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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Blogging Safe
As we find ourselves using the internet for more ventures in our lives we need to take a step back and think what is under the hood of all these activities. Safe blogging definitely needs to be considered as we move forward in the authoring of our lives via this vehicle we call blogging. Buzz.blogger has a section on safe browsing. Within this page it speaks on some of the basics of blogging safer, from what to do if you suspect fraudulent activities to precautions to take before such activity has taken place.
So say your defense was not that good and you find yourself, the quarter back in this epic game of blogging, playing for the unbeatable team we call USU, on the verge of being sacked by the lesser yet somehow at this moment in time better positioned player of U of U (clearly these are not real life examples, and i am not in any way speculating on the idea that USU is this epic power house which can't be stopped...moving right along). What do you do in a situation like this? Well EFF or the Electronic Frontier Foundation has some good pointer should you find yourself in a situation such as this. One of the most important things that I found within their website was the idea of blogging anonymously. Regardless if one or one thousand people visit your page this is an important rule to follow.
A last resource worth looking into is called 'get safe online'. This site gives a very useful checklist of things we should consider while creating and mainting a blog. From the simpler things like not giving out personal information such as your credit card number to things we might not think about such as disclosing information like what school you may go to (Oooops!). The point is simply to be aware of these things and how they can have an affect on your life. You can't make decisions about blogging safe unless you understand how to do so yourself!
~AB~
Sources:
https://www.eff.org/wp/blog-safely
http://www.getsafeonline.org/social-networking/blogging/
http://buzz.blogger.com/2010/10/safe-browsing-on-blogger.html
So say your defense was not that good and you find yourself, the quarter back in this epic game of blogging, playing for the unbeatable team we call USU, on the verge of being sacked by the lesser yet somehow at this moment in time better positioned player of U of U (clearly these are not real life examples, and i am not in any way speculating on the idea that USU is this epic power house which can't be stopped...moving right along). What do you do in a situation like this? Well EFF or the Electronic Frontier Foundation has some good pointer should you find yourself in a situation such as this. One of the most important things that I found within their website was the idea of blogging anonymously. Regardless if one or one thousand people visit your page this is an important rule to follow.
A last resource worth looking into is called 'get safe online'. This site gives a very useful checklist of things we should consider while creating and mainting a blog. From the simpler things like not giving out personal information such as your credit card number to things we might not think about such as disclosing information like what school you may go to (Oooops!). The point is simply to be aware of these things and how they can have an affect on your life. You can't make decisions about blogging safe unless you understand how to do so yourself!
~AB~
Sources:
https://www.eff.org/wp/blog-safely
http://www.getsafeonline.org/social-networking/blogging/
http://buzz.blogger.com/2010/10/safe-browsing-on-blogger.html
Teaching Through Parallels
We understand things in life through drawing parallels. Taking a difficult subject and translating it into terms we find a bit more intriguing, allowing us to grasp the meaning of the technical side of things. This is true both for writing and creating blogs, as it is to understanding the intricacies of technical writing. I've been in the tech comm field for about three years now. Comparatively, I am on the cusp of the industry. A fly on the wall of this ever evolving saga. While to some this may seem daunting, a freshman walking through the halls of life without the slightest clue to the pitfalls and trap doors that lie ahead. But in the field of technical communication, the value of a fresh mind untouched by the stigmas of an ever evolving industry could be more valuable and innovative than a seasoned veteran.
So how do we come to understand the vastness of this industry, how do we come to synthesize even a small portion and apply it to our respective fields? Well my friends the answer is that we take Zumba classes... Yes, Zumba. At least according to Tom Johnson, editor of 'I'd rather be writing'. Sarah Madox uses the same technique in her blog 'Ffeathers', comparing chocolate to planning a doc print. An effective way of teaching for sure, but back to Zumba! Tom uses Zumba to parallel facets of tech comm. So if I sweat in a room dancing to upbeat Latin music suddenly I will understand the needs of my audience, or how to better relay a message to? Well no, at best you will lose a few inches of the waist and be thoroughly prepared to battle if a New York city style flash mob suddenly ensued in your presence. The point is that drawing parallels is an important tool in blog writing, as it is in fields like technical communication.
The truth is methods like these or writing styles such as the ones used in help.scribe using terms like 'Man versus Machine' are all just little tools in helping us digest information more effectively, and dare I say enjoyably. In short as we venture further down the rabbit hole in learning tech comm we need the simplicity of Zumba to truly understand what tech comm is really about.
~AB~
Sources:
http://idratherbewriting.com/
http://ffeathers.wordpress.com/
http://www.helpscribe.com/
So how do we come to understand the vastness of this industry, how do we come to synthesize even a small portion and apply it to our respective fields? Well my friends the answer is that we take Zumba classes... Yes, Zumba. At least according to Tom Johnson, editor of 'I'd rather be writing'. Sarah Madox uses the same technique in her blog 'Ffeathers', comparing chocolate to planning a doc print. An effective way of teaching for sure, but back to Zumba! Tom uses Zumba to parallel facets of tech comm. So if I sweat in a room dancing to upbeat Latin music suddenly I will understand the needs of my audience, or how to better relay a message to? Well no, at best you will lose a few inches of the waist and be thoroughly prepared to battle if a New York city style flash mob suddenly ensued in your presence. The point is that drawing parallels is an important tool in blog writing, as it is in fields like technical communication.
The truth is methods like these or writing styles such as the ones used in help.scribe using terms like 'Man versus Machine' are all just little tools in helping us digest information more effectively, and dare I say enjoyably. In short as we venture further down the rabbit hole in learning tech comm we need the simplicity of Zumba to truly understand what tech comm is really about.
~AB~
Sources:
http://idratherbewriting.com/
http://ffeathers.wordpress.com/
http://www.helpscribe.com/
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