What does it mean to network using social media?

To network using social media means that you are connected with various other people using a platform thru networking on the internet. Networking on it means that people establish various social media interaction in different ways on social media thru internet and form a network of connectivity thru different means.

 How are we motivated to participate in networked publics?

We are motivated to establish our own self guided PLN that to only fit to our own customized circumstances and interest, we choose who to interact and learn from. This is based on who we feel comfortable with In doing so and build ties at different levels, we are enouraged to maintain connections with our ties by connecting and reaching out with them thru social medias.

 What are the risks & rewards of public communications

risk is that information are sometimes not secured, although we have been constantly trying hard and improving on the ways to protect our information security, you can never completely protect your information. At the end of the day, we face drawbacks of possible judgement from outside after losing information, and that could effect sometimes our employment and other hidden resume we may have. reward is obviously that we are able to link with more people easily and are ale to connect them in many different kind of ways thru different plateforms and social medias.

Thoughts and conclusions on the readings this week

The readings this week has outlined interesting points where it introduced PLN and other networking online platforms people use to connect and learn and why we should be learning it. It is outlined in detail how one should orchastrate one and maintain one. The information security reading also gave the pros and cons of modern internet communications and how our privicies can be affected by it and the dangers behind it. It was overall a pretty good comprehensive introduction of the newly emerged network stage and the PLN, it has outlined the pros and cons and what we should do with it upon our interaction with them,