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12 Do’s and Don’ts of Blogging

Danielle WhartonFatou Jagne

Sha’ron JonesLeon Cozart

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Objectives

• You will learn about the good and bad side of blogging.

• You will learn how to protect yourself on the world wide web.

• You will learn how to make sure information on your blog is fair and accurate.

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Brief History

• The 1st amendment is part of the Bill of Rights that guarantees all American citizens to religion, speech, Assembly, and petition. In examining the rights as a web publisher, freedoms of press extended the right in publishing accurate news, and information to the public by bringing hidden injustices to the world’s attention.

The First Amendment

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#1

• Do keep blogs positive and don’t use them to slander or attack others.

• Don’t attack other bloggers . If there’s an article you don’t agree with leave it alone.

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#2

• Do act as yourself and no one else.

• Don’t act like you are anyone else. It should be all about you and your honest opinions.

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#3

• Do watch what you put on your blog and make sure you are respecting others at all times.

• Don’t play degrading or explicit music on your blog.

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#4

• Do entertain Bloggers so they will visit and comment your web blog

• Don’t lose interest of your fellow Bloggers if you want them to follow you and comment your blogs.

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#5

• Do speak freely on your views of any topic, no opinions or thoughts, just what you believe.

• Don’t put anything vague about topics it may effect others around you so be respectable.

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#6

• Do use other information from other sources to interpret on your blog.

• Don’t plagiarize because this is illegal and you may be punished for this wrong doing.

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#7

• Do realize that your Bloggers want to be entertained not frightened. So be sure to create a comfortable environment for the Bloggers.

• Don’t scare the Bloggers off by talking about terrifying events.

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#8

• Do Comment others blogs because you would want the same for your blogs.

• Don’t leave thoughtless unattractive comments one anyone's blogs.

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#9

• Do use current events on your blogs because past events are old news.

• Don’t blog about things from the past it doesn’t entertain the audience.

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#10

• Do brainstorm on topics before you start to post blogs.

• Don’t just post anything on your blog because no one wants to go a messy blog.

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#11

• Do give your blog publicity to get more viewers and comments.

• Don’t spam just to get your name out there.

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#12

• Do use images to make your blog more visual and entertaining.

• Don’t steal images from other bloggers or websites.

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Review Questions

• Why should you not blog about things from the past?

• It doesn’t entertain the audience.• You should always keep a what kind of

environment for your bloggers?• Comfortable• What can you add to your blog to make it

more entertaining?• Images

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References

• (2002, May 31). Rules in cyberspace. Retrieved from http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/rules/rules.htm

• Vanfossen, Lorelle. (2007, November 3). The do's and dont's of blogging. Retrieved from http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/11/03/the-dos-and-donts-of-blogging/

• Socco, D. (n.d.). Copyright law: 12 dos and don’ts. Retrieved from http://www.dailyblogtips.com/copyright-law-12-dos-and-donts/