The tutorial below, called “A quick tutorial on Blogger, Adsense and Analytics”, is a boring blog tutorial, followed by occasional sewaring and burping.
He is not patient and he actually says that he will not go through the steps of showing you how to open a blog. He is too focused on how much money he had made on advertising online and how many hits he has had lately.
It is quick, as its title suggests but he is not descriptive enough.
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Glossary of blogging
I was watching a program Have I got news for you online and the presenter said that BBC have decided not to call these video clips as Vodcast “because it is too confusing”. Instead, they are calling them Webisodes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/haveigotnewsforyou/
Internet terminology is changing rapidly and it is confusing even without it changing so often.
Here are some definitions of our online language.
Blogathy
Definition: I do not want to post today and I do not care about it
Blogsnob
Definition: Refusing to respond to blog comments from “not-friends”.
Blogiversary
Definition: Your blog birthday
For more definitions go to:
http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2006/06/the-giant-blogging-terms-glossary/
However, there are other expressions, such as Fisk, meaning:
verb. To deconstruct an article on a point by point basis in a highly critical manner. Derived from the name of journalist Robert Fisk, a frequent target of such critical articles in the blogosphere (qv).
Usage: "Orrin Judd did a severe fisking of an idiotic article in the New York Times today..."
More definitions:http://www.samizdata.net/blog/glossary.html
Blogs' DNA!
By: blog.by-expression.com/.../blog-dna.jpg
Internet terminology is changing rapidly and it is confusing even without it changing so often.
Here are some definitions of our online language.
Blogathy
Definition: I do not want to post today and I do not care about it
Blogsnob
Definition: Refusing to respond to blog comments from “not-friends”.
Blogiversary
Definition: Your blog birthday
For more definitions go to:
http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2006/06/the-giant-blogging-terms-glossary/
However, there are other expressions, such as Fisk, meaning:
verb. To deconstruct an article on a point by point basis in a highly critical manner. Derived from the name of journalist Robert Fisk, a frequent target of such critical articles in the blogosphere (qv).
Usage: "Orrin Judd did a severe fisking of an idiotic article in the New York Times today..."
More definitions:http://www.samizdata.net/blog/glossary.html
Blogs' DNA!
By: blog.by-expression.com/.../blog-dna.jpg
Why do we need Creative Commons?
Creative Commons is a U.S. based corporation founded in 2001 and it deals with authors copyright produced online.
So, Creative Commons (CC), helps you publish your work online while letting others know exactly what they can and can't do with your work.
Creative Commons is an alternative to copyright, where the artist/creator allows the work to be reproduced for free as long as the reproduction is for non-commercial use (like Flickr etc)
Lawrence Lessing is the father of Creative Commons. See an interview with him here http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2006-04-03-n67.html
“The licenses of CC are based on the U.S. Copyright Act in many respects. This means that, though we have no reason to believe that the licenses would not function in legal systems across the world, it is at least conceivable that some aspects of our licenses will not align perfectly to a particular jurisdiction's laws.”
http://creativecommons.org/international/
“The original non-localized Creative Commons licenses were written with the U.S. legal system in mind, so the wording could be incompatible within different local legislations and render the licenses unenforceable in various jurisdictions. To address this issue, Creative Commons International has started to port the various licenses to accommodate local copyright and private law. As of January 2007, there are 34 jurisdiction-specific licenses, with 9 other jurisdictions in drafting process, and more countries joining the project.“ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons
Now, hang on.
Here I am, a Kosovar, living in UK, dealing with US laws. My country is not a country. It is administered by United Nations. I don’t even have Kosovan passport, I have a Yugoslavian passport, although Yugoslavia doesn’t exist anymore. To my bewilderment, no country on this planet questions my passport.
My point is, as a person who belongs to no country, am I eligible to copy and paste others work without their permission? Hello, I do not belong to any country, remember?
Of course I don’t need a law to tell me how to behave but I find it very obnoxious - while I live in UK to respect US laws.
Yes, the law should be respected but we have copyright laws in UK already, we don’t need CC all away from US to tell us do’s and don’ts, although it is referring to online publications.
According to Creative Commons licence, you keep your copyright but allow people to copy and distribute your work provided they give you credit and only on the conditions you specify here.
How long does the copyright lasts for?
To re-create the functionality of a 14- or 28-year copyright, the contributor will sell the copyright to Creative Commons for $1.00 (although Creative Commons claims to be non-profitable corporation, they will still charge you) at which point Creative Commons will give the contributor an exclusive license to the work for 14 (or 28) years.
To do all this CC might also require you to register your work with the U.S. Copyright office. http://www.creativecommons.com/
I am hitting a dead end here.
It is very ethical to respect someone else’s work but I don’t see a point why should we contact US. The reality is, there is no other place to be contacted other than US.
Perhaps, the rest of the world should wake up and do something about online work, otherwise there will be a complete online totalitarianism ending in online revolution, resulting in complete anarchy, which would mean that in a very near future we will not be able to distinguish facts from fiction and copyright would sound just another made up word.
So, Creative Commons (CC), helps you publish your work online while letting others know exactly what they can and can't do with your work.
Creative Commons is an alternative to copyright, where the artist/creator allows the work to be reproduced for free as long as the reproduction is for non-commercial use (like Flickr etc)
Lawrence Lessing is the father of Creative Commons. See an interview with him here http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2006-04-03-n67.html
“The licenses of CC are based on the U.S. Copyright Act in many respects. This means that, though we have no reason to believe that the licenses would not function in legal systems across the world, it is at least conceivable that some aspects of our licenses will not align perfectly to a particular jurisdiction's laws.”
http://creativecommons.org/international/
“The original non-localized Creative Commons licenses were written with the U.S. legal system in mind, so the wording could be incompatible within different local legislations and render the licenses unenforceable in various jurisdictions. To address this issue, Creative Commons International has started to port the various licenses to accommodate local copyright and private law. As of January 2007, there are 34 jurisdiction-specific licenses, with 9 other jurisdictions in drafting process, and more countries joining the project.“ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons
Now, hang on.
Here I am, a Kosovar, living in UK, dealing with US laws. My country is not a country. It is administered by United Nations. I don’t even have Kosovan passport, I have a Yugoslavian passport, although Yugoslavia doesn’t exist anymore. To my bewilderment, no country on this planet questions my passport.
My point is, as a person who belongs to no country, am I eligible to copy and paste others work without their permission? Hello, I do not belong to any country, remember?
Of course I don’t need a law to tell me how to behave but I find it very obnoxious - while I live in UK to respect US laws.
Yes, the law should be respected but we have copyright laws in UK already, we don’t need CC all away from US to tell us do’s and don’ts, although it is referring to online publications.
According to Creative Commons licence, you keep your copyright but allow people to copy and distribute your work provided they give you credit and only on the conditions you specify here.
How long does the copyright lasts for?
To re-create the functionality of a 14- or 28-year copyright, the contributor will sell the copyright to Creative Commons for $1.00 (although Creative Commons claims to be non-profitable corporation, they will still charge you) at which point Creative Commons will give the contributor an exclusive license to the work for 14 (or 28) years.
To do all this CC might also require you to register your work with the U.S. Copyright office. http://www.creativecommons.com/
I am hitting a dead end here.
It is very ethical to respect someone else’s work but I don’t see a point why should we contact US. The reality is, there is no other place to be contacted other than US.
Perhaps, the rest of the world should wake up and do something about online work, otherwise there will be a complete online totalitarianism ending in online revolution, resulting in complete anarchy, which would mean that in a very near future we will not be able to distinguish facts from fiction and copyright would sound just another made up word.
Saturday, 17 November 2007
CODE OF PRACTICE
NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE PUBLISHING IN THE U.K.
Editors’ Code of Practice
Code of Practice are rules and regulations made voluntarily by and for the newspapers and magazines published in UK. They are compulsory.
Editors’ Code of Practice
Code of Practice are rules and regulations made voluntarily by and for the newspapers and magazines published in UK. They are compulsory.
The Press Complaints Commission is in charge with enforcing the Code of Practice framed by the newspaper and periodical industry and was ratified by the PCC on 01 August 2007.
All members of the press have a duty to maintain the highest professional standards. The Code, protects the rights of the individual and the public's right to know. It is the cornerstone of the system of self-regulation to which the industry has made a binding commitment.
It is essential that an agreed code be honoured not only to the letter but in the full spirit. It should not be interpreted so narrowly as to compromise its commitment to respect the rights of the individual, nor so broadly that it constitutes an unnecessary interference with freedom of expression or prevents publication in the public interest.
It is the responsibility of editors and publishers to apply the Code to editorial material in both printed and online versions of publications. They should take care to ensure it is observed rigorously by all editorial staff and external contributors, including non-journalists, in printed and online versions of publications.
Editors should co-operate swiftly with the PCC in the resolution of complaints. Any publication judged to have breached the Code must print the adjudication in full and with due prominence, including headline reference to the PCC.
1 Accuracy
~ The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information, including pictures.
~ A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion once recognised must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence, and - where appropriate - an apology published.
~ The Press, whilst free to be partisan, must distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture and fact.
~ A publication must report fairly and accurately the outcome of an action for defamation to which it has been a party, unless an agreed settlement states otherwise, or an agreed statement is published.
2 Opportunity to reply
~ A fair opportunity for reply to inaccuracies must be given when reasonably called for.
3 Privacy*
~ Everyone is entitled to respect for his or her private and family life, home, health and correspondence, including digital communications. Editors will be expected to justify intrusions into any individual's private life without consent.
~ It is unacceptable to photograph individuals in private places without their consent.
Note - Private places are public or private property where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy.
4 Harassment*
~ Journalists must not engage in intimidation, harassment or persistent pursuit.
~ They must not persist in questioning, telephoning, pursuing or photographing individuals once asked to desist; nor remain on their property when asked to leave and must not follow them.
~ Editors must ensure these principles are observed by those working for them and take care not to use non-compliant material from other sources.
5 Intrusion into grief or shock
~ In cases involving personal grief or shock, enquiries and approaches must be made with sympathy and discretion and publication handled sensitively. This should not restrict the right to report legal proceedings, such as inquests.
~ When reporting suicide, care should be taken to avoid excessive detail about the method used.
6 Children
~ Young people should be free to complete their time at school without unnecessary intrusion.
~ A child under 16 must not be interviewed or photographed on issues involving their own or another child’s welfare unless a custodial parent or similarly responsible adult consents.
~ Pupils must not be approached or photographed at school without the permission of the school authorities.
~ Minors must not be paid for material involving children’s welfare, nor parents or guardians for material about their children or wards, unless it is clearly in the child's interest.
~ Editors must not use the fame, notoriety or position of a parent or guardian as sole justification for publishing details of a child’s private life.
7 Children in sex cases*
~ The press must not, even if legally free to do so, identify children under 16 who are victims or witnesses in cases involving sex offences.
2. In any press report of a case involving a sexual offence against a child -
~ The child must not be identified.
~ The adult may be identified.
~ The word "incest" must not be used where a child victim might be identified.
~ Care must be taken that nothing in the report implies the relationship between the accused and the child.
8 Hospitals*
~ Journalists must identify themselves and obtain permission from a responsible executive before entering non-public areas of hospitals or similar institutions to pursue enquiries.
~ The restrictions on intruding into privacy are particularly relevant to enquiries about individuals in hospitals or similar institutions.
9 Reporting of Crime*
~ Relatives or friends of persons convicted or accused of crime should not generally be identified without their consent, unless they are genuinely relevant to the story.
~ Particular regard should be paid to the potentially vulnerable position of children who witness, or are victims of, crime. This should not restrict the right to report legal proceedings.
10 Clandestine devices and subterfuge*
~ The press must not seek to obtain or publish material acquired by using hidden cameras or clandestine listening devices; or by intercepting private or mobile telephone calls, messages or emails; or by the unauthorised removal of documents or photographs; or by accessing digitally-held private information without consent.
~ Engaging in misrepresentation or subterfuge, including by agents or intermediaries, can generally be justified only in the public interest and then only when the material cannot be obtained by other means.
11 Victims of sexual assault
The press must not identify victims of sexual assault or publish material likely to contribute to such identification unless there is adequate justification and they are legally free to do so.
12 Discrimination
~ The press must avoid prejudicial or pejorative reference to an individual's race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or to any physical or mental illness or disability.
ii) Details of an individual's race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental illness or disability must be avoided unless genuinely relevant to the story.
13 Financial journalism
~ Even where the law does not prohibit it, journalists must not use for their own profit financial information they receive in advance of its general publication, nor should they pass such information to others.
~ They must not write about shares or securities in whose performance they know that they or their close families have a significant financial interest without disclosing the interest to the editor or financial editor.
~ They must not buy or sell, either directly or through nominees or agents, shares or securities about which they have written recently or about which they intend to write in the near future.
14 Confidential sources
Journalists have a moral obligation to protect confidential sources of information.
15 Witness payments in criminal trials
~ No payment or offer of payment to a witness - or any person who may reasonably be expected to be called as a witness - should be made in any case once proceedings are active as defined by the Contempt of Court Act 1981.
This prohibition lasts until the suspect has been freed unconditionally by police without charge or bail or the proceedings are otherwise discontinued; or has entered a guilty plea to the court; or, in the event of a not guilty plea, the court has announced its verdict.
~ Where proceedings are not yet active but are likely and foreseeable, editors must not make or offer payment to any person who may reasonably be expected to be called as a witness, unless the information concerned ought demonstrably to be published in the public interest and there is an over-riding need to make or promise payment for this to be done; and all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure no financial dealings influence the evidence those witnesses give. In no circumstances should such payment be conditional on the outcome of a trial.
~ Any payment or offer of payment made to a person later cited to give evidence in proceedings must be disclosed to the prosecution and defence. The witness must be advised of this requirement.
16 *Payment to criminals
~ Payment or offers of payment for stories, pictures or information, which seek to exploit a particular crime or to glorify or glamorise crime in general, must not be made directly or via agents to convicted or confessed criminals or to their associates – who may include family, friends and colleagues.
~ Editors invoking the public interest to justify payment or offers would need to demonstrate that there was good reason to believe the public interest would be served. If, despite payment, no public interest emerged, then the material should not be published.
The public interest
There may be exceptions to the clauses marked * where they can be demonstrated to be in the public interest. 1. The public interest includes, but is not confined to:
~ Detecting or exposing crime or serious impropriety.
~ Protecting public health and safety.
~ Preventing the public from being misled by an action or statement of an individual or organisation.
2. There is a public interest in freedom of expression itself.
3. Whenever the public interest is invoked, the PCC will require editors to demonstrate fully how the public interest was served.
4. The PCC will consider the extent to which material is already in the public domain, or will become so.
5. In cases involving children under 16, editors must demonstrate an exceptional public interest to over-ride the normally paramount interest of the child.
All members of the press have a duty to maintain the highest professional standards. The Code, protects the rights of the individual and the public's right to know. It is the cornerstone of the system of self-regulation to which the industry has made a binding commitment.
It is essential that an agreed code be honoured not only to the letter but in the full spirit. It should not be interpreted so narrowly as to compromise its commitment to respect the rights of the individual, nor so broadly that it constitutes an unnecessary interference with freedom of expression or prevents publication in the public interest.
It is the responsibility of editors and publishers to apply the Code to editorial material in both printed and online versions of publications. They should take care to ensure it is observed rigorously by all editorial staff and external contributors, including non-journalists, in printed and online versions of publications.
Editors should co-operate swiftly with the PCC in the resolution of complaints. Any publication judged to have breached the Code must print the adjudication in full and with due prominence, including headline reference to the PCC.
1 Accuracy
~ The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information, including pictures.
~ A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion once recognised must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence, and - where appropriate - an apology published.
~ The Press, whilst free to be partisan, must distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture and fact.
~ A publication must report fairly and accurately the outcome of an action for defamation to which it has been a party, unless an agreed settlement states otherwise, or an agreed statement is published.
2 Opportunity to reply
~ A fair opportunity for reply to inaccuracies must be given when reasonably called for.
3 Privacy*
~ Everyone is entitled to respect for his or her private and family life, home, health and correspondence, including digital communications. Editors will be expected to justify intrusions into any individual's private life without consent.
~ It is unacceptable to photograph individuals in private places without their consent.
Note - Private places are public or private property where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy.
4 Harassment*
~ Journalists must not engage in intimidation, harassment or persistent pursuit.
~ They must not persist in questioning, telephoning, pursuing or photographing individuals once asked to desist; nor remain on their property when asked to leave and must not follow them.
~ Editors must ensure these principles are observed by those working for them and take care not to use non-compliant material from other sources.
5 Intrusion into grief or shock
~ In cases involving personal grief or shock, enquiries and approaches must be made with sympathy and discretion and publication handled sensitively. This should not restrict the right to report legal proceedings, such as inquests.
~ When reporting suicide, care should be taken to avoid excessive detail about the method used.
6 Children
~ Young people should be free to complete their time at school without unnecessary intrusion.
~ A child under 16 must not be interviewed or photographed on issues involving their own or another child’s welfare unless a custodial parent or similarly responsible adult consents.
~ Pupils must not be approached or photographed at school without the permission of the school authorities.
~ Minors must not be paid for material involving children’s welfare, nor parents or guardians for material about their children or wards, unless it is clearly in the child's interest.
~ Editors must not use the fame, notoriety or position of a parent or guardian as sole justification for publishing details of a child’s private life.
7 Children in sex cases*
~ The press must not, even if legally free to do so, identify children under 16 who are victims or witnesses in cases involving sex offences.
2. In any press report of a case involving a sexual offence against a child -
~ The child must not be identified.
~ The adult may be identified.
~ The word "incest" must not be used where a child victim might be identified.
~ Care must be taken that nothing in the report implies the relationship between the accused and the child.
8 Hospitals*
~ Journalists must identify themselves and obtain permission from a responsible executive before entering non-public areas of hospitals or similar institutions to pursue enquiries.
~ The restrictions on intruding into privacy are particularly relevant to enquiries about individuals in hospitals or similar institutions.
9 Reporting of Crime*
~ Relatives or friends of persons convicted or accused of crime should not generally be identified without their consent, unless they are genuinely relevant to the story.
~ Particular regard should be paid to the potentially vulnerable position of children who witness, or are victims of, crime. This should not restrict the right to report legal proceedings.
10 Clandestine devices and subterfuge*
~ The press must not seek to obtain or publish material acquired by using hidden cameras or clandestine listening devices; or by intercepting private or mobile telephone calls, messages or emails; or by the unauthorised removal of documents or photographs; or by accessing digitally-held private information without consent.
~ Engaging in misrepresentation or subterfuge, including by agents or intermediaries, can generally be justified only in the public interest and then only when the material cannot be obtained by other means.
11 Victims of sexual assault
The press must not identify victims of sexual assault or publish material likely to contribute to such identification unless there is adequate justification and they are legally free to do so.
12 Discrimination
~ The press must avoid prejudicial or pejorative reference to an individual's race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or to any physical or mental illness or disability.
ii) Details of an individual's race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental illness or disability must be avoided unless genuinely relevant to the story.
13 Financial journalism
~ Even where the law does not prohibit it, journalists must not use for their own profit financial information they receive in advance of its general publication, nor should they pass such information to others.
~ They must not write about shares or securities in whose performance they know that they or their close families have a significant financial interest without disclosing the interest to the editor or financial editor.
~ They must not buy or sell, either directly or through nominees or agents, shares or securities about which they have written recently or about which they intend to write in the near future.
14 Confidential sources
Journalists have a moral obligation to protect confidential sources of information.
15 Witness payments in criminal trials
~ No payment or offer of payment to a witness - or any person who may reasonably be expected to be called as a witness - should be made in any case once proceedings are active as defined by the Contempt of Court Act 1981.
This prohibition lasts until the suspect has been freed unconditionally by police without charge or bail or the proceedings are otherwise discontinued; or has entered a guilty plea to the court; or, in the event of a not guilty plea, the court has announced its verdict.
~ Where proceedings are not yet active but are likely and foreseeable, editors must not make or offer payment to any person who may reasonably be expected to be called as a witness, unless the information concerned ought demonstrably to be published in the public interest and there is an over-riding need to make or promise payment for this to be done; and all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure no financial dealings influence the evidence those witnesses give. In no circumstances should such payment be conditional on the outcome of a trial.
~ Any payment or offer of payment made to a person later cited to give evidence in proceedings must be disclosed to the prosecution and defence. The witness must be advised of this requirement.
16 *Payment to criminals
~ Payment or offers of payment for stories, pictures or information, which seek to exploit a particular crime or to glorify or glamorise crime in general, must not be made directly or via agents to convicted or confessed criminals or to their associates – who may include family, friends and colleagues.
~ Editors invoking the public interest to justify payment or offers would need to demonstrate that there was good reason to believe the public interest would be served. If, despite payment, no public interest emerged, then the material should not be published.
The public interest
There may be exceptions to the clauses marked * where they can be demonstrated to be in the public interest. 1. The public interest includes, but is not confined to:
~ Detecting or exposing crime or serious impropriety.
~ Protecting public health and safety.
~ Preventing the public from being misled by an action or statement of an individual or organisation.
2. There is a public interest in freedom of expression itself.
3. Whenever the public interest is invoked, the PCC will require editors to demonstrate fully how the public interest was served.
4. The PCC will consider the extent to which material is already in the public domain, or will become so.
5. In cases involving children under 16, editors must demonstrate an exceptional public interest to over-ride the normally paramount interest of the child.
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