Friday, November 20, 2009

Are you more or less likely to be misunderstood online? Why?

You are more likely to be misunderstood online because the written word is open to misinterpretation and there is no opportunity to support a viewpoint.

What are two advantages of social networks?

1) Broad international base
2) Easily accessible to all with an internet capability

What is an acceptable use policy? Who decides what constitutes acceptable use? What can happen if you violate an acceptable use policy?

An Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is a set of rules applied by the owner/manager of a network,website or large computer system that restrict the ways in which the network site or system may be used.

Usually corporations, ISP, or businesses decide on the appropriate rules for use. These are usually guided indications which minimize potential for legal action.

A violation of AUP may result in sanction of the user. However, it is difficult to enforce legal action for abuse.
(Wikipedia)
According to CNN, the FAA Air Traffic Control glitch has been resolved. "Due to the outage, air traffic controllers had to enter flight plans manually, a problem that causes delays, according to the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association." (CNN)
According to CNN "Continental Airlines and American Airlines are among the carriers to expand surcharges for flights on peak travel dates from now through May". Among those the "surcharges" baggage fees are going to be amongst those fees (CNN)
I chose as one of my feeds AccuWeather. Weather plays a major role in aviation, affecting it on a daily basis. The storm system, which is bringing heavy rainfall to parts of Texas, will spread eastward along the Gulf Coast Friday night and early Saturday. By late Saturday we can expect some form of rain which could affect aviaition operations (AccuWeather)

Thunderstorm