Blogger Rights And Obligations And Ethical Blogging

Actually, I feel a little less convenient to use the word "I" in making an article or post, as this can bring the feel of a lack of objectivity in the article itself. But especially for this post, it seems, I really need the word I, with a hope that the essence of this article can be understood by you, but it is also because, given that my English skill is lacking.

It is about Ethical Blogging. What is ethical blogging?, I think if an ethical blogging reviewed in depth, will produce a discourse that is broad and deep. However, there is a perception which I think is enough to describe what is meant by ethical blogging, namely, ethical blogging in a perception as follows:

Ethical blogging is a blogging activity in which a blogger is able to understand and use its rights and obligations properly, particularly, in accordance with all written regulations on the internet.

This means that, a blogger will and must comply with all rules on the web that will bind him. It must be admitted that for an ethical blogging, will require the capability of a blogger in responding to all things on the web that has potential to bind himself. It also has a sense that, an ethical blogging will be realized, if a blogger has the intellectual capability of sufficient qualified. And will be more optimal for an ethical blogging, if a blogger has an honest attitude and respect.

Why did I include two words namely: Rights and Obligations, in perception or interpretation of above?, this is because, rights and obligations are two aspects of the most essential and substantial in all areas of human life, including in an ethical blogging. Moreover, literally all humans will be able to feel those two important aspects.

Of course, a blogger is not just to feel his rights and obligations, but something far more important is that a blogger should be able to determine and distinguish between his rights and his obligations. And a blogger in the process of doing this, so-called; require a level of intellect, which is quite capable. As an example is when a blogger to read and understand a Terms of Service. Where, a Terms of Service contains legal terms that not all bloggers know or feel familiar. That is, those who do not understand, have to learn.

Meanwhile, for bloggers who have intellectually quite capable, honest and respect, they should have been able to define and distinguish the rights and obligations, and when they are able to use them with appropriate and balanced, they have made an Ethical Blogging.

Blog's Original Content Is Not Just Your Own Words

Inevitably, a blogger should learn!. This exclamation phrase is actually arise because triggered by a very strict policy in Google AdSense program policies, which states that a blog or website content must be original. Many people interpret that original content is content to use "your own words." However, if explored further, the underlying meaning of original content is even more than a your own words content.

The term or designation of your own words, is still have a hole, or have weaknesses. This can be illustrated in a simple illustration of the following:

There was a blogger who is very fond of celebrity topics. Every day, he always follow the latest news about celebrities. He found a very interesting actual information on a website A regarding, for example, Taylor Swift wedding budget reached 1 million dollars. Then, he re-publishing that information with his own style and his own words, and he did not do copy and paste at all.

Perhaps, the illustration above is sufficient for you to understand the underlying meaning of what is meant by original content, that 100% original content which is true, is being published by website A. While the blogger only published an information by using 100% his own words, in which, ideas and the actual information substance, is on website A.

What is done by the blogger, will remain have weaknesses, which, his article would result in at least four keywords that exactly match to the article of website A. Four keywords are:

1. Taylor Swift
2. Wedding
3. Budget
4. 1 million dollars

And if the blogger to reduce or not using one of four keywords above, his article was to be not accurate, irrelevant, and will be different from its actual substance. Conversely, those four key words would be very possible for the bots to detect it as duplicate content. Inevitably, a blogger should learn from how strict Google AdSense in determining the standard of original content, by creating content based on his original idea, for then putted by using his own words in his article. And how important is a true original content, is even more important than a top level domain.

Original Content According To Google AdSense Program And The Example

Come to this thread page in Google AdSense help forum, the questioner that his blog disapproved for reason of unacceptable site content issue, apparently have not understood correctly of what is meant by original content in the context of Google AdSense program. Although the answerer has tried to give best answers to the questioner, the questioner seems still less able to agree and understand. It is still reasonable, because certainly, the questioner was disappointed.

Definition of original content based on the version of Google AdSense program, indeed, is have a very high standard and must be adhered to by the applicant. That is, the level of originality must be absolutely 100%. But actually, there is an easy-captured essence behind this case. Specifically, that a blog or website content, would not want to contain words or texts (including images, videos, graphics and other types of content) of the blog or website author's own. Apart of whether its original content will be useful or not for users, in accordance with the interests of advertiser or not, it becomes priority number two. First thing first is the original content.

Then how to check the originality of a content?, The answerer in Google AdSense help forum, usually using Copyscape scanner. But definitely, Google with advanced technology, using tools with detection level which is more precise and accurate, based on algorithms that accountable and rational. Furthermore, the tools concluded whether a website or blog content is original or not.

How to interpret the meaning of original content which in accordance to Google AdSense program?, it can be illustrated simply with the following assumptions:

1. If there are information on the Internet from A to Y, then the applicant must have or by adding information of Z in his website or blog.
2. If there are information on the Internet from A to Y, then the applicant may add or to reinforce one of those information, let's say A, but should be using 100% of words belong to the applicant himself, and his website or blog containing different information substance to enrich the information of A.

This article is only to give an idea on how to understand the meaning of original content according to Google AdSense. Also, as an example of an original content. You can check its content originality by highlighting a phrase in this article consists of 32 words in sequence. Then use those 32 words as a query to search on Google.

If there are other pages on the web on Google search results page, whose words are exactly same with the query, then other pages that had trace or copy this article. But if it does not appear at all those 32 words, then this article has not been indexed in Google, and there is no duplication on other web pages. This original article example was made on Blogging Ethically blog at 5:47 AM, at the same date as contained in the header date of this post.

This article is only as an overview and insight in understanding of what is the original content in context of Google AdSense program and may not serve as a standard guidelines.

When A Real Good People Blogging For Money

In terms of blogging for money, Is there a close correlation between the morals of a person (blogger) in his real world and in his world of blogging?, Yes, definitely. Blogging for money as well as someone who is trying to earn money in the real world. Both require commitments, consequences and be able to set priorities. The only difference is, if someone in the real world interact directly (face to face) with others, whereas in blogging, the blogger to interact with others virtually, such as chatting, mailing and discussing in a forum.

People who behave well in the real world, most likely will be blogging with honest, diligent and not easily tempted, especially is honest and diligent or willing to learn. People who behave well, would always try to find the right answer and according to the rules or regulations in his learning process. His intellect and intuition will feel when he finds something odd in blogging. Why?, Because he is used to do in the real world. That is, accustomed to doing good in real world, it will sharpen intellectuality, intuition and sensitivity, in capturing things that felt odd. Or it could be said, emotionally intelligent.

And yes, it is true that when for the first time someone entered the world of blogging for money, he will face a huge phenomenon and highly prospective, namely the Information. This is a time phase where someone can go wrong in taking the decision to move, and probably, it can happen to good people too. And this is what is actually meant by a Temptation. For the record, in all aspects of life, money is the biggest temptation.

Why it can be said as a temptation?. Reasoning plot is as follows, the benefits of an information basically is:

1. Making people who previously did not know to know.
2. Making people who already knew became increasingly know

On the basis of information received, then people take some actions (follow up), and it illustrates just how important a piece of information.

Furthermore, someone who is still very lay in his blogging (relatively, including newbie bloggers and good people) would want to share that (important) information with others. His desire is getting higher when he knew that by sharing or providing information to others through blogging is to be able to make money, as an instance, is to become a Google AdSense publisher. And signs that occur very frequently in order to share information to others is by using the modus as follows:

1. Very lay people looking for information on Google.
2. On Google search results page, he then went to a website that provides information (clickthrough).
3. Then, he plagiarized, or copy and paste.
4. With (very) naive, then he re-publishes on his blog.

Above is a phase that is very tempting for someone who just started blogging for money.

Unconsciously, he assumed that: there are hundreds of millions of people in the world wide web who need those information, while he himself could also provide those information through his blog which can also appear on Google search results page. On the basis of this (somewhat wrong) assumption, he was tempted and did a copyright infringement, or copy and paste.

The reason of why he was not able to get through this temptation is because, he really did not know and understand yet about What, Who and How Google and too money-oriented. But for a lay nonetheless really good people with intellect and high intuition that he was accustomed to use them in his real world, then he will successfully overcome this temptation. In short, a good people have learned in the real world, then he knows blogging for money is also a learning.

Back to the good people who became a blogger and blogging for money. Someone who is good, usually will always hold on to these words: Think before Act. He is not only memorized the words, but really know and understand of when and where he should integrate it into all of his actions and deeds. It eventually became a kind of sixth sense for him, this intuition can only be good, when someone is always working hard in real life. And he's always appreciate and respect the rights of other people in his life.

Not only intuition, his intellect is also growing. He would always read and try to understand rules that bind him, whether written or unwritten. He is learning and learning. When he did not understand something, then he asked who knew better. All of that is the process of raising him, that requires patience, enthusiasm, tenacity and able to put himself in a position that does not conflict with the norms of his society, including work and family environment.

Of all those real things, his reason also getting smarter in interpreting all of things, including a conclusion that being rich can not be achieved in a moment.

Based on such good attitude and personality above, then, a good people to transform and apply for himself in blogging for money. At one time in his blogging, even a good people could leave his blogging activity, because he was able to prioritize which is more important for his life.