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Technology is becoming more user-friendly and affordable now. However, According  Pew Internet & American Life Project, Internet is very poorly accessible to the less well off while the rich enjoy the convenience of such high speed internet. This is a form of inequality that is affecting many poor young people from many opportunities. This is where they neither gain access to internet at home nor in schools or work places. Continue reading →

Over the years, the number of internet users grew worldwide. This can be seen from the graph in Figure 1. Figure 1.1: Internet users in the world, 1993-2014 Fig 1.2: Activities per minute by internet users However, as the numbers increase, there are still people out there who are not exactly contributing to the rise. They are people who are “affected” by factors like age, gender or amount of education received. Continue reading →

For most of us online users, the Web has become an integral part of our daily lives. We spend a big chunk of our time carrying different tasks with the help of some digital tools. However, we often assume that everyone else has fairly the same level of access to online platform. In reality, social differences largely determines a person’s interaction with the Web.  For one instance, people who live in rural areas tend to have less access to the internet. Continue reading →

It is flawed thinking to assume that internet usage is the same for everybody in terms of availability, accessibility and usage ability etc. (Halford, Professor Susan, et al) Digital differences can lie in different demographics/ psychographics factors, which may influence different internet usage. Let me discuss some of these digital differences through my personal experience on interacting with the Web. Aged 20, I belong to the millennial group term. Continue reading →

In today’s post, I will be talking about “Digital Differences” and evaluating the impact of it on how I interact with the web. Source: Original content, photo taken by rawpixel.com on Unsplash. The way we interact with the Web varies and is typically a reflection of wider social and structural inequalities (E.G. Demographics). We are all different in terms how accessible we are to technology and how online practices are displayed. Continue reading →

What is Digital Difference? Digital differences showcase individuals’ behaviour on the web. These selective differences determine how the web is used, how it’s accessed and its benefits per individual. We might factor in factors such as age, motivation, social class, disability and location (Professor Halford, Dr Davies and Jo Dixon, 2017). Continue reading →

The internet has undoubtedly opened up the world for us, albeit in many different ways. It has allowed us to access more information than ever before and paved the way for tools that enhance almost every aspect of our lives. Think of the forums that forged communities of like-minded people, e-commerce platforms that created a whole new genre of business. Unfortunately, harnessing the full potential of the internet is not always available to some of us. 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 →

Privileges affect individual capacity. In society, social privileges allow an individual to utilize all privileges extended to their community in order to improve their own individual position (MSS Research, 2017). This post will discuss how these “Digital Differences” impact how we interact in the digital world and my personal interaction with the web. Digital Differences refers to the differences between those with and without internet access (Pew Research Center, 2017). Continue reading →

A warm welcome to my blog! Today’s post is going to be revolving around digital difference. The topic of digital differences can be discussed through a two-pronged approach, namely digital inequalities and online practices. Digital Inequalities is defined as the difference in proficiency when it comes to using technology among people from diverse backgrounds, demographics and competencies. (https://www.igi-global.com/dictionary/digital-inequality/53644). Continue reading →