A Virtual Death & A Real Dilemma

I found this title alone to be quite fascinating and an interesting read. Right when I saw the title which is about "Identity, Trust, and Community in Cyberspace" I was excited to read this article because I believe that it is not only imperative to know and be aware about what goes on in cyberspace however to also know the hidden "dangers" such as how identity, and trust, and community all can have a big impact and affect to an individual in the cyber world. I found the story on the death of Kacee Nicole Swenson to be very interesting, helpful,sad, and touching because throughout the phase of her life that was coming to an end while she was battling leukemia, how she gained so many more friends through her blog posting chronicling how she was doing. Then when I saw she never existed that is where I saw trust, and identity come into the picture. I felt while I was reading this article, it was a suspense book, that I could not wait to hear what was next. What I learned from this article and how it was helpful was that through this woman Debbie's fake person blog post, it makes us more aware to be careful that anything online may not always be real, even though it seems real. It is important that we are careful on how we choose to portray our identity online and how trust especially in cyberspace is a big issue, so we need to be able to read and see between the lines when it comes to computers, trust, identity, and communication amongst cyberspace.