Q.1.2 Organisations such as Facebook, Airbnb and Uber have harnessed social capital to grow their market shares and become major disruptive forces in their industries. Define and explain how a digital citizen can build and enhance social capital.

 Define and explain how a digital citizen can build and enhance social capital.

Digital Citizen definition:
We must follow a set of rules when online to ensure that the technology is being used appropriately and responsibly by us, the users. A digital citizen is the person who follows these rules and is regularly on the internet or an electronic device.

Social capital definition:
"Social capital is an economic idea that refers to the connections between individuals and entities that can be economically valuable. " (Investopedia, 2018)

A digital citizen can build social capital by going on different social media sites and joining groups on these sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. These social media groups will allow you to exchange ideas, share your own visions and plan to work together with people who have similar interests or careers as you. This will keep you connected and liked with different organisations and people which could result in helping you find a job or getting your name out on the internet to other organisations.



References:

Investopedia. 2018. Social Capital. [Online]. Available at https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/socialcapital.asp [Accessed 6 March 2018]

IIE. 2018. Higher Certificate in Events Management - Student Manual. Johannesburg: Independent Institute of Education.

Heginbotham, G. 2017. What is social capital and how can you use it? Digital Citizenship. [Online]. Available at https://16034653.wixsite.com/digitalmarketing/single-post/2017/03/12/What-Is-Social-Capital-And-How-Can-You-Use-It [Accessed 21 March 2018]

Hughes, D. 2018. What is Digital Citizenship? - Definition & Themes. [Online]. Available at https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-digital-citizenship-definition-themes.html [Accessed 6 March 2018]