It is surprising that a lot of people don’t realize just how easy it can be to track their Internet trail. I hear, from time to time, about people getting fired over personal opinions on blogs or people that can’t get hired because they posted pictures of themsleves riding the porcelin pony on Facebook.

These people really have no means of appeal. You should know by now that if you post anything on the Internet it is there for life, for the whole world to see.

There is an interesting story unfolding over at John Cow. It appears that some nasty comments have been making rounds on popular blogs representing John Cow. Needless to say they are not authentic. John Cow has tracked the IP of the comments back to none other than Graham Langdon, founder of Entrecard. They have even posted the Google maps shot of the building the posts were made from.

Now either this is an insanely bonehead move by Graham, who you would think should know better, or it is an elaborate smear campaign against Graham. Graham has not responded to the post yet so it remains to be seen how this will play out. Either way, though, this is a textbook example of how easy you can be tracked on the Internet.

Think twice next time you go to post some compromising content about yourself.