Adam Rann

This week, I found it difficult to add to the discussion of online identities, because many others have also commented in this specific topic. The MOOC got me started however and I produced a chart to explain the benefits and disadvantages of having multiple or single identities online. I remembered Mark Weal saying in first year, “on the internet no one knows you’re a dog”, and this led me to do some Googling and found that funny video. Continue reading →

   This saying, “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog”, was coined by cartoonist Peter Steiner, who didn’t realise the potential the cartoon had at the time (Fleishman, 2000), but what does it mean? – Essentially, the internet gives you the power to choose your identity and present yourself as one, or as many identities. Continue reading →

Last fortnight’s blog posts were marked much better than the fortnight’s before them, however, I still wanted to improve on my variety of sources used with this fortnight’s blog post. Continue reading →

What is a fake news? Fake news has recently launched into public debate, partly due to alleged Russian intervention in foreign political processes (Peters, 2017). Oxford Dictionaries define this phenomenon as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief”. Fake news articles deliberately intend to mislead readers to promote an agenda or idea. Continue reading →

Hoping to improve from my last fortnight’s blog post, I was keen to analyse the feedback given to me from the marker and found 3 points to improve on: Use sources to backup ideas in the blog post and comments. Use visual elements in the reflective post. Express new knowledge I have because of discussion. Continue reading →