Tanya Teng

With the advent of the internet, social media influences the way we use the internet, pressuring users to form a “perfect” online identity.  Many of my colleagues’ blogs discussed about the pros and cons of having single/multiple and anonymous identity on the web. Continue reading →

An online identity consists of a single or several partial identities/personas that represent different characteristics. Indeed, online activities are no longer separable from our real lives, but an integral part of it. There is no doubt that the emergence of the web has had a massive impact on the way people connect, interact and share information with one another (Costa & Torres, 2011). As the internet gained prominence in our lives, having a multitude of “online identity” is common. Continue reading →

No doubt, the internet has brought us many benefits. On the other hand, the internet and social media are platforms for fake news to breed. The prevalence of fake news has become a global phenomenon. Self-Produced using Piktochart; News source from Channel News Asia Self-Produced using Piktochart; Information from TodayOnline After reading some of my colleagues’ blog, my thoughts were enhanced beyond the topic. Continue reading →

With the advent of the Internet, Internet resources have become a major source of information that is used for spreading information in manifold formats through Internet technology. Majority of information seekers rely on Internet resources to accomplish their task. Self-Produced using Pikochart ; Data Source from Quello Center Let’s face it, we are all completely obsessed with social media and searching for information online. Continue reading →

My comments on Yu Ying’s and Wesley’s blog —————————————————————————————————————————————– From my colleagues’ posts, it seems that many of them are accustomed to learning from the Web since young and found that... Continue reading →

Technology plays a huge role in today’s digital era. Even though we are at the dawn of the digital age, digital inequality has already gained a foothold and will continue to make its presence felt across many arenas of contemporary society. Digital inequalities continue to combine with age (older people), class (unskilled occupation), educational level, and other offline axes of inequality (Robinson et al., 2015). Continue reading →