I thought I had my mind made up as to which essay topic I was going to tackle, but how wrong I was...
My initial thought was to go for essay topic 2, relating to Creative Commons. This is still on the cards but it is incredibly difficult to search on Google Scholar (and other academic databases) for information relating specifically to CC and not just items that are licensed this way.
I definitely find the privacy on social networking sites and the change in individual identity very interesting and would like to explore those further but I'm just worried about how difficult they could be to research.
I did a quick search for information on all of the essay topics in the tutorial and have definitely ruled out essay topics one and four (two figures on the development of digital technologies and virtual community).
So it is safe to say at this stage I am still up in the air! Indecision will always be my downfall... I hope to go over the topics closer throughout the week and write down a few bullet points to run past Lauren.
As for researching for the essay, I have downloaded the VPN Client onto my home computer which allows me to search Google Scholar and download any articles that Griffith has access to. I have used this with previous assignments with no problems at all. Also, depending on the topic, I will search the library catalogue for any relevant books. We need a minimum of 5 academic sources and 5 online sources - I don't think I will have a problem meeting that criteria.
When I finally decide what question I am going to attempt, I will focus on a specific part of that topic. E.g. Why is privacy such a contentious issue for internet users? Discuss with reference to at least ONE social network service (or other web2.0 service) - We could focus on the recent case in America of Tyler Clementi.
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