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This week’s topic was really eye-opening, as it focused on an area of digital identity that we don’t consider. Making one wrong choice online could potentially negatively affect us for life. After reading many of my peers’ posts, I have realised that my idea of having multiple identities is very different from others. However, the majority did agree that having a single identity was not as advantageous. Continue reading →

In the early years of the internet, it was much easier to hide your online identity. Cartoonist Peter Steiner published an illustration in a 1993 issue of The New Yorker that perfectly depicted the anonymity that came with internet interactions. Peter Steiner’s cartoon illustration (Steiner, 1993) SINGLE IDENTITY Facebook and Google have been large influences in creating a single identity on the web. Continue reading →

This topic has definitely given me some insight into how people interpret content they see online. Majority of people live in echo chambers and filter bubble without realising, so they don’t see any need to change the way they interact with the web. After reading Hong’s post, I realised that the use of Personal Learning Networks can help with avoiding filter bubbles, but it is more effective with escaping echo chambers. Continue reading →

Did you believe me? Unfortunately, you won’t be getting £20, sorry to disappoint you, but there is definitely a lot of false information and identities online and this is just one example! NEWS People likes to receive news in different forms, the statistic below displays the main source of news for different age groups. It can be seen that online is the most popular source of news. Main source of news by age. (Newman et al. Continue reading →

My knowledge on this topic has widely developed after reading several peers blog posts. The differentiation of personal and macro factors is not something I had previously considered. Mainly macro factors seem to differentiate the digital access between the population in countries of a similar development. I found it quite surprising that some fellow young adults don’t use the internet as frequently, this is not even in relation to their digital access. Continue reading →

Digital differences are the way in which individuals or groups of individuals interact with the web in different ways. Some of the factors that influence this difference are age, gender, race, country of residence and economic status. According to an Ofcom report, that analysed adults’ media use and attitudes, non-internet users are more likely than users to be aged 65 or over. Three in five (62%) non-users are in this age bracket, compared to 12% of internet users. Continue reading →

Having previously completed a module within which writing a blog was a core component, choosing UOSM2008 seemed like a smart decision to make. I had assumed my degree background being technical, and having previous experience blog writing would aid me within this module, something which was not the case. Continue reading →

Digital ‘visitors’ are known to use the web only when it is necessary and can help them in achieving certain goals. They like to do most of their thinking offline, so they are users, not members, of the Web and place little value in belonging online (White and Le Cornu, 2011). A common misconception is that the older generation are just visitors, but this is not completely true. Continue reading →