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At the start of this topic, my knowledge of single online identity versus multiple online identities is summarised in this image. Figure 1: Summary of initial thoughts on single online identity and multiple online identities (self-produced via venngage) From Alicia’s post, I gathered that having a single online identity may not be authentic because people take on different persona even in the offline context. Continue reading →

The digital world is moving from an Information Age to an Experience Age, which is shaped by our online interactions and mobile phones (Wadhera, 2016). This image represents the shift in ways people portray their digital profile. Continue reading →

With online news available at our fingertips, people would often take information at face value with disregard of fake news. The danger lies in being comfortable in our filter bubble that we fail to consider a different perspective. Marianne’s post highlights that automated bots can form part of our perspective and it is important that we are aware of them. Continue reading →

As Singapore moves towards a digital economy, efforts to bridge the digital gap between various groups are evident (Soon, 2016). While schools are also adopting digital aspects to learning, it stresses the importance of critically evaluating the authenticity of online information (Channel NewsAsia, 2017) With people gaining access to online media, one can find themselves trapped in filter bubbles. As much as filter bubble provides web personalisation, some relevant content may not be available. Continue reading →

Nic’s post gave me a deeper insight into the high penetration rate of the internet (82%) in Singapore. Though Singapore is situated in the South East Asia region, I see neighbouring countries such as Myanmar and Laos at 26% of internet penetration. The digital differences appear to be large and it seems that internet is slowly developing in these countries. Continue reading →

Through understanding the concept of Digital Resident and Digital Visitors in my introduction post, it is clear that digital differences exist between people. People interact with the web differently and this is largely due to different demographic groups (Zickhur and Smith, 2012). These digital differences are a result of various factors, which I have highlighted them in the video. Continue reading →