Jamie

The provided material for this week’s blog only emphasised the need for open access in the research industry. I felt this was somewhat limited as open access affects all types of industry, as such I highlighted how it can be utilised in the music industry specifically through streaming services. Lewis also highlighted how open access can affect the music industry, however I was unsure what he meant by the artist ‘releasing their music for free’. Continue reading →

There are many advantages and disadvantages for a content producer to make their materials freely available online. These vary depending on the intended use of the content and what the producer would like to receive from publishing this content. For those that are new to the concept of open access, the following video details it clearly for research’s producers publishing journals: The research industry is not alone in the conflict of open access. Continue reading →

As Tom commented, “the consequences are so clearly unethical” when it comes to online piracy. The point I was trying raise was that, whilst most hosting sites state they will prevent the upload and distribution of pirated material, they don’t enforce it effectively nor do they take full responsibility for the uploaded material. Continue reading →

In this blog I am going to highlight the ethics of sites that host other users’ content; focussing specifically on MegaUpload. In 2012 the owner’s were taken to court and their site was brought down to due to violating privacy laws. Megaupload employs a comprehensive take down method to identify and remove child pornography, but does not employ a similar method in regards to copyright infringement. Continue reading →

For this week’s topic, I think everyone was in mutual agreement that for developing a professional online profile LinkedIn was one of the most recognised tools; I struggled to find a blog that didn’t at least mention it. However, I think I should have stressed more that your LinkedIn profile is not the-be-all-end-all with respects to building a professional online identity. Continue reading →

94% of the employers in the survey conducted by Jobvite (2014) use LinkedIn as a social network for recruiting. Wise words from Michael Weiss  state that “If you haven’t started then you’re are already late to the game”. He emphasises that you need to differentiate yourself and use these tools to self-promote and in essence build a brand for your identity. LinkedIn speaks itself with these statistics proving that it is a widely used platform for recruitment and career branching. Continue reading →

The topic for debate this week was the arguments for and against having multiple online identities. My short blog merely scratched the surface of this topic; I highlighted that companies are able to analyse the data written online to build an online identity for yourself (which may not be a true representation) for what Todd described as “capitalist success”. Continue reading →

“When you are using the internet, your online identity is the sum of your characteristics and interactions”1  An online identity is a digital persona that is built based on your “characteristics and interactions”1 whilst browsing a site. Multiple identities about you can be assumed/created for each of the various sites you visit, each with their own subtle differences – realistically an online identity is a ‘subset’1 of your real identity. Continue reading →

After writing my initial blog on the spectrum of digital residents to visitors, I have had the opportunity to review my peers’ thoughts on the matter. From what I gathered, the majority of the blogs I read support the same interpretation I had of White’s article being that the visitors and residents scale is a continuum of the two extremes where an individual can label their uses of each site they use based on their motives. Continue reading →

After writing my initial blog on the spectrum of digital residents to visitors, I have had the opportunity to review my peers’ thoughts on the matter. From what I gathered, the majority of the blogs I read support the same interpretation I had of White’s article being that the visitors and residents scale is a continuum of the two extremes where an individual can label their uses of each site they use based on their motives. Continue reading →