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  Hi all! For today’s topic, i will cover on the digital differences impact it has on my learning.   Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3MKSWt3Bqw   More than 3/4 of Singaporeans are using the internet in this moment. In addition, a whopping number of people subscribed to  wireless or non-broadband. This shows that many people are equipped with the required skills to be digitally literate. Continue reading →

Digital Differences and how it impacts our interaction on the web Digital differences are where social categories people are in allow them to use the internet in different ways. Examples are firstly, age, where older people tend not to use the web more compared to youngsters. Next, class, where the lower social class have lower forms of education, are less likely to access the web as well. Followed by people being cyber bullied due to gender and ethnicity. Continue reading →

Digital difference is defined as people having different type of access to technology and how their online practices differ from one another. Today, the differences in internet access differ among demographic group. For instance, the Pew Internet Project surveyed people in America and the finding was shown in the following: Source from: https://globalab.wordpress. Continue reading →

How people interact with the Web depending on how individuals are framed within their  social contexts and digital differences.    Do bear in mind that,  “ We do not all have the same access to technology . Nor do we display the same types of online practices, even if we have good access to the Web through a range of devices and places. Continue reading →

Evaluate the impact of digital differences on how you interact with the Web. (300 words) Digital differences are differences in the usage of the web by individuals. They are reliant on a variety of factors including demographics, psychographic, geographical and behavioural. An example of a difference is the quality of internet access, influenced by the ability to afford better connectivity. Being 20 and living in Singapore, where a census showed 75. Continue reading →

“Nic, why are you so tech-savvy?”  The Evaluation. Globalisation happened. Internet happened. Now, we’re connected! The use of Internet has been growing rapidly that digital differences and gaps are starting to appear. Some data provided by wearesocial: Click to view slideshow. As a digital native born in the Internet era in Singapore, I’ve been exposed to much more about the web. Continue reading →

photo source from- http://rethinkyourphone.com/number-of-internet-users-2016-internet-live-stats/   As the graph above has shown with the rapidly increasing of global internet usage, we cannot deny that digital age has made life easier in exchanging information. Continue reading →

  Digital Differences The rapid advancement of the Internet has created unmistakable,significant changes to our everyday lives. Today, digital differences exist among different demographic groups, It is a term that refers to the gap between demographics and regions that have access to modern information and communication technology, and those do not or have restricted access. Continue reading →

Even though the web has been a big influence on people’s lives in the past 10 years, there are still people who don’t have access to the internet. This is where the “digital differences” come in and various studies have stated that “digital differences” are shaped by social inequalities and factors such as Demography and Economy background determines the level of interaction with the web made by an individual. 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 →