Dangers of Blogging

After reading these articles, some of the dangers from blogging were: Giving out personal information to the world, using the blog posts as profanity messages, writing threatening messages to people around them, or replacing chat rooms for these blogs. The personal information that people want to include in their websites or blogs is open to so many users; half of the users are probably not safe. I think that the highest and most important concern for blogging is the child molesters and predators that are lurking around reading every ones information. As we know this has happened before, where these people take this information and use it to harm a certain person. This concern is definitely legitimate, because it has to do with the safety of those using the blogs. Another danger that wasn't mentioned in the articles was the safety of the bloggers' family members. Even if the blogger puts information out about him or herself, there is no guarantee that a predator will specifically track that same person down. If there is enough information open to the users, it is possible for them to receive personal family information also. Three rules that I think the class should follow on our blogs are: 1. Do not have conversations about anything other than the book you are reading, because blogs for school should be used for school purposes only. 2. Do not put your last name or any family or personal information, and 3. Do not add a picture of yourself so that you can preserve your identity.
Even though I do have a myspace and a facebook, I have the same opinion of those who have written in these articles. In some way, I think that myspace is a safer network, only because if you do not include the school that you attend, no one will know which school you go to, unless they are your friend. You make the choice to add someone you do not know as a friend. This is the same situation as facebook, however, in this network, it shows the school you attend. This is how someone has easy access to your personal information.