Showing posts with label Blogging Ethics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blogging Ethics. Show all posts

Monday, October 25, 2010

Natural Link And Blogger Moral Situation For Being Patient

One of five important written descriptions in Google-friendly sites page is about how other sites on the web link to other sites or blogs. This description stated that Google algorithms can distinguish natural links from unnatural links. This statement is perfectly adequate as a warning to bloggers and webmasters to avoid, or not to make unnatural links to their website or blog.

In essence, natural links happen because users assume that a page is very useful for them, so they link out to those useful and helpful pages. Conversely, unnatural links are links that were deliberately or accidentally created by blogger or webmaster who can increase the popularity of a page through search engines, particularly through Google.

Then, What is the fundamental attitude that should be done by you?. You must be patient in getting those natural links.

Given that search engine bots, particularly Googlebot, have to crawl billions of pages on the web, it will require a very long time. With situation like this, a new website or blog, will take up to one month or more to be indexed by well-established in search results page. In such this situation, appearing a situation referred to as a moral situation.

Moral situation can be interpreted simply as a situation where a blogger should take ethical or unethical action. In a situation such as mentioned in third paragraph, a blogger who have ethics will not put his blog URL on other websites. He would prefer to be patient because he knows that if he put his blog URL on other sites, may cause his blog to be considered as a blog with unnatural links built. Of course, unethical blogger will do the opposite.

Natural Link or Not?
If you're not so sure that your putted link as above is a natural link, it's better to not put your blog or website link. Just be patient and let the web dynamic makes links to your blog naturally. This is a moral situation for a blogger in terms of being patient.
Temptations to a blogger patience in maintaining his blog's natural links are very high. This can be found and felt on the web in various occasions, and hardly, only Google algorithms that can distinguish, while bloggers or webmasters themselves can not distinguish with certainty.

Suppose, we have a blog with topic of A, then we get another blog that also stubs A. After that, we give relevant comments in which available a box to fill our blog URL as commentator link, usually it is at the bottom of post. This becomes a moment where we really do not know and we can not ascertain whether our blog URL in that comments is a natural link or an unnatural link.

Likely, you are very confident because you've left a relevant comment, but if you re-read the written statement that Google algorithms can distinguish natural links from unnatural links and also may lead to link schemes and doorway pages, you better act anticipatory. It would be better for you to prefer a patience, and let the web dynamics that build links to your blog or website.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

What Is Blogger Ethics?

Blogger Ethics
The word ethics means the character, nature of obscenity, or custom. As a subject, ethics will be related to the concept held by individuals or groups to assess whether the actions that have been doing is right or wrong, is bad or good.

Ethics is a reflection of what is called as the self control, because everything is made and applied from and to the interests of the social group itself.

The presence or appearance of groups of bloggers with the tools and mechanisms for ethical blogging (obeying the rules that bind bloggers, such as Terms of Service, Content Policy, Webmaster Guidelines and the like) clearly will be necessary to maintain the dignity and honor of bloggers, and on the other hand is to protect all internet users.

A blogger can only gain the trust of all internet users, especially visitors and readers of his blog, when inside the person of the blogger has a strong awareness to heed ethical blogging when he wanted to give information to visitors and readers of his blog that they need.

Furthermore, the ethics is also called as moral philosophy, it is the branch of philosophy that speaks of praxis (action) of people. Ethics does not concerned about the human condition, but questioning on how human should act. Human action itself determined by a variety of norms.

Then, the norm is still divided into legal norms, moral norms, religious norms and norms of politeness. Legal norms and laws derived from legislation, and religious norms comes from religion while moral norms derived from the inner voice. Politeness norms derived from everyday life while moral norms derived from ethics.

In essence, blogging norms are derived from all provisions, terms and rules that exist on the internet, which has the potential to bind a blogger. Or also called as Ethics for Blogger.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Understanding Association And Philosophy Of Terms: Create, Make And Build A Blog

You Need To Build A Blog
Make a blog, create a blog and build a blog, which term is true?. At first glance all these terms are all just same, that is, resulting same outcome, which will produce a Blog. In fact, if interpreted in a more distant and more precise, among terms of make a blog, create a blog and build a blog, is to have different aspects, in which, there are at least two aspects that distinguish them, namely:
  1. Association
  2. Philosophy
Association and philosophy of the term to make a blog, is leading to something that can be done quickly and not really require thought and energy. As well as making a post, making a layout or the like, which can be done in a matter of hours and days in maximum. In addition, nuances that arise from the term of make a blog is instant, less of learning, and its process is fast.

Furthermore, association and philosophy of the term to create a blog, is even more instant, very less of learning, and its process is much faster than making a blog. The term create on the web, you can find when you create an account, create a widget, create a profile and much more, and all of that could be completed and finished in minutes, the longest is in a matter of hours.

What about the association and philosophy of term build a blog?. Association and philosophy of build a blog is the most substantial. If you think and brood, then you will be taken into a dimension of understanding, which has systematic and managerial aspects. The most essential word in it, is Build. Build is a word that most people, will be associated in many things or actions. Words which are very appropriate to follow the word build, will lead to a house, building or other construction forms.

We take as an example is the build of a house. When a blogger associates build a blog to build a house, then he is not only associated, but more than that, he analogous (reversely). Then, in its analogy are buried many basic philosophies that are very important for a blogger. Here are philosophical points of the build a house, which is equated to the term of build a blog.

When building a house, its steps are systematic and sequential, namely:

1. Planning stage

This is a vital stage when people will build a house. Planning is conceptual, forecasts, strategic and anticipatory. The calculation of cost, technical house design, risk and other technical aspects are discussed thoroughly in this phase. In building a blog, this stage is as when a blogger:
  • Determining blog topic or theme
  • Determining and choosing a prospective niche
  • Ascertain whether his blog will be in accordance with any terms of service and content policy
  • Estimating of Does his blog will get a high-traffic in future?
  • Defining, choosing and setting blog title, blog description and subdomain or domain name on its blog URL
  • In essence, all steps will be and should be implemented when blogging runs in future, is to be listed, reviewed and done in this stage, just before his blog published or live on the web.
2. Build a foundation

Foundation is the most under construction and most basic element of a house. Without a foundation, is impossible for a house can be built and could collapse. Foundation in building a blog is same as:
  • Choosing, using and applying an appropriate template for user, and SEO-friendly
  • Ensure that all HTML and javascript codes are based on standards set by the W3
  • Determine on how many bits, capacity of space that is proportional to all types of blog content.
3. Building floor

Floor is a proper construction above house foundation. Floor function is to facilitate mobility and movement of occupants of a house. In a blog is same as:
  • Make site navigation, to facilitate user or reader
  • Create relevant tabs are also, to facilitate user
  • Create pages of about, contact, privacy policy, terms of service and the like, which is as overview and interactive features of the blog
4. Building wall and pillar

The wall and pillar, is a part right above floor and house foundation, which serves to protect house occupants and as a support of house and roof. Somewhat like foundation, walls and pillars are vital to the power and strength of house construction. But wall is more impressive, that is, a look of a house is reflected from its wall. Paint, ornaments, photographs, usually mounted on wall. Everyone can judge good or bad a house, usually is from the wall. Content of a blog is the best fit simile for a house wall. Selling value of a house depends relatively on its walls and pillars. Likewise, selling value of a blog is highly dependent of content therein. For good and quality content, bloggers need:
  • To create original content, unique and specific. So that differentiate it with other blogs on this web, or in a figurative, unlike wall of other houses
  • Useful content. A blog content should be able to provide positive change for readers or users upon information they got
  • Accountable. A blog content must be actual and accountable. If not, then house wall will crack, and eventually collapsed
  • Blog content should always be updated. As a wall of a house that was always painted
  • Blog content should be linked, among each article under one label. Labels, are like rooms in a house, bordered by walls
  • Have a strong link building among its articles. Like pillar and iron skeletons, which are embedded in walls of a house
5. Roof

This is the final construction and is on top of a house. Its function is to protect house occupants and all kinds of thing inside from rain, sun and inclement weather. Roof can not be assembled, when there are no walls and pillars. However, roof remains an important element. When you're blogging, roof can be done as a final stage. For example:
  • High-traffic. However, naturally, high blog traffic will be gained when blog is having good and quality content, in reader's point of view
  • Backlinks. Blog or other website will be referencing and linking to your blog, when your blog content is useful
  • Earning money from blog. This case is also very dependent on quality and quantity of blog content
  • In essence, the house roof is last stage, that is, such as high-traffic, backlinks and blog's money earnings are matters which come from outside factors of blog. You will deserve to get it, when you've built from planning stage until constructing walls and pillars in systematic and sequential. You'll get it when all stages above (no.1 to no.4) has been implemented in optimum, good, appropriate and in ethical way.
The essence or philosophy of build a blog (or build a house), will require high patience and a willingness to learn. Not just create or make a blog, you need to build. And it is a long process.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

7 Causes Of Why Did Bloggers Do Not Read (The Forgotten) Terms Of Service

7 Causes Of The Forgotten TOS
The following web fact can be said to be one among many ironies in blogging which is the most ironic. This irony is: A blogger wants to read a Terms of Service just after he got problems.

This irony is also, apparently, not depended by personal background of the blogger himself, whether he is intelligent or uneducated, whether he is from a developed country or underdeveloped country and much more. All of these bloggers, have experienced problems such as blog has been deleted, blog has been marked as spam blog and other similar cases. Despite that sometimes, these problems can also occur due to a system error.

However, if it calculated and compared, most blogs that are deleted or problematic, are owned by bloggers who are unethical, or bloggers who do not have ethics yet.

The interesting things behind this irony, and it is very likely to be the causes of why did bloggers do not read and understand the Terms of Service (or other similar regulations) first are not limited to:
  1. Language barrier. The blogger comes from so many countries and languages. When a blogger is from a country of, for instance, A, while language of country A is not used to support a TOS, then he is very likely to not read its Terms of Service. Even if a language is to support a TOS, then translation page of TOS, sometimes, is less than perfect. There is a TOS in English, but obviously, not all bloggers have the ability to use English in which is qualified.
  2. Web is just an unreal world. Perhaps this is the most dominant cause that makes bloggers (especially those bloggers who are blogging just for fun) do not to read and understand TOS. Web regarded merely as a space, where they can do and express all they want, without any party that could ban them in real and decisive. They also tend to think that everything on the web is free to use.
  3. Difference jurisdiction. A rule, including the Terms of Service, as relevant, will refer to the law of a country where a website (TOS) is located. This would tend to make some bloggers from various countries, in which its countries are different from a website's TOS country, do not feel bound by the TOS. In fact, this is completely wrong, even if they come from different countries, they are the party who get service, where, they have an obligation that is binding on them. In this context, it is important for a blogger to maintain good name and dignity of his country.
  4. Slow internet connection (regular). This may sound strange and less logical. But surely there are some bloggers who use slow internet connection, then they set the effectiveness and efficiency of time in blogging, by simply opening pages that are highly relevant to content of their blogs, such as source, reference and other pages that are included in one topic. This will minimize the opportunity for a TOS page, to be read and understood by them.
  5. Bloggers who were bored to TOS pages. They, may be, have very often, used and understood by so many pages of TOS from various websites. They are, slowly, finding common ground among many of these TOS. Finally, they simply click or give a check as a claimed sign of agreement, without reading it thoroughly first. Also, because they are bored with contents of TOS pages. In fact, clear and certainly there are differences between all of Terms of Services on the web. And these differences, which could lead to their blogs deleted.
  6. Because indeed, they are the real newbie bloggers. They were probably can be grouped into classes that have "an exemption". They are ordinary people who really new to blogging, even many of those who are just going to recognize the Internet. Except for those who have high sensitivity and intellect, so they know in terminology, what stands behind the TOS?.
  7. Unethical bloggers, who did consider that a Terms of Service is not essential and only a formality page. Including those who think that even if they violate the TOS, they will have very little chance to get sanctions and punishments because there are tens or even hundreds of millions of bloggers who are under the same TOS. They are the spammers who did have bad intentions in blogging.
Whatever the reasons outlined in 7 causes of above, however, has led to an ironic fact on the web, the Forgotten TOS.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Blogger Rights And Obligations And Ethical Blogging

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.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Don't Make Your Blog Appears On Google Search No.1 In A Wrong Way

Is My Blog Worth Appears No.1 On Google Search Results Page?
Any blogger would want their blogs to appear No.1 in Google search results page. And that makes sense, given that blogging is an activity that is consuming time, energy and mind. And one of the most relevant things that by being number 1 in Google search results page, is going to increase the opportunity of bringing lots of visitors, or get high traffic.

But after all, there is a question that needs to be asked by the blogger to the blogger own self. This question is: "Is my blog worth appears number 1 on Google search results page?". This question is quite substantial, considering that it correlates with the matter of energy and time.

What is meant by the matter of energy and time here is that, a blogger should not waste energy and time to be able to make his / her blog appears number 1 on Google search results page, but it's done in a wrong way. This wrong way could mean:
  1. Using techniques and tricks that tend to spam, or just to be able to appear No.1 in Google search results page.
  2. Completely ignoring the interests of reader or user.
When a blogger is successful because it uses as described in wrong way number 1, then it will only survive in a very short time, even his / her blog can be deleted because of excessive tricks and techniques (read: spam). Keep in mind that when a blog comes to No.1 in Google search results page, at that time and basically, the blog is in a dealing with a party that is very entitled to judge or assess the quality of a blog (an article), it's not Google, but User or Potential Reader.

As an illustration, there is a blog that appears on Google Search No.1 because using the wrong way number 1 as above, then there is a user doing clickthrough, next, most likely that what will happen is that the user will only stand a few seconds in that blog (for then the user bounces to other blogs). Why?, because the wrong way as mentioned in wrong way No.1, will only cause the blogger will be wrong in managing posts, in this case is to write good articles that clean of (excessive) SEO techniques. In fact, a good article is like an article written by a journalist for a newspaper. The wrong way No.1, by itself, would ignore the interests of user or reader (on above is No.2).

Actually, SEO is good, if it used in proportional and fair.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

A Simple Logical Framework Of How A Blogger (Must) Dealing With Public

Simple logical framework of (general) blogging include:
  1. You (a blogger) write articles, then your articles read by users or readers.
  2. From logical framework no.1 then there are two parties, you as blog author and readers.
  3. Next is, the process of publication. You as blog author, should serve the interests of readers who come from different countries, languages and cultures. They are public who have to be served. They are information seekers.
  4. Then there was an informal agreement (a deal) between you and the public.
From simple logical frameworks above, the gist is that when you are blogging, then you are dealing with the public, though somewhat informally. When a blogger realize that he / she is dealing with the public, then the blogger must realize also that he / she must deal with a variety of things that bind him / her. Mainly, if the blogger is intended to maintain the blog for a long-term.

Parties are referred to as the public, is not only second party or users. But also the third parties, for instance, advertiser, affiliator and the platform with its regulations.

A Simple Logical Framework Of How A Blogger (Must) Dealing With Public
A Simple Logical Framework Of How A Blogger (Must) Dealing With Public
Public originating from third parties, can be interpreted, are outside the line. Sometimes a blogger must agree in advance with their regulation, sometimes in conjunction with when a blogger is dealing with users. For example, when you create a blog on Blogger, then you must first agree to the Blogger's terms of service and content policy. And the process of how a blogger to read, then understand and agree to this regulation, which is said to be the case of Binding.

Thereafter, or concurrently, a blogger should really consider the interests of the reader. Among them is how a blogger should present useful articles, original, insightful, maintain and ensure the privacy of users and many more. It is actually also shows that when a blogger dealing with users as public, a blogger was prosecuted its ethics, in terms of how should a blogger really concerned with the public interest. And all of that, is a binding thing for a blogger.

All above description, perhaps, less suitable for bloggers who are blogging just for fun (private or personal blog).

Thursday, September 23, 2010

So What's The Substance Of DoFollow Blog?

So what's the substance of DoFollow blog?
Often found on the web a blog, especially blogger's blogspot, which states: "This is a DoFollow Blog". The statement was clearly posted on a banner, text or even published as a separate post. Blogger who claimed that his / her blog is a do follow blog hoping that its publication would attract the attention of other bloggers, one of which is to encourage other bloggers to give comments.

However, it is the right for bloggers to set their blogs as do follow, despite that fact by default, all blogs using Blogger service is automagically nofollow (blog). An interesting aspect to be discussed is, What was the substance when a blog is set as a dofollow blog?. The only true answer to this question is that by setting blog to dofollow, showing and proving a solidarity to other bloggers who make comments, because dofollow is an instruction or command to search engine bots to crawl external link that led to commentator's blog, so it get indexed and get PageRank boost. Agreed, if this be interpreted as solidarity fellow bloggers.

But, only this that serve as the substance of dofollow blog?. And apparently, Yes. And apparently as well, you should think twice when it comes to setting up your blog to dofollow blog. Why you should?, Read and think carefully about these:

1. When you are setting up your blog (mainly blogger's blogspot) into dofollow blog, then you should remove nofollow tag or command in blog template, then add meta tags on your blog <head>, that is <meta name="robots" content="index, follow">. It would be very risky when it turns out the external links that are followed by search engine bots are spam blogs. In addition, you also have to be extra to monitor your blog if you find that all external links were pointing to a Spam blog. Take a note, Google is strictly prohibited spam. And your blog is very maybe affected.

2. You will only get false comments on your posts, because those who comment on your posts, very likely, only look for the PageRank boost and only aim for their blog to get indexed by search engines, especially Google. Most likely that will happen is that they give comments that are irrelevant to your posts or just say: "Hii, nice post ...".

Is that what you are looking for in blogging? So what's the substance of DoFollow blog?.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

For Articles They Wrote, Bloggers Actually Need Relevant Comments, Not Just Hii

No Need Your Hii
Blogwalking, this is a popular word among bloggers. 10, 20, 35 or 50 blogs can be visited by a blogger when doing blogwalking. On each blog that is visited by a blogger, each able to spend time in which is different, which basically depends on how interesting blog that is visited by a blogger in this activity.

But again that often happens things off, or does not match with what is said as blogwalking. And this is clearly contrary to the blogging ethically. What is one example that deviated from the actual substance of blogwalking?, It was about to comment on a post or article.

A blogger, has spent considerable time in creating an article. Making articles is an essential phase for a blogger, in particular, in order to explore their ability in terms of writing. This is a phase where a blogger is free to express. Needs to be known, that a blogger (a person) who is very quiet in real life, even in the blogging can be very vocal or argumentative, through an article he or she wrote. Perhaps You are one of these.

Well, it is a substance of blogging, is not it?. That is, writing through blogging is being able to uncover hidden talents possessed by someone. Furthermore, a blogger begins to experience a growth or a positive shift. Where, a blogger started looking for a more scientific references, accountable, insightful, measured, for then apply in writing his article. Yes, in essence, is that blogging is a medium for writing and learning, in terms of originality of the paper.

When a blogger finished creating an article, next is published, by clicking the publish button. This is the moment awaited by a blogger after passing a long writing process as has been described in paragraphs above. Immediately after a blogger clicked publish button, then came a notice like this: "Your blog post published successfully", as the latest status in the publication. Really, this is the most beautiful moment for a blogger, besides feeling relieved, as if the blogger had passed an exam and truly successful.

I think You must have ever or even often feel how much relief this moment, including I myself who do not use English as my everyday language.

So what will be done by the blogger for his/her hard work?, Is none other than waiting for comments from readers or blog visitors. The bloggers who have completed the article with great effort, very definitely, expect relevant comments from the commentators. The ethical (blogger) commentator must also feel as what is perceived and expected by the blog author, and this commentator will give relevant comments. While the (blogger) commentator who is not included in this group, would only say: "Hii, nice blog...". And this often happens in blogwalking.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

A Must Think In Blogging: In The Name And Dignity Of My Country

The distance from Jakarta (Indonesia) to Los Angeles (United States) is 14447.61 kilometers. It was very long distance. This very long distance reflects not only the distance itself. But it also will reflect the diversity of culture, language, traditions, education and much more.

But it became feels very close and the diversities seemed to be nothing when in the world wide web or internet. Indonesian, American, Spaniard, Brazilian, Egyptian and many others interact and communicate with each other as if no boundaries. And one of the media on the internet to interact and communicate is blogging.

In The Name And Dignity Of My Country
What should blogger think when blogging: "In the Name and Dignity of My Country"
Thus, in blogging, a blogger not only brought him/herself as a person or an individual, but also carry the name and dignity of a nation. They freely shared (usually in a blogger or webmaster forum) in a variety of things about blogging. From selecting a topic and blog niche, blog design, SEO techniques, grammar for the articles, increasing blog traffic, javascript, HTML, CSS and anything related to blogging.

In addition to the above things, bloggers also share all things that contain norms, rules and ethics. Because after all, they had to deal with the same law on the web. And actually, this is the real moment for a blogger or webmaster who has ethics, in this case is an ethics to safeguard the name and dignity of its nation.

In blogging, a blogger that is included as ethical bloggers are bloggers who are not going to do various actions that are categorized as cyber crime, whether small or big. Among them are spam, copyright infringement, stealing of bandwidth, excessive SEO and other actions which basically robs the rights of others on the web.

In closing, appreciate and respect the rights of others on the web, means keeping the name and dignity of our country as well.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Understanding Blogger Terms Of Service And Content Policy Is A Must

Blogger Terms Of Service And Content Policy
Often appears a lot of questions in Blogger help forum that is actually quite strange. For example: Why did Blogger delete my blog?. Such question should not have appeared in Blogger help forum, if, the blogger do one thing well before publishing its blogs. What is it?, Blogger Terms of Service and its Content Policy. These are two important aspects that should be understood in advance by bloggers. But this is not infrequently overlooked.

When you (whether you are going to start blogging, newbie or those of you who have been blogging for years) opening the page of Blogger Terms of Service, then you will find this excerpt in the first paragraph:
Before you begin using Blogger, you must read and agree to these Blogger Terms of Service ("Terms of Service") and the following terms and conditions and policies, including any future amendments (collectively, the "Agreement")
Without further elaborated, in fact, the Blogger TOS excerpt above already provide clear information that it should be read and agreed. This fact is strengthened, generally a TOS or an agreement, by just a word in a phrase "you must read and agree" that is very binding, namely the word: Must. As one of Google's products and services, Blogger TOS was referring to Google TOS. And if you'll be blogging in an ethical way and not get stuck in a strange question as above, then Blogger TOS should not be ignored.

Next up was the Blogger content policy, this is a page of notice from Blogger to public, which of two terms or words in it, already reflect an aspect that should not be overlooked by bloggers. But in fact, whether intentionally or not to be missed. In fact, in a separate point of view, this Blogger content policy is more essential for a blogspot's blogger than Blogger TOS (without ignoring that these two regulations are very important and a must for a blogger).

Why is more essential?, because Blogger's content policy is a fundamental rule, which serves as the basis and determine what content you want to explore in your blog. As an obvious example, there often occurs a blog be deleted by Blogger due to its blog, for instance, offers a free download for warez. They or blog authors do not realize that this could lead to copyright infringement, and it can be said because of something trivial, they do not read and understand Blogger content policy first.

Indeed, Blogger is a free service for communication, self-expression and freedom of speech, but that does not mean a blogger can do arbitrarily. Blogger keeps directing everyone to an ethical blogging.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Your Left Click Is Honesty, Your Right Click Is Respect

Blogging Ethic Number One
Ask all bloggers around the world, What is the most common thing they do when they are blogging?, Most likely the answer would vary. But actually they do the same thing, i.e click. If not left click, then right click. Thus, click is the thing which is most often done by bloggers. However, instead of click that serve as the topic here, click is just an icon or just to symbolize.

Click is an act which is (actually) an essential moment for a blogger when doing an online activity. A click is a decision. And a decision is closely related to the two things, which, these two things that become the actual topic here, namely:
1. Honesty
2. Respect

Blogging is an activity in cyberspace as well as real-world activities, which should promote honesty and respect. There are many good attitudes that should be owned by a blogger, but it seems that honesty and respect are the two most relevant good attitudes, especially for professional bloggers.

The difference is, if a real-world activity could be supervised by the parties or others, then blogging is not the case. Even if a blogger's online activity can be supervised, detected, or monitored based on IP address, but there were still so many holes and spaces that can be entered by a bad blogger to do things that are not fair or unethical.

The most actual example of an unethical act, which can be found on the web is to copy or duplicate content. You can find this case in a number of remarkable. You can check it by using the copyscape tool, or, highlight a phrase on a post or article, then do a search on Google and see the result.

Then why bad blogger doing something like that?, there are many reasons, one of which is because of money. This money that blinded their consciences so they do short cut. Maybe they really are good bloggers, but they were tempted, forgot and shortsighted. They also forget that their unethical activities may be detectable, particularly by Google technology.

In contrast, honest and respect in blogging will surely be profitable, including material benefits, it's just a matter of time. You just need to add an attitude for this: Patience. Indeed blogging is just "a virtual activity", but those who succeed in this web, almost certainly has the honesty and respect plus patience. Like entrepreneurs that take many years to succeed. They're all must go through a lengthy process.

Then just do a left click for an honesty and shout in your heart, do a right click for a respect and planted in your mind.