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Created by Julaina via Piktochart There are several benefits and drawbacks when content producers make materials freely available online. This can be viewed from the educational or business point of view. For me, Teresa post was relevant as she educated me on how content producers can be linked to content marketing and how it can be advantageous to a business. Continue reading →

As information are available online, it is almost easy for everyone to access it. Spending on ‘traditional’ media such as newspapers and magazines has dropped almost 20% in the last six months, while spending on digital media has almost halved (Richard Wray, 2010) Created by Julaina via Piktochart The purpose of Open Access seeks to return scholarly publishing to its original purpose: to spread knowledge and allow that knowledge to be built upon (Righttosearch.org). Continue reading →

Created by Julaina via Piktochart. Information via Teresa’s Powtoon Ethical issues can come in many forms. After reading Teresa’s post, I learned a new term called Astroturfing. There are many other categories that falls under Astroturfing as seen above. From my post, I believe it can be categorised under “fake blogging” as the company wanted to hide important and relevant information from its consumers. Continue reading →

How often do we think before we share anything online? There are so many ethical issues pertaining to social media. Many of which comes from the ignorance of people utilising social media – us. This means we are vulnerable in exposing ourselves when we leave behind our digital footprint. Hence, the most impactful ethical issue to me is the issue of misrepresentation. This can come in different forms. Continue reading →

Topic 3 has got to be the most interesting one for me. It has led me into being aware of how vital one should manage their online presence and utilise it properly. Whether you are a Visitor, Resident or both, it is important to realise the consequences that comes with it. Especially now that recruiters are using Social Networking sites to hire. As with most posts I have read, it discusses how you can stand out online. Continue reading →

We are in the day and age where connecting and communicating with one another is as simple as a click of the “share”, “tweet” or “post” button. Everything and anything you put online can be viewed by anyone who has access to the Internet, enabling them to gain some information on the type of person you are. This includes recruiters searching for potential candidates to fill in the position. Continue reading →

Created by Julaina via Piktochart This quote from Teresa’s post really sums up why most of us are for the notion of having multiple online identities. It not only helps us reflect the different persona we have for the different accounts but it also reduces the risk of our online identities being stolen by hackers or having our past revealed to potential employers as mentioned by Maureen and Dawn, respectively. Continue reading →

Let’s start by Googling your name online. What interesting facts or information did you manage to find about yourself? For me, here is a screenshot of what I manage to find when I Googled: Julaina Dahlan. Turns out there are limited and no interesting information about me, except my LinkedIn account (which I should probably update soon). Even though I do own several Social Media accounts that I use every once in a while, I do not use my real name for it and everything is set to private. Continue reading →

Upon completion of my blogpost and reading through posts from others on digital ‘Visitors’ and ‘Residents’, pressure do also have its effects on both. My afterthoughts on Angeline’s post made me realise that often times, many get carried away creating their virtual image that they may loose their ability to communicate with others in real life. Continue reading →