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Topic 3: Different Platforms, Different Me

The Web is a user-centred platform for interaction and sharing. (Coasta & Torres, 2011) How you’ve presented yourself on the Web, the people you’ve connected with online, or even simply registering with a site are some things that could’ve contributed to building your online identity. Our online identities can be defined by almost anything, from basic information like our name to our likes and preferences. Continue reading →

Reflection (Topic 2): What’s Left to Trust on the Web?

Indeed, the Web is a great platform that lets anyone share information and ideas. But it does come with a price – how can we know if it’s reliable and authentic? It’s not just what’s written on the Web, content and visuals that you share on social media plays an important role when it comes to disseminating a piece of inaccurate information any further. Continue reading →

Reflection: Topic 1 – How Digitally Different Are We?

The topic on digital difference has really broadened my knowledge about the ways we use the Web and how it differs for all of us. Reading through other blog posts has made me realised that even though the Web is a common platform for all, it definitely performs a different role in our lives and more importantly, realising that there is no fixed or accurate way to use it due to the differences of our beliefs and attitudes. Continue reading →

Intro Topic: Digital “Visitors” vs Digital “Residents” – Which Am I?

The act of labelling is nothing new to us as we use them to define ourselves and others according to their behaviours and habits. As for users of the web, terms such as Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants, introduced by Prensky back in 2001, have been frequently used to describe web users primarily through their demographics such as age. Source: Beingfive. Continue reading →