OLJ: Reflective Statement

Throughout the subject of INF506 social media for professionals we have contributed to and discussed the changing face of social media. The subject has highlighted various aspects of social media as well as highlighting the need for more knowledge around the ethics associated with current platforms. How, or if, your views on social networking have …

OLJ Task 17: Thoughts for the Future

Choose one of the resources above and write a 400 word analysis that addresses the following issues: Schaefer, M. (2018). The future of social media marketing. Retrieved from https://businessesgrow.com/2018/03/05/future-of-social-media-marketing/ What is the potential for the future of an organisation you are familiar with. What impact might the future have on us as information professionals. I chose to …

OLJ Task 14: Managing your Digital Identity

Based on your reading of the items from the above list, think about online identity in relation to both individuals and organisations: What is important in terms of how we present and manage those identities online? What can we share with the online world and what should we keep private? Summarise important issues around online …

OLJ Task 10: PLN Adoption

Based on Utecht's 5 stages of PLN adoption, identify which stage you currently see yourself experiencing and how this impacts on your personal and working lives. Also identify any 'gaps' in your existing PLN (ie. areas which you feel you would like to develop further/in the future). Utecht's article highlights the five stages of PLN …

OLJ Task 4: Twitter Feeds

Digital Education Research Network @derntwits 1. What type of content does this organisation tweet (and retweet)? Describe some tweets from the feed that are of particular interest to you. 2. What is the target audience of this Twitter feed? Do you think the organisation has a successful Twitter presence? Why? why not? The Digital Education Research …

OLJ Task 3: Reflections on the Impact of Change

Choose 2 of the 6 ways outlined in the blog post and reflect on how they have impacted on an organisation you are familiar with. You can apply both 'ways' to one organisation or you can refer to two different organisations. Write 200 words on each.   Across industries, social media is going from a …

OLJ 1: Social Media and Society – Journal Article Analysis

For my first online learning journal I read the article titled The Relationship Between Posting and Photo Manipulation Activities on Social Networking Sites and Internalization of a Tanned Ideal Among Australian Adolescents and Young Adults (Mingoia, Hutchinson, Gleaves & Wilson, 2019). This article appealed to me to read as I am a person with fair to …

OLJ – Assessment Item 1

(a) define what social networking is (in your own words); From my current understanding to date, social networking is the use of an internet platform to connect with other users. It can be used both on a professional and personal basis to connect with likeminded individuals. Facebook, in my opinion, is used more as a …