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As a student who analyses work for my degree, reading as many opinions as I can help me ground my knowledge on the topic or area. If I had limited access to these papers, it would hinder my ability to get a range of views and add to the work confidently. Having just completed my dissertation, this topic has really allowed me to acknowledge the impact of open access on my research. Continue reading →

      As an English student, I often need to read secondary texts that I get from online sources. These need to be credible sources so they either need to be books, texts or journals which I access free of charge thanks to Open Access. What is it? You may ask. Wiley have explained below:   Video Credits.   Here is my presentation of the pros and cons of Open Access: http://www.powtoon. Continue reading →

This week’s topic looked at ethical issues & social media. With such a wide range of responses this really opened my eyes to the unethical practices of some businesses. Haley’s post raised an important issue of misleading advertising to increase sales & gain more recognition. As Ellie also admits, many people will read reviews before they buy things or look to people who recommend products, but this becomes an issue when it is fake or paid advertising. Continue reading →

As accessibility to the internet increases, it is no wonder people are spending more time online. According to Internet Live Stats, as of  July 2016, there was a total of 60,273,385 internet users– and that’s just in the UK! Photo Credits  As the increase of activity online increases, so does the number of social media accounts that are opened. As you can see,  54% of people accessing their social media’s on the go amongst other facts. Continue reading →

So what did I find out?  Photo Credits LinkedIn is a must! Across all the blogs I read, everyone has placed an importance on having a LinkedIn account. Of course I was aware that it is widely used in the professional world, however without ever making one for myself I was not up to speeds with its features. Haley & Hannah‘s posts provided really clear information for someone like myself. Continue reading →

Gone are the days of handing out CV’s and hoping for a call back or email. With the rise in technology and social media, new methods are being used to advertise jobs and sell individuals as a potential candidates. Continue reading →

This topic was interesting as there are many opinions & examples of the pros & cons of multiple identities. I often have different identities when it comes to the name of my online profiles (Eg Miss CEO) however my reasons contrast the assumptions that are made about this. As explained in my comment on Kemi’s blog, my name is often easy to find in a single search because it is so rare. Continue reading →

With an increase in virtual lifestyles, people are spending more time on the web. With last week’s blog introducing digital residents & visitors, I started thinking how multiple online identities may affect a person’s security & anonymity online. Online identity as defined by Costa and Torres (2011 pg. 49) is centred around two areas: Presentation & reputation. Continue reading →

The first topic on this course prompted us to contextualise the terms “Digital Migrants” and “Digital Residents.” These terms had evolved from Prensky’s (2001) “Digital Natives” and “Digital Immigrants” however these original definitions appeared quite outdated and quite generalised. White and Cornu (2011) therefore developed Prensky’s original terms and highlighted that online activity is not determined by age, contrary to his beliefs. Continue reading →

The terms ‘Digital Visitors’ and ‘Digital residents’ may sound alien to the majority of people however everyone who uses the internet will fall into one category. Let’s start off with a basic definition of both, as explained by White, D. S., & Cornu, A. L. (2011): Photo Credits Visitors: This describes an individual who will only use the internet when they need it such as a basic google search for information, to make online bookings, or to do general research. Continue reading →