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It’s About Access

May 24, 2014 – 12:44 pm

If you have a few minutes today, watch this. Oh, watch it anyway. And share it. It won a Webby, the equivalent of the Oscar for the web world. And I have to admit that at the end, I cried. Seriously. Like those in the satirical episode, I don’t live in the wildest woolliest of […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blogging, WordPress, WordPress News | Tags: broadband, broadband access, fiber optic, freedom, freedom of speech, internet access, internet freedom, net neutrality, wordpress, WordPress News | Comments (11)

Russia’s Bloggers Under Attack

May 21, 2014 – 9:58 pm

If you haven’t been paying attention to one of the largest countries in the world is persecuting bloggers. I’ve written up a summary in the ClarkWP Magazine site produced by my Clark College WordPress students, “The New Blogger’s Law in Russia.” In December 2013, the Russian parliament passed a law to allow the blocking of […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blogging, WordPress, WordPress News | Tags: blogger persecution, blogger rights, bloggers law, fisa, freedom, freedom of speech, homeland security, internet laws, net neutrality, pipa, rights, russia, russia bloggers law, sopa, usa patriot act, web laws, web publishing, wordpress, WordPress News | Comments (7)

Blog Exercises: Define Freedom

August 2, 2013 – 4:37 am

In an NPR Radio news story, people submitted their definitions of freedom as related to the recent overthrow or change of government or whatever you wish to call it in Egypt. Two of the definitions caught my attention. Freedom is when you can do whatever you want. Freedom is when you cannot do whatever you […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, blogging tips, Writing | Tags: blog, blog policies, blogging tips, comments, content, copyright, define freedom, freedom, perspective, policies, prompts, publish, site policies, web writing, Writing, writing for the web, writing prompts | Comments (6)

Blog Exercises: The Don’ts of Blogging

January 16, 2013 – 4:45 am

Did you know there is a Blogger’s Code of Conduct? It’s on Wikipedia. Initiated by Tim O’Reilly, it is as follows: Take responsibility not just for your own words, but for the comments you allow on your blog. Label your tolerance level for abusive comments. Consider eliminating anonymous comments. Don’t feed the trolls. Take the […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, blogging tips, Writing | Tags: blog exercise, blog exercises, blog guidelines, blog policies, blogger ethics, bloggers code of ethics, blogging ethics, blogging laws, blogging rights, blogging rules, blogging tips, code of ethics, comments, ethics, exercises, freedom, freedom of speech, guidelines, how to blog, interactivity, laws, legal, legal policies, legal rights, moral value, morals, policies, prison, rights, standards, web writing, writing for the web | Comments (17)

Peace on Earth: Help Me Fight Terrorism in My Community

December 12, 2012 – 11:32 am

Update: This story is starting to go viral. Thank you to everyone for your support for the Portland and Clackamas, Oregon, Community in their time of need. I hope we fill the Clackamas Mall, and every mall, with as many people as possible to let all terrorists, domestic and international, know that we will not […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blog Babble, Blogging, WordPress, WordPress News | Tags: clackamas, clackamas mall, clackamas town center, event, freedom, hope, invitation, mall shooting, oregon, pdx, portland, shooting, terrorism, wordpress, WordPress News | Comments (13)

Banned, Blocked, and Censored Bloggers

October 4, 2012 – 2:25 pm

According to the American Library Association, September 30 through October 6, 2012, is a salute to Banned Books week. Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blogging, Blogging News | Tags: arrest, ban, banned bloggers, banned blogs, banned blogs list, blocked blogs, bloggers, blogging, blogging censorship, censorship, civil rights, eff, electronic frontier foundation, freedom, freedom of speech, laws, legal, list of banned blogs, politics, speech, Writing | Comments (12)