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It is interesting to see that many of the peers created their own videos to make their blog post interesting. Therefore, I have also created for this reflection post. Many of the peers support open access as the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. However, there are also a number of the peers who disagree that content producers should provide their work online for free. Continue reading →

Have you ever search for an article online and realised that you have to pay a certain amount in order to have access to the whole essay? I believe every student has encountered that problem. So, did you pay to read that article? Personally, I would not want to waste that money. Continue reading →

After reading through many of the peers’ blogs, it has definitely got me thinking a lot. Yi Ming asked a very thought-provoking question on his post which probed me. Is it ethical for companies to actually monitor their employees’ social media movement? You can read my argument to this question here. Continue reading →

Years ago, it was newspaper who feeds us with news and events. Now, the internet has taken over its job. Social Media, such as Twitter, is reporting “LIVE” events, INSTANTLY. Even the journalists are collecting information through the internet. One offensive comment is able to ruin your life completely, in just a blink of an eye. One of the ethical issues that I find it important for companies would be the duty of care. Continue reading →

Most of the peers have mentioned about the benefits of having a social media account such as LinkedIn to assist them in the career path. This explains how essential social media are in this 21st century. Many of them have also come up with certain key points that I did not manage to point out in my post. Therefore, it helps to add on to my knowledge on this topic. In Yu Ting’s post, she pointed out that it is crucial for us to know how we want to brand ourselves. Continue reading →

Resume? BORING!!!! There are people who summarise their CVs through Twitter, in just 140 characters! (Silverman, R.E. & Weber, L., 2013) According to Social Recruiting Survey Results (Jobvite, 2014), 73% of recruiters have hired candidates through social media. Continue reading →

SO, ONE PERSONALITY OR SPLIT PERSONALITIES? It is interesting to read how other peers are tackling towards this question and their point of view. After reading through a number of my peers’ posts, it helps to broaden my mind in seeing things in a different angle. I liked the fact that Xiu Zhen included the infographic video in her post to explain how social media would affect job recruitment. Continue reading →

“IF YOU DON’T BRAND YOURSELF, GOOGLE WILL BRAND YOU.” - Sherry Beck Paprocki Have you ever tried to Google yourself and someone else with the same name appears? It is important that you control what information of yours is going to appear when someone Google your name. So, is it better to have just one online identity? Or multiple identities? Let us take a look at the pros and cons of having multiple online identities. Continue reading →

HAVE YOU ALREADY KNOW IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT OR A VISITOR? If you still do not know, I doubt you have yet to read my previous post. FRET NOT! I have more points to add on to what I have said previously. It’s not too late for you to understand it now! During the first post, I am convinced that I am a digital resident. However, after reading through some of my classmate’s blogs and the comments that I have gotten, it made me question if I am really a resident. Continue reading →