A Final Note

To the faithful visitors of our blog,

If there is one thing that you should take away from the plethora of information that has been provided to you, it is that reputation is everything. If you are a return user, it means that you thought that the community of this site that has provided you with information on the various subjects that we have covered is a credible, knowledgeable source. You have come to this conclusion without shaking any of our hands, talking to us personally, seeing a picture of us, or even any knowing if we have any type of qualifications. The reason we can be taken seriously is that all of us have worked hard to write clear and effective entries for this site. By presenting ourselves as knowledgeable beings and through taking special care to make sure everything we publish is polished, we are perceived as wise users.

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This is a lesson that should not be forgotten. Everything that you post on any site can effect your online reputation for better or worse. People may become more attracted to you and be willing to listen to anything you have to say or may ignore your from there on out, regardless of the quality of the content you add to the community. It is for that reason, that in this Web 2.0 world where interaction and user input is key, that you never let your reputation come under fire. This can only be accomplished by being critical of any material you choose to add to the web. Otherwise, the reputation of 1000 days could be tarnished by a single post.

-Brian D.

CS292 reputation

~ by bpdoug00 on April 18, 2008.

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