What is a Blog?

The purpose of this post is to collect a general idea of what a Blog is. There are several ways to define a Blog.

Your Tasks

1. Search the internet and find what you think is a good definition.
2. Leave a comment here that summarizes the definition in your own words.
3. Include the url of the site where you got your info.
4. Add the url of a Blog you find interesting.
5. Add a few sentences about why you chose this Blog. (take some time to search)
6. Write your Block #, first name and last intitial only.
   

Internet Dangers

The purpose of this post is to advise other students about a specific internet danger that you have researched and are familiar with. For full credit include the types of information shown in the example below. You could even copy and paste the example, then replace my info with your own. Read the other comments and make your's original. Credit will NOT be given for duplicate answers. Prepare to discuss which comments you find the most interesting.

EXAMPLE

Danger: Criminals use computer technology to obtain large amounts of personal data such as passwords or even banking information.

Prevention: Do NOT respond to "spam" ­ unsolicited E-mail ­ that promises them some benefit but requests identifying data, without realizing that in many cases, the requester has no intention of keeping his promise.

Source: Dept of Justice Website. URL is: http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html#What%20Are%20The%20Most%20Common%20Ways%20To%20Commit%20Identity

Student: Write your Block #, first name and last intitial only.