Showing posts with label Aggregation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aggregation. Show all posts

Sunday, January 22, 2012

To Aggregate, or Not to Aggregate

Not stealing. Relocation!

As I've begun to more seriously contemplate the possibility of blogging and webdesign as a living lately, I've stumbled into a new concept called "content aggregation" and it's interesting. Bank robbery or sharing the wealth?   Stamp collection or counterfeit coins?  What are the ethical and legal implications of re-posting online articles, compiling info, featuring links to other sources?  I want answers, but get the impression they won't yet be found in this age of uncharted internet waters.  Is the internet still the Wild West? 

I may have to resign myself to an amorphous understanding at the moment, but did find what seems to be a reasonable, prudent guideline from Kimberly Isbell that sounds fit to follow: