The Web Economy/16

Social Engineering
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

 * Social engineering is the art of getting information in a sociably likable manner. Famous hackers have used it for bad reasons. But we need it for good ones.
 * It requires basic netiquette in asking questions 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

 * Here is a case reference of how some conversation can catch flames  . 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 ?

Activities

 * 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.

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Notable Links to Resources
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Sub-Pages
(Done in wikiversity as course material by the students under the guidance of the tutor)

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