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I found this week’s topic to be very eye-opening. It made me realize the importance of correctly managing my online identities and the possible negative repercussion that can arise from my digital activities. While I explored the differences between single and multiple identities in my previous post, I mainly focused on the benefits and drawbacks to an individual’s personal and professional lives whereas many of my peers emphasized aspects such as identity theft. Continue reading →

I found this week’s topic be very eye-opening. It made me realize the importance of correctly managing my online identities and the possible negative repercussion that can arise from my digital activities. While I explored the differences between single and multiple identities in my previous post, I mainly focused on the benefits and drawbacks to an individual’s personal and professional lives whereas many of my peers emphasized aspects such as identity theft. Continue reading →

Social media can be risky. As Justine Sacco found out, a single unfortunate tweet can throw your career off track (Ronson, 2015). However, with 40% to 60% of employers using social media to screen potential employees, it’s not reasonable to stay off it either (CareerBuilder, 2014). Continue reading →

I found this week’s topic very interesting as I feel like we all of us have been affected by fake news or clickbait at some point in our life. I was surprised to find that from August 2016 till the election day on 8th of November 2016 the total Facebook engagement for fake news was greater in comparison to the mainstream news by 1.4 million. Which made me question whether Facebook is doing anything to combat the spread of fake news. Continue reading →

  The internet is full of useful resources, but how do we distinguish between what is reliable and authentic and what isn’t? The concept of disguising false often sensational information as a news report isn’t new. Weekly world news (1979-2007), The Onion (1988-) and many other outlets have been writing silly news stories for our amusement for numerous years. Continue reading →

  The internet is full of useful resources, but how do we distinguish between what is reliable and authentic and what isn’t? The concept of disguising false often sensational information as a news report isn’t new. Weekly world news (1979-2007), The Onion (1988-) and many other outlets have been writing silly news stories for our amusement for numerous years. Continue reading →

The digital difference is a term that I’ve come across numerous times before. While I knew it existed and what it meant, I was astonished to find the inequality caused by the differences had the same level of impact as other mainstream inequalities such as racism, sexism, ageism etc. One of the micro factors behind the digital difference that I focused on was age. I found that in the UK the younger generations are more digitally active than the older generations. Continue reading →

In the UK, with 87.9% of adults using the internet, it’s difficult to comprehend a life without it and truly appreciate the importance of internet (Office for National Statistics, 2016). While we may take it for granted, not everyone has access to it, thus creating a digital divide. The term “digital divide” draws attention to the division within and across societies between those who have access to digital technologies and those who don’t (Bradbrook and Fisher, 2004). Continue reading →

In the UK, with 87.9% of adults using the internet, it’s difficult to comprehend a life without it and truly appreciate the importance of internet (Office for National Statistics, 2016). While we may take it for granted, not everyone has access to it, thus creating a digital divide. The term “digital divide” draws attention to the division within and across societies between those who have access to digital technologies and those who don’t (Bradbrook and Fisher, 2004). Continue reading →

Prior to UOSM2008 all my modules had been assessed through an exam at the end of the semester so, when I saw UOSM2008 was assessed entirely through blog posts I felt that I was digitally competent enough to find it less challenging than my other modules. Continue reading →

Digital visitors and residents is a simple concept to describe how an individual makes use of the internet. The concept originated from Marc Prensky’s notion of digital natives and immigrants.   Prensky’s digital natives and immigrants: Prensky (2001) used the term digital native to describe students who are “native speakers” of the “digital language”. Continue reading →