Digital Citizenship

Why is it important to be a good digital citizen? What value does a good digital reputation have?

Being a good digital citizen helps you understand the appropriate uses for the internet. It helps keep you informed about netiquette and internet regulations. It helps you create a reputation on the internet that you would not be ashamed of.

A person's digital reputation follows them. A good digital citizen monitors the content that is posted about them. A good digital citizen never posts negative comments towards anyone. They are cautious about what pictures they are tagged in and how they interact with people on social media networks. It is a lot easier to put information on the internet than it is to remove it. Many employers check a person's Facebook or Twitter account before hiring a person. If you have poor digital citizenship it may cost you a job opportunity.