Last week i was lucky enough to have a presentation from Tom Kyte from Orcale. This presentation was a way to show what we are learning in class and show it in the real life from a man who has took blogging to new levels....
I was really amused when tom shared a comment he got on his most famous blog AskTom...This blog is on the oracle site...The email he shared with us questioned who was really writing the blog...While tom assured us that all the posts on his blog were created and written by him but then he said some other companies blog may not be written by who they say they are written by...This leads to a few good points...What can you really believe on the Internet because you really do not know who is writing these blogs...What will stop me from going online and posting something i know not one thing about...If i present it in a way that is clear and in good format people will believe anything...So how much do you believe that is on the Internet?
Tom also shared a story how he was sued a few times because of information posted on his blog...This raises a major concern of what can you post on your blog...A website that anyone can create and say they are any one they want how can you sue someone? Will you sue someone if they hurt you on the Internet?
Check out toms blog at http://tkyte.blogspot.com/2007/02/what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up.html for his summary on our class and what he is thinking about..and find out if indeed he does quit oracle and become a teacher!
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Its true that you always have to think about what others have been saying whenever you look at blogs, etc because in reality you never know who is writing them. If it is a serious issue that you are looking at, you have to check into their credential. Tom has no problem with this, as he has Oracle backing him up.
i have seen many examples of companies threatening to sue small bloggers and alike in order to take content off their blog or website...it is definitely a legitimate concern but often times it is just a veiled threat. A threat though that is hard to call bluff upon.
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