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Some prefer a single online identity for consistency purposes. Some have multiple online identities for various reasons, such as drawing a distinct line between personal and professional network, tailoring posts according to those networks, etc. Some could even have integration of networks after a period of time, where colleagues become personal friends. Source: Self-Produced via Visme Jian Wen‘s post helps to back up what I thought of having multiple online identities. Continue reading →

Compare and contrast the benefits/drawbacks of having a single online identity versus multiple personal/professional online identities  Some people have a single online identity. Some have more than one, and others could have multiple accounts even on one social media platform. “…different social accounts reflect different parts of her persona” – Mallory Johns, engadget.com’s social media editor. Continue reading →

There are various methods for assessing and evaluating online information. For me, it was through growing up and receiving different types of education. As mentioned in my previous blog post, I was never one for discussion. I do listen and voice my opinions, but when it comes to doing research, I would absolutely not take anything that can be found in discussion or social media forums. Continue reading →

I do believe that one’s ability to assess the reliability and authenticity of online information would improve with several factors, such as education, an increase of knowledge, more job experience, doing more research papers, etc. In my case, the different types of teachers, facilitators, and lecturers I was exposed to in the various type of education, played an important role in helping to shape my ability to assess the credibility of online information. Continue reading →

Everyone has their own experiences with digital differences. Their own set of factors, or factors references from studies done by other researchers, which they believe would cause these differences, and affect the way they or others, interact with the Web. In my previous post, I’ve mentioned how the difference in life-stages, such as the level of education and age range one is at, would lead to digital differences within an individual, which would then affect the way they utilize the web. Continue reading →

Digital Differences between people goes beyond just those having basic web knowledge or those with intermediate knowledge. Besides demographics such as age and gender, occupation, physical environment, living conditions and etc, how one interacts with the Web could also be affected by the digital differences. Lets take a look at a research done by Ofcom Research, on adults’ media use and attitude. Continue reading →