Reply to AbdulAziz AlChammat’s Blog Post 4

I think AbdulAziz’s opinions in blog post 4 are clear, informative, and detailed. Also, I think the examples that AbdulAziz provided are clear and useful as well. I agree with the opinion about that “everyone uses social media for a different type of reason” and “having a well-constructed PLN which as reliable sources is very valuable”. In my opinion, it’s very important and necessary for public people to ensure how their posts are reliable, real, and credible in a well-constructed and reliable PLN. Also, AbdulAziz’s personal experience on Instagram attracts my interest as well because I have a quite similar experience of using this social media tool. In my opinion, setting up my accounts to be private will be a useful way for me to protect my personal information in social media. Moreover, I agree with the opinion about that “media can influence us in many different ways that we have never thought of”. In my opinion, there are many obvious benefits of using social media in our daily lives, such as connecting with people globally and expanding our own perspectives; however, we should also care about the risks of using it.  

Reply to Hamzah Shihadeh’s Blog Post 4

In my opinion, Hamzah provided detailed and clear evidence to explain the benefits and risks of having a public eye in a media space. For the benefits, I agree that it helps to “influence people about certain issues around the world and bring up many situations that tend to be forgotten”. In my point of view, engaging with public audience in a media space will allow us to learn different ideas, getting new perspectives and reflections, and connecting with people globally. However, for its risks, I also agree that “anything you post can be used against you” in social media. Therefore, I think that media literacy is quite important and valuable because it allows us to question the intent of media and protect ourselves from any negative impacts of media. Additionally, I think Hamzah’s post is very clear, persuasive, and useful. 

Questions 

What is media literacy?

As I described in my blog post 4, media literacy can be considered as a kind of ability to critically analyze and evaluate the messages conveyed through media. It’s important because it allows us to question the intent of media and protect ourselves from any negative impacts or replies of media. 

How do notable individuals use social media?

From the professionals that I have followed on social media, I found that most notable individuals use social media to share professional information, knowledge, and ideas. For example, some economists prefer to share their own ideas by re-tweeting latest news on Twitter. Also, some notable individuals use their influence to promote services and business as well. 

What are the benefits of being in the public eye and having a PLN?

In my opinion, there are some benefits of being in the public eye and having a PLN. For example, first, it will help you connect with and interact with the world. Second, it will help you learn from different people globally in order to gain new perspectives and thoughts. Third, it will help us to promote our personal development. 

Building community with online tools provided by the employer can be limiting, what are the perceived restrictions and benefits?

Perceived restrictions:

  1. Limiting users to build connections and interactions with public people who are outside their workplaces. 
  2. Your connection and interaction in the online community may be lost if you leave your work. 

Benefit:

  1. Easy and useful to develop your professional identity in your workplace
  2. Making working become much more effective and efficient

Delivering information in a connected society requires verifiable resources, how do build a PLN to rely on? How do those, who are veteran storytellers, minimize the risk of sharing misinformation?

Reliable PLNs in delivering information in a connected society requires people to ensure that the information and news that they post on social media is real, reliable, and credible. Sharing your personal experience and own reflections instead of sharing something you do not know very well on your social media will be a good way to build a reliable PLN. This will also minimize the risk of sharing misinformation as well.