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Twelve Days of MANG2049

On the first day of MANG2049, my teachers gave to me…a very packed assignment list! And on the twelve day of MANG2049, I can look back on my self-assessment and say that I have made significant improvement in being digitally literate! Initially, I scored badly on the digital literacy self-test with 17 points, mainly faltering at collaborating with others and self-producing my own online material. Continue reading →

Reflections on Topic 5

In my topic 5 blog post, I mainly focused on how open access affects the educational and scientific community. Upon the live stream, I realized that this topic was not confined to just what I have analyzed. Other industries and communities such as music, film and design could be beneficiaries or victims of open access. Continue reading →

Topic 5:

As a student, I have encountered instances where I have finally found a relevant journal article relating to my essay topic or homework, but to my dismay, I realize that the said article is locked and would require a purchasing or subscription fee to view. (Screenshot of Sciencedirect.com) $35 just to read an article?! Nope! Using the example of ScienceDirect, a database containing scholarly articles, a search on the keyword ‘Marketing’ yielded 1,000,688 results. Continue reading →

Reflections on Topic 4

In our fast-paced technological society, I would like to think of data as a currency. Why so? Most social media platforms marketed as ‘free’ to use. However, instead of monetary compensation to these social media platforms, what we users are ‘paying’ to them is our data and personal information. Continue reading →

TOPIC 4

Often or not, when we download a new app on our smartphones, in our excitement, we do not bother with reading the lengthy user license agreements or terms and conditions. I myself, am guilty of doing so, impatiently clicking ‘I Agree’ to the terms and conditions without having an inkling of it. A research revealed that only 7% of respondents actually fully read the terms and conditions when signing up for a new product or service. Continue reading →

Reflections on Topic 3

After scrolling through the opinions of my classmates, I can infer that most of them, like myself, agree that there should be a limit of how authentic one can be on their digital professional profile. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Am I being fake or professional?

If anybody told their career counselor ten years ago that they wanted to earn a living by blogging or managing social media accounts, they would have probably been told to grow up and find a ‘real job’. Today, these new age jobs are very much legitimate and highly valued by many MNCs as a marketing must-have (Sharman, 2016). The introduction of the internet has spawned countless of jobs that were non-existent years ago. Contrary, the jobs of today could be obsolete tomorrow. Continue reading →

Reflection: TOPIC 2

After browsing several classmates’ blog posts, it is evident that the majority agree that the main reason for having several online identities is to differentiate between work and play. Most classmates in fact, do manage more than one online identity, using mainly LinkedIn for professional matters and Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for personal leisure. Continue reading →

TOPIC 2: Double profiles = double trouble?

In 2013 alone, Facebook estimated that there were at least 67.65 million ‘fake’ accounts created in a month. (Protalinski, 2014). Notably, this would mean that in a year, at least 52.89 million Facebook accounts are duplicates. The question is, why would somebody want to create more than one online account for an individual? Self-censorship is one of the main reasons why duplicate accounts are created. Continue reading →

Reflection on Topic 1

“Mama can you make me Insta-famous too?’ – Buddy ^ Foreword: It’s pretty amazing how some ‘Insta-pets’ have their own active social media accounts, mainly on Instagram, with a ton of followers. I guess they’ve become digital residents as well haha. Before this topic, I have never thought of myself as a digital resident, as Renee mentioned in her blog post, that one would instantly think of household names like Kim Kardashian as digital residents. Continue reading →

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