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The argument for and against Open Access in the perspectives of content producers is a really difficult one. There are just too many factors. As Wen Hui noted in her post, whether Open Access can be advantageous or disadvantageous to content producers would depend on their motivation behind producing content. (eg, for money or for publicity, etc). This point was also echoed in Charmaine’s post, when she challenged her readers to “rethink the reason why we are sharing in the first place”. Continue reading →

Photocredit: cynicalbabblings.wordpress.com Advantage Photocredit: www.dreamstime.com One of the benefits that producers can enjoy when making their materials accessible freely online is larger publicity. Leveraging on OER platforms for instance allow producers of the content (eg. researchers or educational institutes) to reach out to a wider audience and thereby achieve greater publicity and viewership/readership of their work. Take Standford University for instance. Continue reading →

Photo credit: mayrsom.com There seems to be a whole suite of ethical issues raised in educational or business context use of social media. In particular, some of the business uses of social media have raised questions regarding the use of solicited endorsements via social media platforms. Consumers clearly do not like to be kept in the dark, and companies need to be responsible in boldly declaring their true intentions behind some of these marketing tactics. Continue reading →

Photo credit: MDO Partners There are many ethical issues raised by business use of social media these days. I would like to highlight two of the following: Solicited endorsements One ethical issue in the context of business use of social media is that of solicited endorsements. One example in case was products manufacturer Belkin, which, was caught for paying people to leave positive reviews on their products via Amazon (Arthur, 2014). Continue reading →

Credits: qtpham1992 via: ebay  This topic has led me to have a better understanding of what are some of the key ideas to create our online professional profiles and how to make them stand out. Amongst the myriad of social media sites, LinkedIn and Twitter still prove to be the most popular for networking purposes. My interest in these two platforms had certainly been ignited as a result of this module. Continue reading →

Without getting too technical, I will discuss briefly some of the main themes or ideas that most writers across the web have put forth, in giving us a clue as to how to create authentic online profiles that can impact our professional lives. 1. KnowGoogle thyself source: http://www.cafepress.com The first is to do an online search of oneself. The age-old adage of self-awareness being the beginning of wisdom certainly does extend to our digital age. Continue reading →

The argument for and against having multiple online identities and thus the degree of anonymity a person should have is one that can never fully have a one-size-fits-all answer. It depends from country to country, city to city. The fabrics of each society are different and thus the degree of anonymity that each society is comfortable with would also differ. It all depends on the context. Continue reading →

One of the themes brought up regarding having multiple online identities is the contrast between authenticity and anonymity (Krotoski, 2012). I would like to expand on this theme as I put forth my arguments for and against having more than one identity. Here, the assumption is that authenticity would mean having only one identity, where this online identity is merely an extension of one’s real-life identity. Continue reading →

Many of my classmates mentioned the fundamental differences between what classifies a digital visitor and a digital resident. Two of them in particular shared interesting points that got me thinking about some other ideas that may never have crossed my mind. Isaac got me thinking about whether the visitor resident mapping process is helpful in a business/marketing context. Continue reading →