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#MANG2049 – What now?

#MANG2049 has come to an end. I thought #MANG2049 would be “easier” and less challenging than learning in the traditional manner. However, as the sessions progress, I find that it gets more challenging – the more I learn, the more my viewschange. I believe that the new knowledge and insights that I garnered will follow me in the years to come. For the past 12 sessions, we have been discussing online behaviour and actions. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Are you Real (Pt II)? Play safe…

  Are we authentic? As mentioned in my previous post, having multiple identities results in a low authenticity. But, does having a single identity generally make users more authentic? Through my discussion with Amoz, I learnt that even though profile experimentation(“more real” or “idealized” identities)exists – these profiles reflect the same digital breadcrumbs of the same persona – a different symptom for the same core self (The Guardian, 2017). Continue reading →

Topic 3: Who are you?

Our identity is shaped by our actions, determining other’s perception of us (Hoffman, 2017). In the digital world, we too develop an online identity – shaped by our ACTIVE actions on the web. While, our choice of online identity (Single, Multiple or Anonymous) could be influenced by our digital differences (Futurelearn, 2017), does it affects your “authenticity”? Fig 1. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Who are you?

Our identity is shaped by our actions, determining other’s perception of us (Hoffman, 2017). In the digital world, we too develop an online identity – shaped by our ACTIVE actions on the web. While, our choice of online identity (Single, Multiple or Anonymous) could be influenced by our digital differences (Futurelearn, 2017), does it affects your “authenticity”? Fig 1. Continue reading →

TOPIC 2 Reflection: Really?

Can “Fake News” be prevented? Before jumping into the “prevention of fake news”, let me cover some contributions on how we receive news digitally. Take a look at the video below for information on Echo Chambers and Filter Bubbles. Source: Self-produced using POWTOON Now that we understand how digital information is delivered to us. Let’s look at how we can evaluate them using the “PROMPT” and “CRAAP” method. Fig 1. Continue reading →

Topic 1: Digital Differences

Privileges affect individual capacity. In society, social privileges allow an individual to utilize all privileges extended to their community in order to improve their own individual position (MSS Research, 2017). This post will discuss how these “Digital Differences” impact how we interact in the digital world and my personal interaction with the web. Digital Differences refers to the differences between those with and without internet access (Pew Research Center, 2017). Continue reading →