Blog Post Week #11

Here is your Week 11 blog assignment. This should be posted on your individual blog by Friday, November 4th. The title of the post should be "Last Name Blog Post #7". A good blog post will reference discussions from class as well as the assigned readings for that week (and from earlier weeks if applicable). All blog posts should be in complete sentences and show evidence of real thought. It's pretty easy to tell if you wrote it at 4:55pm on Friday. You don't have to answer all of the questions listed under each number, but you should attempt to answer the questions fully. You may write in paragraph essay form, or you can respond to each question listed by number.

This week we have been discussing the issue of online privacy, if such a concept even exists. For this blog post, you will analyze your own perceptions of online privacy. This post should be between 250 and 500 words.

Some questions to consider for your online privacy analysis:

1. First of all, what is your definition of personal/online privacy? You may want to take a look at some of the optional readings posted this week, specifically Lew McCreary's "What Was Privacy?" What aspects of life should be private versus what do  you think should be shared?

2. How much do you believe that you share and with whom? For example, I may not mind sharing basic interests like what bands/books/movies I love on Facebook with people I select as my friends. Are there certain people you do not want to share particular information with?

3. Try Googling your name. If you have a common name, you may want to add a characteristic about yourself, like your high school or sports you play. What comes up? Are you surprised by any of this information?  If you want to see something even creepier, head on over to www.spokeo.com and search your name. What comes up there? How do you respond to this information?

As always, incorporate information from the weekly readings into your posts and make sure that your response meets the minimum word count in order to receive full credit for this post. 

Blog Post Week #8

Here is your Week 8 blog assignment. This should be posted on your individual blog by Friday, October 14th. The title of the post should be "Last Name Blog Post #6". A good blog post will reference discussions from class as well as the assigned readings for that week (and from earlier weeks if applicable). All blog posts should be in complete sentences and show evidence of real thought. It's pretty easy to tell if you wrote it at 4:55pm on Friday. You don't have to answer all of the questions listed under each number, but you should attempt to answer the questions fully. You may write in paragraph essay form, or you can respond to each question listed by number.

For the past few weeks, we've been discussing social media and rhetorical principles. For this blog post, you'll have the opportunity to put these discussions into action. You will create a fake Facebook profile on www.myfakewall.com. You will choose a famous person (celebrity, athlete, musician, author, etc) and create a profile for him/her. Check out some of the profiles that already exist such as Cinderella, John Lennon, and Ben Franklin. Using My Fake Wall requires you to register and takes a little adjustment to figure out, so be sure to give yourself some time to figure out the program.

In your blog post this week, please copy and paste the link to your blog. Also please include a short description (2-3 sentences) that tells what celebrity you picked and what the purpose of the My Fake Wall profile is (to be funny, to show the accomplishments of the celebrity, to satirize, etc).

This should be a fun assignment, so feel free to get creative and have a good time with this.