The Web Economy/16
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Social Engineering
[edit | edit source]This is a lesson part of the module The Web Economy out of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.
Topics
[edit | edit source]- Social engineering is the art of getting information in a sociably likable manner. Famous hackers[1] have used it for bad reasons. But we need it for good ones.
- It requires basic netiquette in asking questions[2] and some time invested in socialising around, helping in small ways until others acknowledge you.
- You can show a strong but natural identity that spurs others interests such as about your country and values that are welcoming to other cultures.
- One secret is to be yourself and not be too shy in making friends.
- You can use common phrases such as "Hello, I am from ..." and "IMHO - in my humble opinion" or "This are my 2 cents" when commenting on a topic.
- Humility and friendliness and willingness to help can make you popular and draw people to help you back.
Assignment Tasks
[edit | edit source]- Here is a case reference of how some conversation can catch flames[3][4][5]. Study it and discuss your thoughts and conclusions.
- Try to socialise through the IRC chatroom, others blogs of the same site you suscribed to, and forums.
- Post something authentic and nice in other talk pages.
- Get friends to commend you back in your talk pages.
- What is the international language used in the Internet? What has the trend been and will be[6]?
Activities
[edit | edit source]- Publish your works in an attractive manner in your user page, stating your own views and findings providing links to your sources. Use the talk page here to score marks.
- Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity.
- Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-9995253-83.html
- ↑ http://catb.org/%7Eesr/faqs/smart-questions.html
- ↑ http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=2383002&forum_id=610548
- ↑ http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=2449825&forum_id=672060
- ↑ http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=2467962&forum_id=611167
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_internet_usage
Links to Student Notes
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Sub-Pages
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