Every blogger needs to understand the ethics associated with posting online. The Ethical blogging article has taught me just how important the laws about posting online is.

• Bloggers should be able to easily distinguish what blogs are based on real evidential content and which blogs are based off rumours and gossip
• The importance of not plagiarising, having the ability to use other resources to collect information but to then create your own ideas to then present and publish as your own.
• The importance of referencing where information was collected through hyperlinks. This allows readers to get a larger understanding about a topic and to then participate in the discussion of someone’s individual blog and to then put forth their ideas.
• How important common sense is when blogging and to not write anything that could be offensive to others, as blogs are available for anyone around the world to see.
• Ethical bloggers need to ensure that they take full responsibility for what they write
• Ethical bloggers should be able to create a sense of community, this meaning that they interact with others online by visiting and commenting on blogs that are similar to their own.