Bloggers Kick Ass !!!

It had been a long hiatus since I started do some blog surfing to see what is happening at the hallowed world.

I started of with Gaurav's blog and I was surprised by the post on his blog, where he has left his job etc.

http://gauravsabnis.blogspot.com/2005/10/update.html

I remembered quite a while ago when I read the original blog about his comments on IIPM and was surprised as to why is the issue coming along now.

Then after a week, I return to the blogsphere and I have see a entire blog war started up. The media have quietly and silently stood and watching from the sidelines, but apna own Indian blogosphere is in quite a fight.

Have a dekho ...

http://www.desipundit.com/2005/10/08/lies-damned-lies-and-fake-blogs/

But, have we really come of age to really Kick Ass ? Can we take over the lofty institutes who blatantly polarize issues, hide facts, advertise non-existent stuff and promote ideals.

This is the inflection point of blogosphere, where how far can we stand for our Freedom of Speech. I also started reading some blogs which have sprung overnite to support IIPM.

However, I do stop and wonder, Can the blogosphere be also manipulated like other media outlets. We know the papers / the news .. Can the blogosphere maintain the sanctity of freedom of speech.

Not to mention " With great powers come great responsibilities" As we have freedom of speech (I thought so until I read the legal notice served by IIPM) we also have responsibilities to some extent.

On some of the finer points of all these controversies :-

1. Would like to meet the Legal Cell of IIPM
2. Would also like to know who and how did one notarize the e-notice. Quite a technical challenge to do all those things as mentioned.
3. How did IIPM get contact information about the blogger to serve legal notices.. Private information are basically not to be released as far as I know about the privacy contracts.

My heart goes out to the students of IIPM who would be the most affected. But hopefully, prospective students would carefully research in future before they take plunge ...