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| captnjak | Chapters 1 and 2 | 0 | Dec 15 2008, 3:03 PM EST by captnjak | ||||
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On page 6, where Solove talks about the norm policy; how is one supposed to enforce norms when one cannot use the internet to hurt the 'credit' of another person?
On page 19, Solove talks about blogs being all the new rage; if it wasn't for these blogs, what effect would it have on people who cannot leave their homes for some reason? On page 9, Solove talks about Google being the dominant search engine of the internet; if Google continues on this path, is it possible that we could have another Monopoly lawsuit in the near future? |
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| DelaneyParrish | Question Formation and Analysis 3 | 2 | Sep 25 2008, 9:22 AM EDT by kmak1 | ||||
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Thread started: Sep 22 2008, 4:35 PM EDT
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On page 49, Solove suggests that the internet might eventually render our reputations more or less obsolete. He suggests that the internet might dissolve social norms, forcing the public to accept one another despite the presence of personal "warts" in the public sphere. However, he also suggests that the internet might instead produce overwhelming numbers of civilian social-norm police, which would only restrict our individual freedom in both our personal and public lives. If this second option becomes a reality, is it likely that people will come to fear the internet so much that its use will eventually dwindle?
On page 47 Solove mentions that the family of Star Wars Kid sued the other students who uploaded the original video. As youtube becomes more popular, and internet videos become more commonplace, might such lawsuits eventually be understood as innappropriate? Will video of individuals eventually come to be considered public property if discovered or produced in a "public" environment (such as a video made on a campus at a public university)? Should we, as public consumers of news media, be concerned that editors of respected news venues search internet blogs for story ideas? Does this mean that "the news" is quickly becoming less about legitimate, non-bias reporting and more about what people want to hear? Will topics on gossip blogs become the "legitimate" news of the future? (Solove, 20)
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| sematthe | Questions for Chapters 1 and 2 | 2 | Sep 24 2008, 9:58 PM EDT by leingles | ||||
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1. Internet vigilante justice is very common on the web nowadays due to average people trying to enforce social norms (ex: dog poop girl). What type of actions should this woman take to make-up for her wrong-doings and gain back respect from the public? Can she even recover from an incident like this? (Solove, 6)
2. How do blogs that focus on politics, government, and the law differ from blogs that give a first-hand account from a soldier or cancer patient's point of view? (Solove, 23) 3. Do social networking sites like Myspace and Facebook shorten Stanley Milgram's theory of "six degrees of seperation?" Or has this theory become obsolete now that a person can become "friends" with someone else through a simple click of a computer mouse? (Solove, 25)
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| reillyk | Questions for Chapters 1 and 2 | 2 | Sep 24 2008, 8:56 PM EDT by ptburton | ||||
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Glenn Reynolds, a law professor and author of the popular blog Instapundit, mentions the increasing potential of bloggers as reporters. What effect do you think blogging will play on the journalism field in ten years? (Solove, 23)
As stated on page 27 and 28, social networking sites play a large role in society and are frequently filled with personal information such as name, birth dates and address, what effect to do think this has on the users personal safety? Do you believe by putting your address and birth date you are opening yourself up to robbery or identity theft? In the beginning of chapter one Solove mentions a man named Michael who has a criminal past. Due to the search power of the internet Michael is having trouble finding a date who doesn't know about his criminal history. Do you believe this increase in knowledge before meeting a person had an effect on relationship building in the future? (Solove, 10)
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| kmsordel | Question Formation 3 | 2 | Sep 24 2008, 10:12 AM EDT by bhatrack | ||||
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Thread started: Sep 22 2008, 6:15 PM EDT
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On pages 6-8, Solove quotes commentators' opinions on privacy and patrolling the internet. There are mixed feelings from these commentators about posting discussion of someone else's transgressions online. Should there be consequences for speaking negatively of a person or has this just become part of our culture?
As a juvenile offender in the court system, the record will be sealed and thrown out upon turning 18. If this information is posted on the internet it will become public domain and remain forever even if the original record is no longer available. This could in fact affect a person's chances of finding a job or obtaining aid from the government. Is this a fair assessment or should the same rules apply? (17,30-32) After searching myself on Google, I realized not everything appeared. I then used a screen name/alias and was able to find the rest of the information. Could this be a way to prevent someone from finding some information about you or if they dug deep enough would it still be able to surface?
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| Malinows | Question Formation and Analysis 3 | 0 | Sep 22 2008, 1:37 PM EDT by Malinows | ||||
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1. Regarding the “dog poop girl” case in The Future of Reputation, do you think that the “norm police” were right in punishing her? Why or why not. Do you agree with the statement that the crowd had a right to post the video of her because she was in public and therefore should do expect privacy? Explain your reasoning. (Chapter 1)
2. Pretend you are the boss of a major company. You have just finished interviewing a very qualified young lady for the particular opening she was applying for. As you do with all prospective employees, you go to Google and type in her name and up pops a video of her as “dog poop girl”. In the past, you have not hired and even fired people for their inappropriate pictures and saying on certain web pages. Even though this may not be the exact case regarding “dog poop girl”, would you still hire her? Why or why not. (Chapter 2 of The Future of Reputation) 3. In Chapter 1 of The Future of Reputation, Solove claims that “in the offline world, the dog poop girl would have been quickly forgotten”. Explain why this instance would have been left alone in the offline world versus the online world. |
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