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Technology is ever advancing and in fact, we are learning, communicating and sharing among peers through the digital world. So what exactly is the Digital Visitor and Resident? Just by reading the two terms, you roughly get the idea of the meaning behind it. Is it basically just one who is often in the digital world or one who is just a passer-by in the digital world? I believe there’s more to that assumption i crafted. Continue reading →

What are Digital Visitor & Residents? Digital Visitors An individual who goes online whenever necessary. For example, to extract certain information from the web or to purchase a certain good from an online store. They view the web as a tool for attaining a certain goal. (White and Le Cornu, 2011). Digital Residents An individual who goes online to complete their task on hand and at the same time, connect with their friends and family within certain virtual platforms. Continue reading →

“Eh Nic! Have you taken your mandatory food shot for Instagram yet?” Screenshot of my Instagram. The concepts of digital natives and immigrants from Prensky (2001) really intrigued me! Those concepts identifies 2 different groups of people (mainly based on their age) in the digital sphere with natives being the individuals “grown locally” and the immigrants being the individuals catching up with the digital age. Continue reading →

Technology is a well-known term that has become the driving motivator behind our digitally-enhanced world. But how many people are actually familiar with the term Digital Resident or Digital Visitor? And how many people are truly aware of where they stand? Thus, this post discusses about both end of the spectrum and where a person stand in the virtual world. Digital Resident When in resident mode the individual is going online to connect to, or to be with, other people. Continue reading →

With globalisation comes technological advances and the world has become much more connected now than ever. According to an article by TIME, approximately 3.2 billion people are able to access the internet worldwide. What makes these people different from one another? Who is a digital resident and who is a digital visitor? How are they different or similar? Digital visitor is an individual who lives a percentage of their life online. Continue reading →

As technology is rapidly changing the way we perceive information and communicate with others, digital natives and immigrants play an integral part in our online personas and interactions with one another. This can be further categorised into 2 types of online users: Visitors who use the Internet for a brief amount of time as they do not view the internet as a social space, thus have no interest in prolonged engagement (Clark, 2015). Continue reading →

According to Chris Wilson, via https://churchm.ag/digital-visitor-vs-digital-resident/ Definitions: Digital Visitors A digital visitor is someone who uses the digital technology and the internet for a specific task. Such as searching for the answer to a question, or uploading a video. In this sense, they are visiting the internet to do a task and then leave. Digital Resident A digital resident uses the internet to connect or be with other people. Continue reading →

In the digital world, we are categorized into two groups; Digital Residents and Vistors; based on how we see the internet (White and Le Cornu, 2011). In this post, I will discuss the concepts of the digital resident and visitor and my thoughts on where I stand in the digital world. Digital Resident sees the web as a place to make social communication and networking by sharing personal information. They also use the web to maintain and develop a digital identity by generating digital content. Continue reading →

What is the first word that appears in your mind when I mention Google? The God of Information? Google plays an extremely important role in my life such as obtaining information for my assignments and travel plans. I have been searching for other things EXCEPT about myself. I am not a famous superstar, BUT WHY AM I ON GOOGLE? I am somebody! Google knows me! Everyone on earth knows me! I found my personal blog that was abandoned since 5 years ago on Google. Continue reading →