Irinie Opoku

The title for this module is certainly no hoax, as I have indeed been living and working on the web. The journey has been a great one, allowing me to learn so much about the digital world. All five topics required me to research concepts and ideologies beyond my own experiences and scope. However of course within this blog platform, I’ve been able to express my views freely and exercise my creativity skills. Continue reading →

What exactly is “open access”? The video below will explain this all in a nutshell. As mentioned in the video above, open access has aims to allow anyone access to the information they need whether or not they are associated with a university/college. The breaking of these barriers are efficient in encouraging innovation and helps immensely with education. I, being a university student for instance can benefit from the free expense of open access materials. Continue reading →

In this weeks post, I chose to discuss ethical issues in which social media usage causes in the workplace. This was rather interesting as I learnt many new facts and explored ways in which the issue of increasing social media usage in organisations could be closely regulated. Aaaliyu made an interesting point when he commented on my post regarding companies perhaps finding procedures/steps (such as the ones I recommended) costly or in fact unnecessary. Continue reading →

Before reading this post, I kindly ask that you briefly learn about employee social media use inside and outside of the workplace in the video below. Over the years there have been many benefits that social media has brought to the corporate world. For many companies across the globe, social media has allowed new ways of connecting with potential and current customers, employees, suppliers and other stakeholders. Continue reading →

This weeks topic was really interesting as it had me thinking of my own authenticity online, in terms of a professional profile. Nicole made a very good point when she commented on my post. She questioned whether or not I agreed that our true personalities become overshadowed online by steering towards a ‘professional’ lifestyle. Continue reading →

What comes to mind when you hear the word authentic? Well anything along the lines of reliability and honesty is correct. When we associate authenticity to the digital world regarding online professional profiles, this builds upon the notion of how one represents themselves online i.e. via LinkedIn. In Topic 2, we spoke about the benefits and limitations of having multiple online identities in which I concluded that the benefits outweigh the limitations, if used for correct purposes. Continue reading →

Before proceeding onto my research of online identities and privacy, I wasn’t sure of what the actual pros and cons were. The only thing I could think of were childish scandals of fake Facebook profiles which were the hot topic during secondary school. During the time, a friend of mine unknowingly had another Facebook account. Continue reading →

A survey conducted in September 2014 highlighted key findings, stating that multi-platform use is rising. “52% of online adults now use two or more social media sites” (Duggan et al 2015). With Facebook still being the most popular use of social media (figure 2.1), many people are now branching out into other social media, perhaps for other social or professional purposes. Continue reading →

Before starting this topic on digital residents and digital visitors, I decided to read White’s (2011) Visitors and Residents: A new typology for online engagement. journal to gain an insight on what these terms meant and how they are relevant in today’s world in order for me to translate this onto my blog. Continue reading →

Topic 1: “Digital Residents” and “Digital Immigrants” Question: Explain the concept of digital “visitors” and “residents” drawing upon your reading and your own online experiences to date in support of the points that you make. Let’s start by outlining who a “digital resident” and “digital visitor” is. By breaking down these terms, by definition, a resident is someone who permanently lives in a particular place. Continue reading →