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In my opinion, any information that appears on the web has the potential to change your destiny. Every Twitter message, photo update, reflects your personality, abilities and priorities. I have also talked to some corporate employers or teachers of related professions, and in their opinion building a good online personal image can add to their first impression. So I will continue to run my PLN in my future study or work environment.

How to create a unique PLN or attractive social media account?

First, I would start by sorting out your capabilities and resources and removing all unprofessional content from your social media feeds. If you want to spice up your resume through personal social media, the content promulgated on social media should be relevant to your profession. I was once told by HR, “If you don’t think this photo is appropriate for the front page of the New York Times, it should also basically not be in any online space.”, I think that’s a very good criterion to review the content I want to upload.

The second point is to determine the core of our unique content. In this era of information explosion, exemplary seems to be the easiest thing to do. But the cultural heritage is the means by which we ourselves stand out from the competition. So we must persist in learning and constantly increase our own cultural heritage. When the content we post reflects our own value or predicts where things are going in real life, our followers flock to us.

Finally, it’s easier than ever to share our stories in social media. It’s our job to consistently increase our personal credibility and visibility. Let’s build our personal brand image in an active state and make sure our brand content includes good ideas we have for aspiring companies and brands.

The concept of media literacy was first proposed by British scholars, initially to counter the impact of popular culture on traditional education caused by the popularity of movies. Media literacy refers to people’s ability to select, comprehend, question, evaluate, thoughtfully adapt, and create and produce media messages in the face of various messages from the media.

From the beginning, media literacy was proposed with the core of cultivating the public’s ability to reflect on and resist the negative effects of mass media; in the Internet era, various types of emerging media have emerged, media empowerment and audience subjectivity have come to the fore, which also makes public media literacy enhancement an important issue.

Taking online public opinion as an example, driven by selective psychology, technological preferences, and algorithmic recommendations, individuals tend to choose only information that meets their interests or is consistent with their own views, which leads to the limitation of the public cognitive horizon and the lack of dialogue among different subjects in public opinion events. Further, in a pluralistic value system society, each group has its own perspective and interests, and if we only stick to our own perspective to perceive and judge public opinion events and lose the ability to receive and perceive diversified information, it will easily lead to the polarization of public opinion groups, compression of rational, open and inclusive public space, and loss of the possibility to dialogue and reach consensus with other subjects, and the online public opinion field will become more and more torn. The Internet opinion field becomes more and more torn.

If people want to improve media literacy in terms of its connotation, one is to develop the ability to use media, and the other is to accept media messages critically. Firstly, we should use new media technologies and applications reasonably, legally and with restraint; secondly, we should have the ability to sift through the vast amount of information and the ability to recognize, analyze and criticize information, and consciously resist negative content; then we should carefully choose who to communicate with, maintain our own PLN and respect the rights of others; in addition, we should use the online public sphere to participate in public affairs discussions and rationally express our own opinions.

If I were to recommend a social platform for education, I would definitely recommend TED.

TED is a non-profit organization founded to spread unique ideas to change attitudes and, in turn, change the world. TED specializes in inviting innovators and practitioners who are at the forefront of various fields to give talks of 18 minutes or less. I basically keep the habit of watching one TED episode a day, at first as a hobby. But it really opened my eyes, let me meet the best people from all walks of life, let me understand the latest technology, and let me know that there are so many interesting people in the world doing so many fun and meaningful things.

What values does TED convey? When I was a kid, I used to lie on the floor and look up at the stars and wonder why the world was the way it was,” says Chris Anderson. As far as I know, there is no other venue for such exploration than the TED conference. Here you can ask all kinds of questions, from all kinds of perspectives. I found that just as I was getting caught up in the business game, there were amazing innovations in many fields, from astronomy to psychology, to evolutionary psychology, to anthropology, to other fields, and you could see that everything was changing, and it was really exciting to see the changes. And the most exciting thing is that it’s all interconnected. They’re connected and intertwined. Just in the last few days, we’ve heard people here talking about things they care about, things they’re passionate about, and how they can use them to change the world. The desire to bring such a group of people together is because the group shares certain ideals, and the conference was able to raise some funds and good solutions to problems. I believe that all of this together can certainly help change the world over time.”

I learned a lot from TED, one is that I can understand the world from a different perspective, expand my horizons, and grow in insight. It is a very good educational platform

Today, we can find all kinds of celebrities and professionals we like through social networks. Before the advent of social networks, the social aspects of ordinary people and celebrities were difficult to reach. We often feel distant from our idols, but the emergence of social platforms brings us closer to celebrities. Why do celebrities use social software?

The first point is that social platforms have better exposure. With the advent of social platforms, there has been a marked decline in traditional media followers. Celebrities need media exposure to achieve their business goals or maintain their reputation. At this time, social platforms are a good channel. The second point is that social platforms make it easier for celebrities to communicate with their followers. Human emotions need interaction, and celebrities can communicate with commenters in a timely manner on social platforms to reduce the deviation of information transmitted to the outside world. In addition, social platforms have lower costs and higher efficiency than traditional media. We all know that celebrities need to create their own personalities, and social platforms can publish the content they need to spread anytime, anywhere, and describe a more realistic personality with their followers.

But social platforms are a double-edged sword, and not everyone can profit from them. Diversity has always been a hallmark of social platforms, and negative opinions tend to get more attention. So this resulted in most of the participants reviewing the information with critical thinking. When many celebrities publish wrong remarks, people with ulterior motives often make big mistakes, and the gains outweigh the losses.Therefore, when publishing information on social platforms, we should strictly review the authenticity of the information sources, preferably with academic evidence. Quoting more of what has already been demonstrated reduces errors in speech.

Social media is gradually becoming a necessity for our study and life, and it keeps us immersed in it and unable to stop. We yearn to get closer and closer to it, to embrace it; at the same time, we fear the zero distance that social media brings. How to use the double-edged sword of social media has become a social issue before us that needs to be considered urgently.

In the process of dissemination of information, there is a private sphere and a public sphere. With the development of network technology, the private sphere and the public sphere gradually evolve from a relatively independent state and reflect the characteristics of interactivity and ambiguity. Take YouTube as an example. As a virtual community formed by offline users on an online platform, it is a platform for users to keep in touch, share information and conduct social interactions. In order to communicate and express themselves, people are accustomed to publishing their information publicly on their own video channels, and due to the great convenience and low cost of the forwarding function, the information between people has reached a high degree of sharing. But in some academic views, people cannot affirm each other. At this time, the video comment area will become discordant. But watching videos is a one-way way of spreading information. Even though it is possible to raise a different opinion in the comments section, the proof link complicates opponents. So while I was learning through YouTube, when I saw objections in the comment section, I myself began to doubt the authenticity of the video.

Therefore, when I study through the online platform, I try to keep myself in the principle of trust. Even if it conflicts with the information I know, I will check it later. As for how to communicate on social media, although everyone’s identity is virtualized on the Internet, I still think that self-cultivation is a necessary life topic for everyone. When communicating with others, I try to respect others and try to be objective when discussing academic topics. Seeking common ground while reserving differences is my communication skill.

For myself, I like to learn by myself on youtube and discuss with people who have the same interests on Reddit forums. Nowadays, it is not difficult for us to obtain knowledge independently from the Internet, even without spending money. However, the hard thing is how to cultivate the habit of self-learning.

First of all, it’s hard to learn by yourself. This difficulty is not because of the learning methods and tools, but because there are no exams and no one to test your grades. Second, self-study is a very boring and long journey. You spend a lot of time entering a new field and it’s hard to feel like you’ve improved. But in the process of learning, you will definitely encounter difficulties. At this time, you will doubt yourself and deny yourself.

So I think in building a self-learning network, having a plan and a goal is the most important thing. We need to have a long-term plan and a short-term plan. A long-term plan is set up to achieve your ultimate goal. After a long period of study, what level of learning status do you hope you can achieve? Therefore, in the long-term study plan, it is necessary to make a short-term plan. Short-term planning requires refining your tasks, and for me, I divide each week into a period. At the end of each week, I assess whether I have achieved the goals I set at the beginning of the week. Then I reward myself or punish myself based on how well the goal is achieved. The reward could be playing video games, spending money, and eating a big meal; the punishment could be spending more time studying, practicing calligraphy, and doing nasty sports. These mechanisms are simple but undeniably effective.

Great changes have taken place in knowledge and learning in the Internet age, and people have to face the two major challenges of fragmentation and information overload. This requires not only a series of methods and strategies but also a new way of thinking. Inclusive thinking refers to the processing and transformation of some seemingly unrelated or even contradictory ideas, viewpoints, and theories to make them compatible, organically combined, and integrated. Through this new method, we can achieve the goal of integrating fragmented knowledge and information into a whole and reducing the storage space of the brain.

Inclusive thinking is a way of thinking about problems. It does not deny that people’s cognition is related to their position, but requires people to admit that it is understandable that there are different views due to different positions and perspectives. But the result of inclusive thinking is positional and individualized, and its goal is to construct individualized systems of thought and knowledge. Everyone’s conclusions through inclusive thinking are not completely consistent, and everyone’s cognition of things is still closely related to his original cognitive structure, position, attitude, and values. It is advocated that everyone thinks in one direction at the same time; in order to reduce the one-sidedness of thinking, it is also required that everyone changes different thinking angles and directions at the same time, which not only avoids ideological conflicts but also allows all-round thinking about a certain thing, point of view, theory, etc.

My personal favorite digital platform：

1.gigaom.com This is a tech blog site that is not limited to consumer products but is very unique to the enterprise market and products.

2. https://echannelline.com/ Enterprise IT Product Channel News Site.

3.https://www.reddit.com/ Reddit is an entertainment, social and news site where registered users can post text or links, making it basically an electronic bulletin board system.

4. https://www.economist.com/ The Economist is a British weekly newspaper printed in demitab format and published digitally that focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, technology, and culture.

As students in the 21st century, we are faced with a society in which information is transparent, shared, and globalized. Compared with our parents, we have more resources and more ways to find resources. But when a lot of useful information pours into us, there will also be a lot of garbage and dross in it, blinding our eyes. As students, we need to choose the right way to study, live and work with the Internet. While acquiring knowledge on professional platforms, we should first verify the correctness of knowledge. But systematic learning can not only rely on the Internet but also on books.

Our digital identities become more secure under the protection of data privacy and security across platforms. This measure is necessary because the cost of communication on digital platforms is low, resulting in a lot of negative or false news early on. When the relevant regulations on data privacy and security are promulgated, we need to be responsible for our words and deeds on the Internet and it is no longer easy to disclose our private information.

If you want to be favored by employers through social platforms, you must run your own social platforms seriously. First of all, you have to have a certain following. It’s the cornerstone of your social platform’s value, and only a certain number of followers can get employers’ attention. Second, make your content relevant to employers, which can help you stand out from your peers. In addition, you need to have the intuition to catch the hot spots, and this intuition will keep you from being prematurely eliminated by the times.

First of all, identity, the scope covered by the term identity includes multiple dimensions such as culture, society, region, psychology, politics, belief and so on. At my current level, it is unrealistic to want to cover all aspects of identity. The identities I want to talk about today only take a small part of them. Identity is the state or society’s definition of a person.

Speaking of digital identities, the prevailing view is that after the popularization of the Internet, digital identities will follow. The development stages of digital identity have roughly gone through centralized identity, federated identity, user-centric identity, and autonomous sovereign identity.

To sum up, identity is the foundation of politics, economy, and culture, yet there are still tens of thousands of Internet participants who cannot prove their identity. “How to prove that I am who I am?” is a philosophy. In my case, I was a UVIC student first and then majored in economics. So I will use the knowledge circle of economics to create my digital identity, plus I am a UVIC student to make my digital identity more real. When creating my personal study space, having UVIC as a professional academic platform has brought me a lot of conveniences. I was able to join some online discussion groups with the help of this platform, where many colleagues and teachers exchanged opinions and answered my doubts. This experience helped me avoid detours on the academic road.

Nowadays, with the development of technology, social network is already a part of people`s life. Another striking change over the past 20 years is that social media has become the way billions of people around the world communicate and, as a result, has created a more connected world. In my opinion, Social media allows more things to emerge from the ground up, and information is no longer a single flow from top to bottom. Everyone is their own media company, broadcasting to a specific group of people who follow/follow them. Social media has made the distribution of fame and attention more democratic, and with it comes a host of problems. So using social networks has two sides.

On the positive side, you can speak for your interests on various platforms, so as to get more information, which helps you to have a more comprehensive understanding of what you are interested in.

On the negative side, Social media allows more things to emerge from the ground up, and information is no longer a single flow from top to bottom. Everyone is their own media company, broadcasting to a specific group of people who follow/follow them. Social media has made the distribution of fame and attention more democratic, and with it comes a host of problems.

I feel that the motivation to participate in social networking comes from within myself. Strive to improve your sensitivity to current events, develop your own hobbies in a diversified manner, and maintain kindness to every social network participant.

Speaking of the dangers and rewards of public communication. Social networking can easily gather people interested in your opinion or product, which is why it is commercially successful. This phenomenon allows you to get the most intuitive opinions and gain a large number of followers. However, it also exposes our personal privacy. With the innovation of technology, others can easily track the trajectory of your life and analyze your hobbies and behaviors. This is also a point that public communication is often criticized.