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Reflection on the issue of FREE CONTENTS

It is obvious that people want free stuff but we can’t blame content creators for not making it free! Most of my classmates made the same conclusion that whether one is to allow free content or not, really depends on the creator’s objective and context. (Credits: blog.linguistlist.org) Nicole mentioned in her blog that the perks of publishing free content online is that the author’s reputation will be built along the way due to the fact that his content is more accessible. Continue reading →

Buying ‘followers’ + Buying ‘likes’ + Buying reviews = Ethical?

Is my equation correct? I have always wondered how some social media accounts that I chanced upon have so many ‘followers’, but in contrast have very little ‘likes’ on their posts. (Credit: Google Images) Well, those followers are fake. But “bots” are definitely real. Bots are dummy social media accounts that are used to boost a company or a user’s ‘following’ in exchange for money. Continue reading →

My reflection on ‘selling’ myself online professionally

At first, I thought that the only way of getting hired is following the traditional way of constructing a solid rĂ©sumĂ© and sending a top-notched cover letter. Never did I know the importance of a professional online profile and how it can make me stand out from the crowd. (Credits: Google Images) Job prospects will never be the same again with a professional online profile and knowing how to develop it makes me feel more secure and optimistic for landing a job in the future. Continue reading →

Developing an authentic online professional profile? What’s that?

Great, you just graduated from a university with a bachelor’s degree and full of hopes for getting your dream job. You prepared everything from sending a good cover letter to constructing a proper resumĂ©. If you got hired, brilliant! If not, its time for you to develop a professional online profile. Sorry to bore you with statistics but 73% of recruiters have hired a candidate through social media with LinkedIn being the highest one at 79%. Continue reading →

Reflective Summary for Topic 2

The top reason why people tend to create multiple online identity is to distinguish a clear line between work and play, but have you wondered why people do that? (Credit: Google Images) The answer is simple, they do not want to show their bosses a bad impression of themselves! Clearly, comments about how ‘sucky’ their work place is, will definitely not be pleasant if their superior sees it. Continue reading →

Topic 1 – Reflective Summary

It was really interesting reading everybody’s post on the discussion between Resident and Visitor and although some of the ones that I have read are a tad different from the rest, they still boil down to agreeing on the same point; The classification of whether a person is a Resident or a Visitor depends on the person’s own contextual needs! Prensky started this classification to differentiate web users mainly on age and have been further modified by White & Cornu, resulting it... Continue reading →