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A sweet ending to the year :D

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 360 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the complete report. Continue reading →

Fin.

I constantly get questions like “Weren’t you in Tourism? Why jump to Marketing?” Simple, Everyone needs marketing! No matter what line or industry you are in! But what I forgot was that even People needs to market themselves. Am I Smarter? Yes! Living on the web taught me things that never really mattered to me in the past. Before this, if my friends posted funny photos of me, I would just laughed it off. Continue reading →

Towards a brighter future

Here’s a summarise Slide on Topic 5! Click here for the full slide! Why space? Because this topic was such a foreign one for me, I would never have thought about Open access from the author’s point of view. I feel that for open access to survive, we need to have more incentives for authors to provide their materials for free! It’s funny how some people can be so willing to spend $25 for a meal yet not for a $0. Continue reading →

I am in CONTROL

Photo credits: mkhmarketing Via Flickr Social media has always garnered a lot of controversies, or rather, things that was posted on social media. I don’t believe that social media is either good or bad, it is the ways that people use it that decides the image of social media. Think of it this way, water is the life blood of all living creatures but yet it can cause flash floods. I’ve learned a lot about ethical or unethical ways people have used social media for. Continue reading →

Am I actually in control of my fate?

Some people LOVE social media as it gives them a way to connect with their friends, or to keep up with the latest style and fashion. I found old friends when I added them on Facebook and get to “experience” Australia when my friends posted pictures of their trip there. This are all good uses or ethical ways to use social media. But what if people/companies misuse it? Not all companies will use social media in an ethical way. Continue reading →

Mirror, Mirror on the wall

Photo credit: Ian Sane via Flickr This topic on creating an authentic professional profile really got me thinking, what constitutes to being “authentic”? Is there a real need to include everything you are on your profile? Or is everything just selective? And how do we control our image? Ruhuan’s comment on Lady Gaga’s image not appealing to everyone made me realise that everything we do is a gamble. Continue reading →

KYT- the next big brand?

We all know what an explosive personality Lady Gaga has, and how she will always captivate us with her choice of outfits *coughs meat dress*. Why would I mention Lady Gaga? Because she’s good example of how she brands herself to the world. My parents would know her as “that lady with an eccentric style”. She’s different, unique and she SELLS. Continue reading →

Identity crisis solved

Photo credit : Jan Krömer via Flickr This topic relates very much to almost all of us who grew up in the age of the internet. But does that makes us any wiser on how to use it? Does it make us any more responsible on using these tools? I’ve read Tor’s post and I agree with what he said about having multiple online identities to target intended audience. It made me think about how having multiple accounts also allows me to organise my lifestyle more effectively. Continue reading →

Split personalities?

Am I a famous online blogger? A famous Youtube personality? A famous Instagramer? Or perhaps all of them? Since the creation of internet, there are many platforms where people can create their own account, or persona, to comment and chat with others online. However, is there a hidden fundamental problem with having too many online identities? The good There are times when people wants to have a clear distinction between personal/private and professional accounts. Continue reading →