By bryan short on August 28, 2016 | Tagged with Digital identity, Digital Identity Digest, digital tattoo, privacy
New Facebook application for teens presents privacy concerns Facebook released a new video sharing application called Lifestage this week that is intended for users under the age of 21. The social media company has been losing market share to ephemeral applications like Snapchat, and has been looking for ways to engage the young users who favour its […]
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By bryan short on August 17, 2016 | Tagged with Connect, Connect series, Digital identity, digital tattoo, learning analytics
As I continue waiting for the return of my data from UBC’s Office of Counsel, I’ve begun examining the structure of the Connect system. For a Learning Management System, Connect effectively manages the amount of information that students can learn from it. The system is divided into three roles: that of the student, who creates the majority […]
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By Jon Hernandez on October 15, 2015 | Tagged with digital tattoo, employee
As we gear up for the upcoming election, it’s no secret that social media has influenced this years’ campaigns more ways than one. It seems each time I scroll through my Facebook newsfeed, I deal with the collective ‘Stop Harper!’ screams of my youthful friends, while a Justin Trudeau advertisement curiously appears on my sidebar […]
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By Joey Levesque on May 25, 2015 | Tagged with Digital identity, digital tattoo, Learn, privacy, Publish, research
Video credit: Open Learning Remix – posted by The Digital Tattoo Project on YouTube Watch Think Explore Links Discuss Think Explore Open education has slowly increased in popularity over the last few years. It generally refers to the practice of using online technologies to share knowledge and information freely. The idea is that learning should be […]
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By Michelle Ghoussoub on April 10, 2015 | Tagged with digital tattoo, Participation, policy, privacy, Protect
Many defenders of mass surveillance use the argument that “only people involved in bad acts should worry about their privacy.” In some ways, this seems to make sense. After all, if you’re doing something you don’t want people to know about, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place, right? Glenn Greenwald, one […]
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By Michelle Ghoussoub on January 6, 2015 | Tagged with Attention, Collaboration, Connect, Crap Detection, Digital identity, digital tattoo, e-portfolio, employer, facebook, google, Learn, netiquette, Network Smarts, Participation, Publish, Social media, Work
New year, new you. Given that such a large portion of our lives are now led online, it only makes sense to make some New Year’s resolutions for your digital self. Here are 10 suggestions from the Digital Tattoo team for a fun and productive 2015: 1. Google yourself. Review what shows up in […]
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By Tricia Jose on November 22, 2011 | Tagged with Digital identity, digital tattoo, online identity, password
A recent Digital Life blog post on the Sydney Morning Herald website posed an important question around the strength of online passwords. Clearly, this isn’t the first time that the author of the blog, Adam Turner, has addressed this issue as he states: “I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve read about the […]
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By Kathleen Kalk on June 30, 2011 | Tagged with digital tattoo, google
If you’ve ever Googled yourself, searched pipl.com or scoped out MIT’s Personas than it’s likely you’ve come across some interesting results – Since when is my MySpace profile from high school the only proof of my existence online? Who’s this B-list celebrity with my same name and an arrest record? Where’s the blog that I […]
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