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Online Identity

I would like to assume that most of you have a profile on at least one social media website. Question is, do you maintain two accounts on a single social site? I wear a mask. And that mask, it is not to hide who I am, but to create what I am. -Batman Like Batman, do you switch between different personas? Below are my viewpoints for and against having multiple online identities. Continue reading →

Topic 2 : An identity VS multiple identities

The breakdown of an online identity, is the partial identity of one. A persona is created from the partial identity. A persona is also created with different reasons and people that you may or may not have control of. An example would be comments made by your friends on Facebook which is creating a persona of you that can’t be controlled. Whereas, if you create another Instagram account, that is having control of yet another persona/ online identity of yours. Source: http://www. Continue reading →

Topic 2: Managing your online identity

People in the digital world has an online identity that represent their own set of characteristics and behavior of their activities on the web. Some may adopt a single identity on the Internet whilst others may create multiple identities to ensure a clear distinctions for the purposes of that specific identity. (Source: https://www.surveymonkey. Continue reading →

Multiple Online Identities: Good or Bad?

Before we create our digital identities, there are a few questions which we may want to emphasize on, such as “Why are we doing it?”, “Who are we doing it for?”, and “What do we want to be identified as?”. With these questions in mind, it does help us create our online presence a more pleasant and responsible one. Why do people create multiple identities? Source: http://thefourthrevolution.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/multiple-identities. Continue reading →

General feedback on topic 1

Thanks for all your topic 1 contributions. Your individual feedback is on its way to you via your Gmail but here are a few general comments: Most of you quite correctly decided that the original “digital native” argument has limited value, but it is interesting that the term has caught on in the popular press and you will still find many uncritical references in the media to young people as “digital natives”. Continue reading →

Self-Test on Digital Literacy

Accessing, managing and evaluating online information (Rating : 2) Being a student gives me an added benefit to access journals online for free. My university provides me an opportunity to look at these articles. Participating in online communities (Rating : 1) I would not say that I am actively involved in any online community, but, I do leave comments if the need arises. Continue reading →

Topic 2 – Discuss the arguments for and against having more than one online identity.

In the early 1990s, Internet users were shielded behind an electronic veil of anonymity, making it possible for them to adopt any person they pleased. However, in a world where technology is constantly evolving and relied on heavily, such luxury where identity could remain separated from real life is being stripped. Continue reading →

Topic 1

Explain the concept of digital “visitors” and “residents” drawing upon your reading and your own online experiences to date in support of the points that you make. I think that Visitors are people who have an agenda as to what they are looking for and once it is completed, they log off. Whereas, residents are people who log on to the Internet as a hobby, maybe some take it seriously. An example of a visitor would be Online Market Researchers. Continue reading →

Topic 2: Online Identity

Online identity can also be known as internet persona or social identity that an individual used in online communities. According to Internet Society, a persona is a partial identity created by an individual to represent the individual in a specific situation. Continue reading →

TOPIC 2: ONE OR MORE ONLINE IDENTITY

“You are who you are and what you do.” An online identity is the characteristics and interactions one made with the Internet. Different websites have different perspective on an individual based on how an individual interact with the website. The different perspectives are also being known as partial identities. Based on my own experience, I know of friends who create multiple emails for different purposes for example, to create different accounts. Source: http://www.fidis. Continue reading →

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