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When I was firstly presented with the topic of (OA) Open-Access, my initial inklings were that when information is made freely accessible by the content creator to the public; it can only be a positive thing! [1] (See Figure 1 below). 1: Open-Access (Benefits) However, Becca’s posting was initially responsible in opening my outlook towards the contrary; in regard to the enormous publication fees these content creators are expected to fork-out to make their material ‘open-access’! [2]. Continue reading →

1: Open Access [Definition]Envisage you have just finished your pioneering research after years of hard work, which was funded by the University of Southampton. On the one hand, you want to share it with the world but the hugely-inflated distribution expenses are preventing you from doing so. Continue reading →

This week’s topic ignited countless interesting discussions within our expansive online #UOSM2008 community! My posting focused upon the specific ethical ‘business’ issue of employers’ monitoring and spying on people’s digital footprints in the hiring/firing process. Continue reading →

The UK has recently broken into the top 10 of countries worldwide with the largest number of internet-connected users, with a higher percentage of online users ’92.6%’ (per population) over all countries within the top 30 [1]. In this day and age internet connectivity is synonymous with facilitating probably the single biggest facet of the internet; Social-Media ! (See Figure 1).  Figure 1: 2016 worldwide Social Media Statistics Social-Media comes in various forms e.g. Continue reading →

Upon viewing this week’s topic question I was pleasantly surprised; as the creation and development of my personal online profile, was something I’d always put off. The resource links provided by both Lisa & Sarah [1], gave me a much needed introductory insight into this vast topic. Which alongside, my own research really pushed me to actually create my very FIRST online professional profiles! [See 1(LinkedIn) +2 (About-Me) below]. Continue reading →

What do you  immediately think of when you hear the term ‘online professional profile’ ? Sites like LinkedIn & AboutMe , right. You wouldn’t  be wrong, LinkedIn currently operates as the world’s largest professional network [1], boasting almost 500 million online users worldwide. Today we are going to discuss how an authentic online professional profile can be developed. Continue reading →

I said at the end of my blog, I’d know where I’d stand in the coming days and I can say with confidence I now do. Continue reading →

In today’s contemporary & technologically-advanced world, users commonly have more than one online web identity. Many argue , WE as consumers are bound and almost ‘forced’ into having an online portfolio.Our web-based usage of social media (Twitter), online-shopping (Amazon) and entertainment (Netflix) etc. Continue reading →

Our first topic of discussion as the class of #UOSM2008 ‘16, was the newly-formed, intriguing and controversial digital residents & visitors concept! The topic is directly related to each and every one of us in respect of our online-usage; however, it’s not one I’ve truly contemplated on before! We were being examined on our ability to explain the concept and its relevance to our own online experiences. Continue reading →

The digital ‘visitors’ and ‘residents’ theorem was reformed by White and Cornu (2011), having built upon the work of the provocative founder of the ‘digital natives/immigrants’ concept, Prensky (2001). His ideals classified technological users into two polar-opposite groups of digital competency. Continue reading →