Bloggers have responsibility??? Shocking!!
My explorations into the world of blogs never cease to amaze me! For instance, I discovered there is a term called "blogosphere", which effectively replaces the phrase, "world of blogs"! Wiki calls it a social phenomenon, created by the interlinking between its individual instances, the blogs, recalling the meaning of the term noosphere, which Wiki defines as the "sphere of human thought", composed of all the interacting minds on Earth. Ok, enough of technical jargon. Let's get going with what I actually wanted to write about.
I stumbled upon an issue that is burning large, gaping holes into the blogosphere's ozone umbrella of unaccountability. With actual ramifications in real life - I mean outside blogosphere, intruding into the world of men and mice.
The story begins - well, here's where I started reading up, so that is where the story begins according to me; the real beginnings may be lost in the mists of time, I couldn't care less - with an article in a magazine that researched into the claims made by a management institute in India. The author in her blog, and another blogger in his, made pointed statements against the institute based on the magazine article. The institute took affront to this, with its students deciding to defend the honor of their alma mater. Posts, counter-posts, comments, counter-comments...leading even to the resignation of this blogger from his company because of complex wheels turning within more complex wheels!
Whew!
Which brings me to my burning question! Do bloggers have a responsibility? Can I actually be held accountable to the random musings that I scribble because I have too much time on my hands?
Scary thought!!!
I guess I better go do something less accountable...like read up other people's blogs and leave comments!
I stumbled upon an issue that is burning large, gaping holes into the blogosphere's ozone umbrella of unaccountability. With actual ramifications in real life - I mean outside blogosphere, intruding into the world of men and mice.
The story begins - well, here's where I started reading up, so that is where the story begins according to me; the real beginnings may be lost in the mists of time, I couldn't care less - with an article in a magazine that researched into the claims made by a management institute in India. The author in her blog, and another blogger in his, made pointed statements against the institute based on the magazine article. The institute took affront to this, with its students deciding to defend the honor of their alma mater. Posts, counter-posts, comments, counter-comments...leading even to the resignation of this blogger from his company because of complex wheels turning within more complex wheels!
Whew!
Which brings me to my burning question! Do bloggers have a responsibility? Can I actually be held accountable to the random musings that I scribble because I have too much time on my hands?
Scary thought!!!
I guess I better go do something less accountable...like read up other people's blogs and leave comments!
