One of my favorite bloggers is Fake Steve, who poses as Steve Jobs and offers a hilarious approach to things in the Apple and Tech world. Recently there has been many people who have been trying to uncover who he is, through probably completely legal but unethical means. Some people have gone so far to make a special website just for Fake Steve, with a link only he received, that was used to discover where is from (Boston). While Valleywag has taken some heat, from Fake Steve himself as well, they offer some points that say why Andy Ihnatko isn’t Fake Steve in this post, citing reasons that while Andy is funny, Fake Steve is funnier, Andy Inahtko uses Verizon while Fake Steve does not, and more.

Gizmodo also has some points at that Fake Steve won’t be able to stay Fake for long, if the hunt carries on. They are one of the many groups of people who want Fake Steve to remain fake, including TUAW, Buzz Out Loud, and many individuals on Twitter as well.

I am in the group that wants Fake Steve to remain fake. I admit I was curious, but once Fake Steve wrote the post about the invasions of privacy, I figured that it went too far, and that it would be better for everyone if it stopped. I doubt the people who have done the things to discover who he is will stop, but maybe if enough people show their disapproval they will. It’s a big maybe though.

Yesterday, my friend Matt McInerney unleashed gleamd into private beta, giving each user 5 invites.

A good introduction (in video form) to gleamd can be seen here, from the creator himself.

Basically, gleamd is a site where the users submit people who they find interesting and have made an impression on the internet. It allows voting so people can vote for who they like more, and has a chart for Recently Popular (updated weekly) and All-Time Popular. To sort the submitted people, you can categorize then into groups such as podcaster or blogger, and even look at other podcasters and bloggers together. There is even a buddy system where friends can add each-other, but isn’t a particularly important feature. It was added to give the choice of expanding on it in the future.

So far, I’ve enjoyed voting for people, submitting people, and adding buddies too. I have four invites (maybe more) to give away to the first four commentors giving you access to the public beta. So, if you want one, comment below.

Update: All gone!