Trust in a Community

Blogging - an Experience  Over the past few months I have explored the world of blogging. Seeing how communities can be built and how members of the communities are able to connect to one another. Although, how can someone new to blogging build an audience? I guess this is developed through sharing among family and …

Are We Really “Addicted”?

Previously, I have looked into how we as a society, utilise digital means for communication. However, have we considered if and how our actions have impacted this use? Our fundamental human need for communication and belonging may be feeding our "addictive" behaviours. I have placed the term "addictive" in quotation marks as the media has paired our behaviours …

Did We Forget About The ‘Middle Generation’ ?

With individuals (aka millennials), growing up as digital natives, in a world full of digital immigrants, it comes as no surprise when our passion and lifestyle for technology becomes criticised and misconstrued for obsession, and even addiction. Have we forgotten about the middle generation, the generation who would go to work to discover and learn …

My Connection with the Digital World

Living, Learning and Working on the Web. Creating, Publishing and Sharing with the World, that's what this unit is all about. When learning that this unit would mean publishing content to the digital world, frightened me. The past few years, I have been creating blogs for high school subjects, but these were never to the …

Privacy Matters

When sharing and publishing content online, how do you know who can see it and who has already seen it.

Bullies Now Have 24/7 Access

“...cyberbullying can have more serious effects than ‘traditional’ bullying, perhaps because it is likely to involve more exposure and humiliation, can last longer, and is more difficult to escape from.”

Are you really you online?

Our online identity can differ when it comes to the reasons behind the creation of a new online presence.

Staying Connected

My journey with technology begun at a young age, as my family are early adapters to change, especially in the world of technology.