Ken Zeran

1. What might you have done differently if you were in the position of artist Ken Zeran, mentioned in this chapter?

Before I dive into my response I think it is important to recognize that Ken Zeran’s story occurred in 1995, which was long before Web 2.0 emerged. Basically, Zeran was thrown into an online story outbreak that contained falsified information. He did almost everything he could to protect his reputation by containing AOL, KRXO, and trying to personally relay his story to phone callers. He also stuck by his innocence and pursued a deformation suit against the companies. I would have done the exact same process as Zeran, given the time period; however, if this happened today then it would be important to take advantage of the valuable resource known as the Internet. Zeran could have fought back by creating an online blog, or posted his accounts on a social network. He could have accessed other media outlets to make his side of the story more public.