thought, holy cow. Of course, it could be someone yanking my chain, but still...

[identity profile] florence-craye.livejournal.com 2007-09-20 02:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Eeek! Internets are scaring me.

[identity profile] valis2.livejournal.com 2007-09-21 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, exactly!

NOM NOM NOM!!

[identity profile] saridout.livejournal.com 2007-09-20 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
*snort* that's awesome

[identity profile] valis2.livejournal.com 2007-09-21 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
It's pretty amazing, how big the internet is, and how little!

[identity profile] verdenia.livejournal.com 2007-09-24 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
hee. awesome. ;D

[identity profile] valis2.livejournal.com 2007-09-24 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Crazy, huh? ;)