Everyday, I receive dozens of messages to my hawaii.edu address. While I used to use Apple Mail, the program ended not working for quite some time in conjunction with Google Gmail accounts. These days, I have about 14 Gmail accounts that I need to deal with. That means that I have way too much e-mail, and often a lot of CRAP to deal with. Thankfully, Google’s SPAM filter is pretty good. I’m also able to flag content as SPAM or Phishing which further helps to better the filter. But, not all message in the SPAM folder are CRAP.
In having to figure out the more strategic way to filter through all of the e-mail, I use Google’s filter by content tabs to sort my mail by category. This help in identifying e-mail that may need to be looked at right away, versus something that may be an update, and can be addressed later. Reading both articles, and examining the resources provided did not provide me with any further assistance in helping to get through CRAP.
I particularly hate folks that send forwards of what is obviously to me CRAP. It is usually some hoax that to the individual sending it on, feels is important to share with massed amounts of other friend’s e-mail addresses. What would help them is to, “Think of tools like search engines, the productivity index, hoax debunking sites like Snopes.com, and others I will mention later as forensic instruments, like Sherlock Holmes’ magnifying glass or the crime scene investigator’s fingerprint kit.” (Rheingold, 2009) Rheingold is spot on, in that people need to always be skeptical of what they read. People need to attempt to debunk e-mail hoaxes by using sites like snopes.com.
There were some dated practices of always trusting .edu and .gov sites more than others on the Internet. While this may be still mostly true, one has to do their due diligence in what they believe. Further suggested from the reads were to make sure that one must hone their skills in determine whether something this is fact or fiction. Always check to see who the author of the article is, and Google their name to see what their pattern of writing is. Determine if the author works for a reputable source, company, or organization. See what others are saying about this individual. Determine if the author have scholarly work published. These are all helpful tips that can help to detect CRAP.
In having to figure out the more strategic way to filter through all of the e-mail, I use Google’s filter by content tabs to sort my mail by category. This help in identifying e-mail that may need to be looked at right away, versus something that may be an update, and can be addressed later. Reading both articles, and examining the resources provided did not provide me with any further assistance in helping to get through CRAP.
I particularly hate folks that send forwards of what is obviously to me CRAP. It is usually some hoax that to the individual sending it on, feels is important to share with massed amounts of other friend’s e-mail addresses. What would help them is to, “Think of tools like search engines, the productivity index, hoax debunking sites like Snopes.com, and others I will mention later as forensic instruments, like Sherlock Holmes’ magnifying glass or the crime scene investigator’s fingerprint kit.” (Rheingold, 2009) Rheingold is spot on, in that people need to always be skeptical of what they read. People need to attempt to debunk e-mail hoaxes by using sites like snopes.com.
There were some dated practices of always trusting .edu and .gov sites more than others on the Internet. While this may be still mostly true, one has to do their due diligence in what they believe. Further suggested from the reads were to make sure that one must hone their skills in determine whether something this is fact or fiction. Always check to see who the author of the article is, and Google their name to see what their pattern of writing is. Determine if the author works for a reputable source, company, or organization. See what others are saying about this individual. Determine if the author have scholarly work published. These are all helpful tips that can help to detect CRAP.