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Considering the pros and cons of Open Access (OA), my opinion of OA being necessary still stands. Having free content available online allows many to benefit from it, especially from an education aspect. Before coming across this topic, I’ve never heard of the term ‘Open Acess’. However, after researching about this topic, I’ve learnt how to appropriately use content online and I’m glad for the existence of OA (as a student). Continue reading →

  What is Open Access?  Open Access (OA) is the free, immediate, online availability of information coupled with the rights to use these information fully in the digital environment. Open Access gives anyone the opportunity to use these information; for a greater good and turn these ideas into breakthroughs in life. Content producers are the ones who produce these contents and share these contents online. Open Access is a life-saver. Continue reading →

This topic made me realized that no one has no control over the others in having good ethics on social media, with freedom of speech present. However, you can be the rose among the thorns by maintaining good ethics Some examples of good ethics are respecting others, accepting the differences between cultures/religions and in my blog post on social media ethics, maintaining transparency online during social media marketing. Continue reading →

  From eye-catching titles to biased reviews of products and services, the nature of social media easily involves ethical issues. The public often look to the Web for accurate and up-to-date information, however, the information is often being “packaged” in a certain way and is inaccurate. According to statisca.com, there are 2.34billion social users worldwide, which is about 32% of the entire population. Continue reading →

I found this topic to be very challenging and mind-provoking as it is a very diverse topic that can be interpreted differently by individuals. After reading my peers’ blog posts on this topic, I feel that most of us has mentioned about using blogging or social media to build on our professional digital profile. It can be a way of showcasing passion or either a form of ‘self-promoting’. Continue reading →

[source] The first question is, why do you need a professional digital profile? In the past, recruitment used to be done mostly via newspapers or by referrals. Nowadays, many employers have turned to social recruitment, regardless it being professional profile sites like LinkedIn or social media sites.  As quoted by Brooke Tores, (https://www.themuse. Continue reading →

[source] After gaining more in-depth knowledge via researching and reading the views of my classmates’ on the issues from their blogs, it gave me a better understanding of the topic. I realized that having multiple online identities is a form of escapism for users as it allows them to express themselves differently in various social platforms. However, it is important to private your personal accounts and only publicise what you think is suitable for the public’s eyes. Continue reading →

Topic 2: managing your online identity (Pexels.com, n.d.) A long long longgg time ago, many users used to be apprehensive of exposing themselves online for the fear of invasion of their privacy. That is also why Friendster and MySpace came about. Users could hide themselves behind their electronic screens and still have their own personas online! Howbeit, it’s not the case nowadays. Continue reading →

After researching about the topic and reading my classmates’ thoughts on the issue, I went from a 0 to 7(?) and gained knowledge on the topic. Everyone had different opinions and perspective on the topic. Personally, I explained about the definitions of a Visitor or Resident and gave my personal touch on the topic. Continue reading →