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What have I learnt? UOSM2008 has reconstructed my views entirely on the digital world. Beforehand I underestimated how important living and working on the web is to the knowledge economy and shaping our identities. However, through the weekly blog posts and interacting with the lecturers and my colleagues, I now have a greater understanding of many new concepts, which the below PowerPoint aims to encompass. Continue reading →

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As a student, I am usually first to exploit freely available information online; this is called open access: when knowledge is shared without charge and without most licensing restrictions. Personally, I benefit from open access through scientific research however, free online content also includes media platforms such as newspapers, music and television shows which is further elaborated in Figure 1. However, this post will mainly focus on academic research. Figure 1. Continue reading →

A summary of Topic 4: Figure 1. Displays an infographic of Topic 4 self-assessment The individual interpretation that was required in Topic 4 meant that everyone took a very different approach which was stimulating to read. In my own work, I have seen a great improvement from Topic 1 where I literally regurgitated White (2011)’s findings on digital natives and residents; to now where I have made my own inferences about ethicality within business social media use. Continue reading →

Ethics are a system of moral principles; they affect how people make decisions and lead their lives. Therefore, ethical issues occur when a conflict between the languages of right and wrong are present. Following this, as social media creates a space to invade personal privacy, ethicality is becoming a greater concern within professional use of social media. Subsequently, the following paragraphs will address this further. Continue reading →

This week’s topic addressed authenticity within online professional profiles and like most people I was naturally intrigued because I manage my own professional LinkedIn profile. Moreover, similar to previous topics, this subject was broad in spectrum and could be explored by focusing on ways to behave professionally online or by avoiding posts that contain inappropriate content. Continue reading →

In a job seekers quest to market themselves as salient, competent and perfect for the role it is extremely tempting to combine various online templates to formulate the ideal candidate or to fabricate your work history to erase that time when you were dismissed from your job. Continue reading →

Figure 1. articulates the importance of reflections I thoroughly enjoyed this week’s topic it was intellectually stimulating and something that we can all relate to. Respectively, when investigating multiple online identities, there are many avenues that can be explored and closely related topics that add value. So, I exploited this opportunity by utilising different graphics to maximise my content. Continue reading →

In this week’s post, I will discuss multiple online identities; I acknowledge that this topic is broad in scope and is also akin to privacy and fake identities. However, the aim of my post is to highlight the benefits of having the appropriate number of online profiles and underline where multiple identities can equally become obsessive and counterproductive. (Butler, 2010) theory of Performative Identity (1) is a great premise for exploring online identity in further depth. Continue reading →

Prior to writing my first blog post, I overestimated the extent to which I was a digital resident, I anticipated that blogging would be a lot less challenging than the psychology modules that constitute my degree because I use the internet daily. However, I was wrong; I have quickly discovered that blogging is challenging in its own respect.   Following this, topic one required an exploration into the terms Digital Visitor and Digital Residents (White & Cornu, 2011). Continue reading →

Prensky (2001) originally coined the terms digital natives and immigrants which were used to explain disparities within digital engagement. Successively, this concept suggests that people who have grown up in the digital revolution (digital natives) are more familiar with digital technology and consequently use it more frequently, in comparison to their senior counterparts who struggle to adapt to a vastly evolving digital world (digital immigrants) Prensky (2001). Continue reading →