ethics

I finally get a topic that I actually feel like I know the material for beforehand (in spite of my belief at the beginning of the term I had lots of Web 2.0 experience). :)

The debates for this week's readings were really interesting to me, not only because I'm a social networking site fanatic, but also because I generally consider myself a proponent of freedom of access and speech.

I hope everyone was able to enjoy their long weekend this week. I've always found it odd that people would celebrate Victoria Day with lots of drinking, given that it's a holiday based on a Queen who wasn't exactly known for excess. :P

First things first, my blog list: I don't visit a lot of blogs, so I don't feel I have many examples of blogs to share. The ones that I do visit are:

Week's Readings

I know I've just broken the third of Jakob Nielsen's usability mistakes in my title, but I just watched Juno again and that quote came to mind...anyways....

Hey all,

It was interesting for me to see how ethical concerns have come to the forefront in discussions of blogging. I think this demonstrates the growing maturity of blogs, and the attendant authority that blogs have gained. Traditional media may try to distance themselves from "amateur" blogs, but they are increasingly turning to them for content and leads. Anyone who listens to commercial radio can hear how much producers and on-air personalities depend on blogs for content (particularly blogs about celebrities).

I never realized how strategically important the format of a blog is, until doing the readings for this week. After viewing the case studies, I now recognize the need for categorization with blogs that have a lot of content to manage. Particularly, the Garfield County Public library and the Virginia Commonwealth Univeristy were successful at providing informative categories for a diverse range of blogs, as well as archives for quick access. I was not as impressed with the MabryOnline library, because I thought it took too long to cipher through the copious amounts of information available.