This is the presentation that the Group gave regarding the inquiry exercise answering the question "Do Web based technologies enhance professional practice?"

1. Do web based technologies enhance professional practice? By: Laura Weir, Emma Burkett, Nicholas Norman, Sheika Edwards, Ceri Morgan

2. Breakdown! Web based technologies i.e. social networking sites, emails, casting sites, review sites, You Tube, search engines Definition of enhance- more options makes more opportunities Professional Practice- marketing and managing your career

3. Introduction “Past years have seen the rapid rise of a variety of social networking tools”- Dr Bruns, Produsage: Towards a broader framework for user-lad content creations, Australia (2007, p. 1)

4. Social Networking SitesPros Collective minds Sharing of information and resources The ability to be prosumer and edit information “such development is evolutionary” (Bryant 2010 p.7)

5. Social networking sitesCons Copyright “there may be the need for legal concept of copyright which allows for truly communally held intellectual property” (Dr Bruns, 2007 p.6) Social and professional become merged Professional reputation at risk

6. Casting WebsitesPros Cost effective, economic Speed, instant communication More opportunities of work

7. Casting WebsitesCons Illegitimate websites Joining fees Lose personal interaction Fraud

8. Gmail (search engines/email)Pros Instant, economical, cost saving, it’s green! Allows international networking Wide research opportunities (quote)

9. Gmail (search engines/email)Cons Hacking Dependant on web based technology Remixable data “users share photos, music, text, ideas and opinions and ‘rip off’ each other” (Bryant 2010 p.7)

10. Conclusion Web based technology does enhance professional practice Risk of dependency Personal professional management is the key