Digital footprint

What is a digital footprint and why is it important? Why is it important to have one a good digital footprint? What are some ways that you can create a good digital footprint?

A digital footprint is information you deliberately share like blogs or social media post, or a footprint can be things that you look up on the internet, and while it is easy to not really care about having a good digital footprint, you should because it can affect your future. When creating a digital footprint even if you aren’t really thinking about it, it is important to post things that you won’t regret later in life like posting yourself drinking at a party or smoking a cigarette, it is good to keep that stuff off the internet. In the article a school teacher says, “It makes sense that people should be promoting their brand (name) in a positive light.” (The power of a digital footprint for students pg1) in the quote it says how people should be promoting their name in a good way and I think that if you don’t promote it in a good way then it may ruin how people see you following this the reason a digital footprint is important is because when you go for a job interview or are planning to go for college they may look at what you have posted on your socials.

When creating a good digital footprint, there are many ways to go about it, a big part of a person’s digital footprint is social media. social media “can be used in a proactive way to develop a positive online presence.” (The power of a digital footprint) socials like Facebook and Instagram play big parts in people’s footprints, especially teenagers. These social media shows us what other people like, their hobbies, what they do in their spare time ex. it also allows you to find people with other likes and interests as you. Another big part of a person’s digital footprint is blogging. Blogging is another great way to show what you like as well as what you’re good at or what your skills are. “Students can blog once a week or even once every few months.”(the power of digital footprint) blogging isn’t just about posting about hobbies and things you like, you can also post about things that you read about or if you went on a trip somewhere and wanted to write about what you did, you can blog about anything you want really.

While having a digital footprint is great, there is also a way to have a bad digital footprint means that you might not be accepted into college or an employer might not hire you based on what you post on social media or what you blog about. this means that people might view you as something your not based on what you post.

In Conclusion a digital footprint is what you show other people. It is important to have a good digital footprint because it is what people use to see what kind of person you are, and having a bad digital footprint means that people may not view you as you actually are.

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