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After reading several posts of my peers, I see that we all acknowledge both the advantages and disadvantages to content producers allowing free access to their works online. Like my post, Norman’s post addressed plagiarism. To this, Jeremiah suggested (in his comment on my post) that the distinction between plagiarism and inspiration should be defined by lawmakers, and introduction of laws addressing loopholes in ‘legal plagiarism’. Continue reading →

The Internet has fundamentally changed the way we live, work and communicate, and has had a profound impact on many industries. Digitization have opened up myriad possibilities for the creative industry, and enabled people to create and distribute their own content. It has also developed issues for the creative industry which becomes challenging for them. The most common issues faced by people in the creative industry are plagiarism and copyright issues. Continue reading →

It was a rather insightful read of the various issues mentioned by my peers. This topic is really helpful for us as future marketers as it guides us on our online behaviours and future marketing campaigns. Some issues mentioned allowed me to expand my topic on ‘Respect’ into wider aspects. One of them is Maureen’s issue on consent. I expanded the issue to businesses where companies sell our personal information to third parties without our permission. Continue reading →

According to BBC (2014), “ethics are a system of moral principles and a branch of philosophy which defines what is good for individuals and society.” They affect how people make decisions and lead their lives. In social media, the right ethic is knowing how to leverage social media appropriately and engage people in the right manner (Cohn, 2010). Continue reading →