When I first began this subject, like any normal Gen Y/millennial, I thought I had a good understanding of social media: what it was, how and what (and not) to post, the importance of privacy controls, and which platforms were best for which type of content. I expected to delve more into how information organisations… Continue reading Looking forward, looking back
Lippincott (2021) describes the Fourth Industrial Revolution as “a societal shift powered not by steam or electricity, but by data, and characterized by a fusion of the physical and digital worlds” (p.5). This new revolution brings great potential for government and research libraries who are experts at organising, preserving, and providing access to vast amounts… Continue reading Thoughts for the future: Library 4.0
The concept of digital identity has been defined in many ways. Simply put, as we search the internet, check our emails, post to social media, and buy those new shoes, we create digital traces (Tactical Technology Collective, n.d.). Digital traces that contain unique identifying traits are used to form a digital identity. This identity may… Continue reading Areas of concern: Digital identity
I have chosen the Twitter feeds of two different organisations for an analysis of social media success: the Washington Post and the Digital Education Research Network (DERN). These two organisations differ greatly in their social media presence from their follower count to the type of content they tweet/retweet as well as the audience they seek… Continue reading Twitter feed analysis
