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Open Access or Close Access? I believe many of us are strong supporters for Open Access, mainly because we are students. After reading Sylvia’s post, I feel that I am being really selfish and bias initially for my stand. I’ve learnt from Sylvia that I should also take into consideration the difficulties content producers face. In Wei Seong’s post, he mentioned about a recent survey which shows that in the coming years as much as 90% of online content will find itself behind a paywall. Continue reading →

Hi lovelies, today’s post will be slightly changed in style. I will be presenting my topic via Prezi! This is my first time using it too! Hope you enjoy it :) It’s just a click away!: http://prezi.com/q9rqjehnegmt/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share References: Open Access | PLOS. 2014. Open Access | PLOS. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.plos.org/open-access/. [Accessed 09 December 2014]. Advantages and Disadvantages of Open Access | Edanz. 2013. Continue reading →

Ethics is a very wide topic and after reading many blogs, they reveal to me the different types of ethical issues raised by educational and business use on social media. After much exposure, I reflected a lot. We all say that no one is perfect; it is irony that we still “hate” people for being “wrong”, people who go against our principles or values. Continue reading →

Social media is a great place for people to express themselves. Facebook status, Twitter updates, uploading of Youtube videos; they help to portray your views and can be used to transmit informal education for the audience. “Education in its general sense is a form of learning in which the knowledge, skills, values, beliefs and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through story telling, discussion, teaching, training, and or research. Continue reading →

I own an account on LinkedIn and I regard that as my one and only professional profile. Why? Because I believe only on LinkedIn does my profile portray me as being formal, presentable, and everything that I regard as being “professional”. Yanyi’s post touched on creativity which led me to wonder if my LinkedIn profile is creative. Seems not. It’s yet another boring profile among the 330 million profiles. There are different ways to present ourselves. Continue reading →

Hello friends! Happy mid-week! Let’s first talk about WHY we need an online professional profile. There is an increasing trend of recruiters conducting employment background searches and searching for talent on the web. Your online presence is gradually replacing your resume. Employers are viewing your profiles to determine what kind of person you are, who your connections are and how you present yourself. Continue reading →

I realized that there are many strong arguments on both stands – one or multiple identities. Reason being that both have their pros and cons; and the difference in the level of sensitivity of each individual. After much reading on different blog posts, I still stand strong on having only one identity. Continue reading →

Most of us who live in a digital world have at least one online identity. Internet has became part of our life and we use the internet for various purposes such as for personal stuff or professional work, etc. I believe the need for people to have more than one online identity is due to privacy and security. Below is an interesting video which shows how easy it is for people to intrude into your privacy. However, I do not see it as a bad thing entirely. Continue reading →

“Digital Residents” and “Digital Visitors”… The very first thought that came to my mind when I saw it on the study guide was “HUH? WHAT IS THAT?!” Something that used to be so alien is now at my fingertips. Like what I’ve mentioned in my previous post, it is a little “revelation” I gained. It was interesting and I enjoyed reading on different perspectives on the topic through my course mates’ blogs. Continue reading →