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The Eng of a Journey and onto a New Beginning

Living and Working on the Web, a module which have opened my doors to the digital world. It have given me a new perspective to managing my digital profile. Development of my online activities Prior to Living and Working on the Web, I have minimal interaction with others online. My daily interactions involves browsing Instagram and occasionally sharing pictures of my activities and interest. My online activities clearly described me as a digital visitor. Continue reading →

Should you have one or multiple online identities?

Our online identities is how we choose to present ourselves on the online platforms, there are single identities and multiple identities. Our digital behaviour influence our choice of online identity. So how do we choose our online identity? Individuals who prefers to be easily identifiable and hassle-free account across all online platforms will create a single identity, while those who use various platforms for different context (personal or professional) creates multiple identities. Continue reading →

Lesson 101 to Identifying reliable and authentic information online

The internet have provided people with the ease of access to information online, many of us are relying on the internet to obtain information either for work, education or to know what is happening around the world. However, as people are free to share information online, these information can be inaccurate. The worst part of information sharing is the spread of fake information or news. Continue reading →

Digital Differences 2.0

Looking at your comments and reading through other blog post with similar topics have opened my perspective on ‘Digital Differences’. I reflected on my previous post and decided to open the topic once again, a new and improved post: ‘Digital Differences 2.0’! The digital factors addressed on Stella’s Blog and her comments on digital gap between the young and old generations got me thinking….. Continue reading →

The Start: Am I a Digital Resident or Visitor?

Hey everyone! I will start off my first post with the topic of ‘Digital Residents and Digital Visitors’. With technology being readily available to many, the digital world is growing and influencing the lifestyle of web users. David White and Alison Le Cornu introduced the Digital Residents and Digital Visitors to identify the digital behaviours of these users (White and Le Cornu, 2011). Continue reading →