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 Photo Credits: tnooz After reading some of the innovative and informative blog posts from #MANG2049 and #UOSM2033, I have found some key learning points about Open Access (OA) that I initially didn’t know about. Taking into considerations from different perspectives, Ru Huan explained about music aspect which I can relate to. If there’s a particular singer that I like, I would be willing to purchase his/her albums for the superior quality music. Continue reading →

 Photo Credits: Rebecca Ratcliffe via the guardian Can you imagine the amount of time and effort required to complete today’s post without Open Access (OA) to any information available online? I guess I just have to go to the library to get hard-copy books/newspapers that are relevant. How about you? A study found out that 90% of online content would likely be held behind a paywall in the coming years. Continue reading →

 Photo Credits: Wallumi “With great power reflection, comes great responsibility learning.”  After reading my classmates’ posts, various aspects on different ethical issues for educational and business usage of social media were discussed. I will be sharing about my learning points gained from some of the interesting posts that I have read. One of them that caught my attention was Patricia’s. Continue reading →

Photo Credits: Castabiggernet Needless to say, everyone can see the importance of social media to business right? Marketing. Recruitment. Public Relations. Promotions.. But ‘As trust is the priced currency of social media, ethical lapses or oversights can be deadly for brands.’ (David Vinjamuri, 2011) In an IBE survey of large companies, 6/7 respondents identified integrity risk as the main ethical challenge with regard to social media. Continue reading →

 Photo Credits: via Only free wallpaper Undeniably, two key ways on how to develop your own professional online profile is authenticity and consistency. Both were emphasized heavily on their importance in most of the posts that I have read.  (Taken from Novina’s blog post) Novina’s example on ‘PewDiePie’ is very interesting. Continue reading →

Photo Credit: EMPLOYola Surge via Pinterest “Resume is no longer the first step in the recruitment process; It’s one of the last.” (Ryan Holmes, 2012 – Reference 1) I can’t agree no more. How many of you have a Twitter/LinkedIn account before starting this module? For Twitter, I believe most of us have one but how about LinkedIn? Not many I guess. I did not have one until #MANG2049 taught me the importance of building a online professional profile. Continue reading →

Photo Credit: Carolyn Wilson via Friends of social media (Reference 1) After reading through my classmates’ posts, I came across different perspectives on arguments about one or multiple online identities. I couldn’t say who is right or wrong as each individuals have evidence and experience supporting their own view.  (Taken from Elisha’s blog post) I do share similar thoughts as Elisha to some extent. Continue reading →

Do you have one identity or more? Currently, I have a social identity on different social networks. How about you? Here are some arguments for and against having more than one online identity from my point of view. Advantages for having more than one online identity Anonymity Photo credit: Natalle Fong via Flickr (Reference 1) Having multiple identities support anonymity. Continue reading →

After reading some of my classmates’ blogs, I found out that some of them have similar online behaviors like me. However for some cases, agreements and disagreements were voiced out but it is okay because this is where learning takes place. In my opinion, there are no right or wrong perspectives in the different concepts that we individuals have about digital “Visitors” and “Residents”. Continue reading →