How do notable individuals use social media?

Social media have become an essential part of our daily life. Many individuals, such as influencers, use apps like Instagram to build a personal brand. Influencers engage with their follower by sharing their personal life; this helps followers to connect on a personal level with the influencer. This can build trust that can be used later to advertise a product, and because followers trust this influencer, they would purchase products that influencers advertise. Moreover, notable individuals, such as politicians, can use social media to influence people’s opinions regarding elections. Furthermore, other notable people can use social media to advocate to raise awareness for a cause. Thus, social media is used differently by different people. It is up to the follower to distinguish who to follow.

The benefits of being in the public eye and having a PLN

The benefit of being in the public eye and having a PLN can have several benefits. First, notable individuals can advocate what they believe in and gain so much support because of their strong presence in the public eye. Second, individuals who share PLN can share their expertise, insights with the public who follow them and listen to them. This develops a more extensive network and different perspectives about a certain topic. Moreover, being in the public eye and having a PLN can be a reason to inspire others to follow your leads and continue the work you do since they observe your achievement and success through your PLN.

The limitation and benefits of Building a community with online tools provided by the employer

These tools might be limiting because the platform used by the employer might not be up to date and does not contain the features that are needed to build a community. This can be through using complicated social media that restrict all ages of the community from accessing the information provided and thus limit access.

On the other hand, this can be beneficial in terms of building a community. If the right online tool is used, this can lead to building a community in a platform that can be served as a hub where resources and expert individuals are in these platforms. Thus, this will allow people to develop relationships with people in their field that can help them develop their careers, as Sophie Lui mentioned in her podcast (EDCI 388, 2023). Although it will be restricted to specific individuals who share the same interest or specialty, building a community that can work together on building a network based on shared interests and knowledge can be better. Although it is not for everyone, it still can indirectly benefit the general public.

Delivering information in a connected society requires verifiable resources, how to build a PLN to rely on?

A PLN that people use to get credible information can be achieved by seeking credible individuals who are experts in the field of interest. Sharing the background of the people you cite information allows people to rely on your PLN and consider it credible. For example, although Wikipedia contains many credible sources, it also contains many uncited information. Thus, Wikipedia is considered an untrusted encyclopedia for all branches of knowledge.

How do veteran storytellers minimize the risk of sharing misinformation?

Veteran storytellers minimize the risk of sharing misinformation through research and fact-checking the information before using them. Also, citing the sources they use to obtain the information to clearly indicate this information as a reference shows how credible their work is.

Reference

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Miller. (2022). Sophie Lui – EDCI338. [Vidoe]. YouTube. Retrieved July 09, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfcXgKLzOVM.