I looked around a bit for any threads on this and didn't see anything, but if it has and I overlooked them please forgive me.
There are several fantastic sex industry blogs, twitter feeds and books out and available for the general "civilian" public to see. I enjoy reading them because not only is it nice to read about other providers experiences, there's always something new for me to learn. One of the most popular, and the first one I ever actively read before I first started providing was RealPrincessDiaries.com. It was incredibly erotic and entertaining, but when I actually started escorting something about it seemed incredibly off, and I found other websites that I found more informative.
A blog (I won't post links to any that have discussed this topic, because it completely outs someone) and twitter feed popped up last week specifically to expose RealPrincessDiaries.com and Alexa DiCarlo, the supposed San Francisco escort that runs the website. I remember almost a year ago when concerns were first raised about whether Alexa actually existed, but despite evidence they had at the time many of "her" followers stood up for her.
Over the last week though a great deal of info has come out indicated that that Alexa may in fact be a man that lives in Delaware. There are many women that are coming forward now claiming to have seen a man named "Matt" who had been referred to them by Alexa. This is what completely scares me. This man used his website to gain the trust of women, some already providing and some just curious about getting into the industry, to book with them. There have also been accusations of this person threatening to out other sex workers and having inappropriate interactions with minors.
What saddens me the most is that RealPrincessDiaries.com had such a large following, especially by people who knew nothing of hobbying otherwise. Many of the things on the website and the associated twitter feed were things that I didn't think showed our industry in the best light (such as a post about a bareback gangbang she participated in, or claiming to be in doggy style while tweeting).
Kudos to the (real) ladies that operate blogs without sensationalizing content, and keeping things professional. I can only hope that more sex workers follow suit, rather then the people that only think they know what our work is all about.