This article is about how blogger Kathy Sierra received death threats. Kathy did not take these threats seriously until these people provided her with pictures of her whereabouts at a certain time. A fter having being provided with such information she decided that she was not going to appear in the public functions until she knew she was safe. Many bloggers who were in support of Kathy Sierrra suspended their blogs for a period of time until this issue was resolved. Some people have decided to support Kathy Sierra because even though some men would criticise her she stood up for what she believed in. Though Kathy Sierra has been criticised for standing up for what she believes in (equality and to stop violence on blogging sites) she has created a need for blog sites to have better security.
For these blogs to be secure, they have to be created in a manner that only exposes things that the blogger has posted and does not expose personal information. Personal information about bloggers should only be known by the creators of the blog so as to ensure that wherever the blogger is they are secured from all violent threats. In order to ensure the safety of bloggers, the blog creators should keep in touch (contact) with the bloggers (it might be weekly or monthly) to ensure that the bloggers feel comfortable and are not being threatened by anyone. Blog creators could create a website that bloggers can send emails or posts on any problems they are having with their blogs. The other security measure that can be taken is that the locations of people on the profile should not appear at all on the blog.
I would not want my potential employer to visit my Myspace or Facebook account so as to divide between my personal life at home and my life at work. I would not want my potential employer to visit my account because away from work you need to relax, do things you that you enjoy (sometimes your potential employer might not share the same interests or beliefs as you about a certain subject) therefore should not visit my account. If my potential employer visited my Myspace or Facebook account he or she would like the way I present myself but certainly not like the way that some of my Fcaebook friends present themselves in terms of language and activities.
