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Image: Source Down to the last topic! It’s been an awesome journey Living On The Web with everyone’s engaging posts and perspectives on all the different topics given to us. This time i’ve commented on Thor and Charmaine’s work! Thor was strongly for Open access and finding it frustrating to find a seemingly useful essay but ends up realising that it’s only the ‘abstract’ summary section of the essay and that you have to pay to read more. Continue reading →

Image : Source I’m sure in the current digital age, we are so used to having free access to majority of the materials online to help us in studies, work or research. However according to Simon-Kucher & Partners of global pricing consultancy says that we may not continue to enjoy free Open Access Materials for much longer (Lepitak, 2013) as their recently conducted survey found that in the coming years as much as 90% of online content will find itself behind a paywall (Lepitak, 2013). Continue reading →

Image : Source I’m sure majority felt that this topic was a broad one! I gravitated towards Patricia and Daphne‘s posts because both of their titles made me interested in what they had to say. Which makes me wonder if my titles were attractive enough to be able to attract people to view my blog. (So I found some tips on how to make an attractive title) Focusing on ethical issues in business itself was already immense especially in the marketing segment. Continue reading →

Image : source How time flies! We are already halfway through the module and I’m glad that I got to learn so much from Day 1. In this topic, I’ve commented on Evelina and Sara‘s blog with slightly different views on authentic online profiling and here’s my takeaways from their engaging posts. Sara focused on Personal Branding whereby letting your real personality and passion flow consistently would increase credibility in your profile. Continue reading →

Image : source Have you ever created your resume using Microsoft Word? I’m sure you have, but those days may be coming to an end. Firstly why do we need to switch to having an online professional profile when we are so used to the “traditional” way? Image : Source Social networking use is skyrocketing while email is plummeting. Continue reading →

Looking back, this topic is actually broader than i thought. It’s not as simple as having two accounts with different names but it could actually either potentially make or break your reputation online or help you secure your private information to prevent it from destruction. After reading a few blogs, I’ve attained a few insights on a different outlook of having multiple identities from Charmaine and Sylvia‘s post. Continue reading →

Who would ever have thought that users of technology could be categorised? This topic has widened my perspective for online users after some research and reading up on what my other classmates had to say. I have chosen to comment on Kelly and Jeanne’s blog post, finding their thoughts very similar to mine. Continue reading →