What is a Digital Footprint?
What is a digital footprint and why is it important?
A digital footprint is a trace you leave behind in the internet. It can either be good or bad but it all depends on what you search, share, post etc. And it's important because it stays in the internet forever and can cause good or bad things in your future.
What impact can it have on my future?
A digital footprint can either be good or bad, depends how you're using it. And if it's bad, then you're screwed because it'll stay online forever, even if it was private. It can affect once you're getting a job. Let's say you're applying for a job and your boss searches you up online and sees that all you post is bad things, he won't hire you at all and he'll see the kind of person you are. That can be a very harmful thing. But if you have a good digital footprint, it'll be more helpful with getting hired and it'll bring a good perspective of yourself.
How can I keep a good Digital Footprint?
Keeping a good Digital Footprint can be pretty easy. Some tips and ideas can be:
- Post good things
- Be careful with what you search up
- Take care of what you post about yourself like pictures.
- Think before you post things online.
What does my Digital Footprint consist of?
My Digital Footprint consist of many social media like Blogger, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram etc. I use these tools to communicate with friends and family and even for school purpose (projects, blogs).
#leydenkindness
Twitter is one of my Digital Footprint and I decided to show it as evidence because it was for a school purpose. The project was to create a hashtag and spread it all around Leyden. Our hashtag was, " #leydenkindness ". We tweeted compliments and kind things to one another and kept it going. Which then created our Digital Footprint in a good way. What I think this digital footprint is saying about me is that I'm a good student and gets things well done.
20% Project
My Digital Footprint consist of my 20% Project as well, which was a website my classmates and I created. We got to choose any topic and we chose beauty because we were all interested in beauty. Each one of us chose a topic about beauty and I chose fashion. We all enjoyed doing this project and had fun. And since we created a website, it created our Digital Footprint. This project can be very helpful in the future because it can help when you're applying for a job. You can show your boss the skills you have in creating a website etc.
Blogger
I used Blogger to update my work for my 20% Project. I posted once a week and explained how I was doing and what my goals were by the end of the week. I thought it would be a good idea to use this as a Digital Footprint because my 20% project turned out pretty good.
Important things I've learned
The most important thing I've learned about keeping a good digital footprint is to always watch what you post, share, like, and search online because everything you do online will stay online forever even if it's private.