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^[1] have used it for bad reasons. But we need it for good ones.
It requires basic netiquette in asking questions^[2] 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.

Research for advice on this in the Internet.
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^[3]?

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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(Done in wikiversity as course material by the students under the guidance of the tutor)