After hours of clicking buttons I’ve finally managed to fix my blogger profile ^-^
One is now a happy pea!
Hugs & Glitter
Pixee_x
Showing posts with label Blogging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blogging. Show all posts
One hundredth blog post...
I was rather worried after having to (once again) move my blog that it wasn’t going to pick up, but fortunately this wasn’t the case, things have been going rather swell & yesterday I finally got round to giving my blog a face lift... to be honest, it was quite upsetting as I spent hours coding my old layout, however... when somebody takes your art & poorly imitates it, it’s just not the same & this is something which I needed to get away from...
I’d like to thank my new followers & hope you’re enjoying my updates...
Has anybody else been updating their blog presentation?
Hugs & Glitter,
Pixee_x
✖ The Consequences Of Blogging... ✖
With the popularity of blogging increasing & without any clear
guidelines or ethics which must be adhered to, I feel it important to
identity the range of legal liabilities and other unforeseen
circumstances which can arise when blogging.
There are 3 keys areas to be considered & understood:
★ Defamation & Libel ★
Defamation: false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel.
Libel: defamation by written or print words, pictures etc & the act or crime of publishing it.
★ Releasing proprietary & confidential information ★
★ Employment ★
There is no argument that blogs are a fantastic method of communication, however it’s important for all bloggers to take responsibility when writing/publishing in order to avoid the following consequences:
✖ Blogging & Defamation &/or Liability ✖
A number of cases have been heard in court against ‘bloggers’
concerning issues of defamation &/or liability.
Regardless of whether or not the blogger believe themselves to be anonymous, they can be traced via their ISP.
✖ In Malaysia, eight Royal Dutch Shell Group companies collectively obtained in June 2004 an Interim Injunction & Restraining Order against a Shell whistleblower, a Malaysian geologist & former Shell employee, Dr John Huong.
✖ The proceedings are in respect of alleged defamatory postings attributed to Dr Huong on a weblog hosted in North America but owned & operated by an 89 year old British national, Alfred Donovan, a long term critic of Shell.
✖ The Shell action is directed solely against Dr Huong.
✖ Further proceedings against Dr Huong were issued by the same plaintiff companies in 2006 in respect of publications on Donovan weblog sites in 2005 and 2006.
✖ The further proceedings include a "Notice to Show Cause" relating to a "contempt of court" action potentially punishable by imprisonment.
✖ The contempt hearing & a related application by the eight Royal Dutch Shell plaintiff companies for Dr Huong to produce Alfred Donovan for cross-examination in connection with an affidavit Donovan provided, was scheduled to be heard in the High Court of Malay in Kuala Lumpur on 17th August 2006.
✖ Donovan's principle weblog is royaldutchshellplc.com. In January 2007, Jeff Ooi and Rocky's Bru were sued for defaming a pro-government newspaper. This is the first legal case against bloggers in the country.
✖ In Britain, a college lecturer contributed to a blog in which she referred to a politician (who had also expressed his views in the same blog) using various uncomplimentary names, including referring to him as a "Nazi”.
✖ The politician found out the real name of the lecturer (she wrote under a pseudonym) via the ISP & successfully sued her for £10,000 in damages & £7,200 costs.
✖ Blogging & Employment ✖
✖ Losing one's employment as a consequence of personal blog commentary about the place of employment has become so commonplace that there is now an informal verb for the event: "dooced”.
✖ The word dooce originates from the pseudonym of Heather Armstrong, who lost her job after writing satirical accounts of her place of employment on her personal blog.
✖ In general, attempts at hiding the blogger's name and/or the place of employment in anonymity have proved ineffective at protecting the blogger.
✖ In the spring of 2006, Erik Ringmar, a tenured senior lecturer at the London School of Economics was ordered by the convenor of his department to "take down & destroy" a blog in which he discussed student life at the school.
✖ Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, was recently fined during the 2006 NBA playoffs for criticizing NBA officials on the court & in his blog.
✖ Mark Jen was terminated in 2005 after a mere 10 days of employment at Google for discussing corporate secrets on his personal blog.
✖ Blogging & Political Consequences ✖
✖ Blogging can sometimes have unforeseen consequences in politically sensitive areas.
✖ People are increasingly using blogs to express their political opinions.
✖ Sometimes bloggers can get into a very serious trouble when representing their political beliefs. There are many examples of this in the history of blogging.
✖ Other Consequences of Blogging ✖
✖ An unfortunate consequence of blogging is the possibility that the author may be subject to attacks, threats & harassment, often for NO rational reason.
✖ A blog is published worldwide & although if you publish articles you are open to both positive & negative criticism, under no circumstances are threats & abuse acceptable.
✖ Anonymity is often unsubstantiated as the best of times, however; blog trolls [individual’s who ‘anonymously' follow & harass other bloggers] believe that they can hide, & that their threats & insults can be emboldened by their anonymity.
✖ There have been many internet discussions aimed at countering abusive online behaviour, including developing a blogger's code of conduct (which will feature in a later post).
For more information (references):
I’m a waste of paint...
I haven’t blogged for quite a while, well not properly blogged... I’ve posted the odd video & snippet of information, but if I’m perfectly honest, I just haven’t the time. With all my deadlines approaching, I’ve been a busy bee, and aside from my portfolio submissions; last week, I had my short-hand exam, which I passed! So I’m rather pleased as that’s my first step to becoming an editor... I’m hoping to take the exam again next year at a greater WPM, but nonetheless, I passed! So things are looking good on the uni-front...
I always have so much to do, and never enough time... the heat doesn’t help ~ it makes me a grouchy little goth and despite my best efforts, the heat is not my friend *sighs*
I have an essay deadline this week, but I’m working on a couple of beauty pieces, so keep your eyes peeled for updates!
3 columns on my blog *doo~bee~doo*
YAY!!
I'm ridiculously overly ecstatic that I've finally found a three column template for my blog!
What d'ya think?
Always stays the same, nothing ever changes...
I've been quiet for the past couple of days; but I have been a very busy bee! Between working, moving & freelancing, there certainly doesn't appear to be enough hours in the day... I'm currently working on a print feature; which is due in a couple of weeks time, however I shall be posting bits & pieces as I go along, so keep your eyes peeled! Also, a little kitty has made his way into Mum & Dads front garden, so I've named him Elf. I think I'll have to take him to the vets tomorrow as he's really skinny & spent four hours crying... it was really upsetting! Furthermore; I'm finally up to date with editing photographs, so I hope to upload them onto my Flikr over the next couple of days ^__^ I've got some rather exciting shoots lined up too! Things are looking good.
♫ Always stays the same, nothing ever changes... English summer rain, seems to last for ages ♫
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LinkWithin
Having spent some time researching blog optimisation; I stumbled upon a widget known as: LinkWithin.
LinkWithin is a blog widget that appears under each post, linking the post to related stories from the blog archive.
This is a pretty nifty technique because it flags posts which the reader may be interested in, yet may not have noticed & therefore increases activity on the blog.
Furthermore; the presentation of LinkWithin is discrete & therefore doesn't distract from the main post.
LinkWithin is free & easy to install & it's something I certainly recommend.
For more information, click here.
Have you any idea why a raven is like a writing desk?
I really need to get back into the routine of frequent blogging...
Although, I always seem to be short of time...
I'm always busy doing something & often busy doing nothing; there just never seems to be enough hours in the day, or at least enough hours when I can manage to stay awake.
Despite my lack of blogging; I have been a busy bee working on my current portfolio, which I'm looking to upload over the next week or so... times are currently mega busy, but if they weren't, I'd only be complaining.
Untitled..
For those of you patiently awaiting the return of my blog; I am extremely pleased to announce that as of today 16.03.10 my blog(s) have returned, although under different urls... I hope to re-upload & re-follow within the next couple of days...
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