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| Example of Symabloo website |
Curation in the modern age is critical, according to Chapter One in
Untangling the Web by Steve Dembo and Adam Bellow. Curation is the act of organizing different information from different sources, which is definitely something that is worthwhile in the modern era. Imagine
Google without all of its different tabs and different way of organizing the results; it would be chaos! Discussed in this chapter is an example of an organized, curated web tool called
Symbaloo. This website allows for the organization of all of your favorite website in one place, that can all be accessed at the click of a button! The chapter then goes into detail about the simplicity of the website's design, making it easier to navigate. Another example that was used is
Diigo, which has a similar set up to Symbaloo. Diigo is used to save all of your favorites/bookmarks all in one place. It is set up like a list to help you search what you are looking for, easier! A final example that was discussed in the chapter is called
eduClipper. This website is designed mainly for students and teachers to search and browse through different information, as well as to save their own works onto it. This tool, as well as the other two, are greatly important in the education world, as well as the common work place. Without tools such as these, the internet would be a lot less organized.
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| Digital footprints are no joke! |
Living in the 21st century, we all know and love the abundant resources and opportunities that it has to offer. However, the internet is also a place that can lead to mischief and mayhem if its powers are abused. According to Lisa Nielsen, author of blog post "
What's your digital footprint?", enlightens us on how the internet is permanent (as mentioned in my
previous blog), so what we put online is there
forever. She encourages us to make sure we promote our online identity in an appropriate way, while still making sure that people can get a sense of our true selves. She also explains how social media can be a positive asset in developing an online presence. The internet has almost taken up a mind of its own, and it is our responsibility to use it wisely.
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| Examples of all of the different types of social media |
Even though social media is a positive, it has also proven to be a negative influence on the current generation of up and coming young adults. In Stephanie Buck's post "
12 Things Students Should Never Do on Social Media," she discusses, well, the 12 things that social media should not be used for. Some of the ones that really stand out are: post illegal activities (because jail time is not worth an "aesthetically pleasing picture" of you smoking marijuana), overly specific location check-ins (who wants a stalker?), and to never rely on privacy settings (because nothing is ever really "private" on the internet). Social media should be used for beneficial things, like connecting with a new job or making new friends, rather than ruining your life because of one mistake.
Thankfully, there are a plethora of ways to be aware of your digital footprint, because in reality, it is going to be online forever. In Justin Boyle's blog post "
11 Tips for Students To Manage Their Digital Footprint," these 11 valuable tricks of the trade shed light on how important it is to always be aware of your online presence. Before I share which of the 11 tips stood out the most, let me define what a digital footprint is; a digital footprint is a "record/trail of things that you have done online" (from the article). Some of the most important things to do while managing your digital footprint are: don't overshare, Google yourself every once in a while, and use a secondary email address when meeting new people. These tips (along with so many more) are critical in managing one's online presence.
Thanks for reading this week's blog post! Hope you learned something you never knew, or just liked what I had to say!
-Liv
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