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This week, as for the last topic, we have probably been given one of the most debatable topic out of the total 5: to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Open Access, its benefits for our society and whether it is sustainable for the long-term (especially from the publishers’ point of view)… The topic can be approached from several completely different point of views and it was interesting to see that some of us took the topic into a professional context and talked about its use... Continue reading →

First of all, when talking about open access and free access to online contents, we need to clarify that there is a crucial difference between the two:     “Full open access content is: Easily accessible online Available to anyone free of charge Available for re-use without restriction except that attribution be given to the source No one of these alone qualifies content for an open access label. Continue reading →

After the last topic, where we discussed the importance of an authentic online presence, this week, the focus was on the ethical use of social media. It is crucial to not only be authentic but also to be ethical online for both individual users and businesses. Day by day, we bump into several issues raised from our online presence such as data stealing with lack of consent. It was interesting to see that a lot of us wrote about issues of the business use of social media, including myself. Continue reading →

Ethics, deriving from the Greek word „ethos = custom, habit, character” is a system of moral principles that affect peoples’ decisions and lead their lives. It is about what is good for both individuals and the society. Ethics, a moral philosophy covers different dilemmas about living a good life, knowing and acting regarding our rights and responsibilities with knowing what is right and wrong, good and bad, when making a decision (Bbc.co.uk, 2016). Continue reading →

This week we have been asked to write about the different ways of building up a professional online profile with paying attention to make it authentic. Before this task, I felt quite saisfied with my online presence so far, as I have managed to build up quite a high quality LinkedIn profile earlier, and I was benefitting from it already. I also have Facebook, Instagram and now (thanks to this module) a Twitter account, and I think my online identity is quite authentic. Continue reading →

Getting Linked-In As looking for my placement for next year, I started to look for advertised vacancies early on, at the beggining of this academic year, which included building up a professional LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn, a business oriented social networking platform, has developed itself to that exclusive position where, if talking about social media in business environment, LinkedIn is the first thought coming to our minds. Continue reading →

Another topic has arrived to an end. It’s so amazing to see how different people can have a completely different understanding or approach on analysing the same topic. Given the topic: managing our online identity with either one or multiple identities, I have read so many different perspectives from how it can influence mental health to how dangerous it can be for our personal lives such as identity theft, just to mention one. I have to highlight Sam Horstcraft‘s post. Continue reading →

There are more and more social media platforms gaining ground year by year and people are automatically join them with either the same online identity they already have or with several new ones. Continue reading →

Finally, I’m writing the closing stage of Topic 1 for my Living and working on the Web module. The first topic we had been given to analyse is the theory of “digital residents” vs “digital visitors” by White and Cornu. It explaines a simple but very interesting approach of making a difference amongst the users of the Web. Continue reading →

Today’s world is all about digital. Nowadays digital technology is crucial for different purposes in life such as education, business, commerce or entertainment, with the use of online platforms. Moreover, there is a huge increase of its importance in the social aspects. People at any age are using the Web. Continue reading →