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2014, Page 25

Reflection: Identity Crisis in Cyberspace

Security camera from giphy Finally a topic where we are able to present contrasting opinions! I’d like to highlight Evan’s use of The Little Red Riding Hood analogy. It holds true for the digital age we are in today where all of us have the liberty to take on any form online – real identity or anonymous identity where each has their own implications. Continue reading →

Reflection 2! – Multiple online identities

Howdy there! After reading some of my course-mates posts regarding to online identities, I found that they mostly do not find having multiple identities necessarily a bad thing. It is especially beneficial in the area of segregating personal and private life online. Yiming believes employees shouldn’t be judged by their social media photos as it’s their work competency that counts. Continue reading →

Time for some bed time reflection

Time for bed time reflection! So here’s mine. It is crucial that we post information about ourselves appropriately and selectively. Like what Angie mentioned, we might use the internet with positive intentions but others might think otherwise. In addition, our future employees are screening us through social media thus we need to be cautious of the data we give away as neither Google nor Facebook forgets what we posts. Continue reading →

Reflection Summary on Topic 2

Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous – Confucius Photo Credit: Francisco Martins I enjoyed reading my peers’ blogpost on Topic 2. Always glad I can gain more perspectives and learn more! I really like Ebrahim‘s view on people doing what they are doing online for ‘likes’ because it is relatable and true. Continue reading →

Topic 2: Reflective summary

The argument for and against having multiple online identities and thus the degree of anonymity a person should have is one that can never fully have a one-size-fits-all answer. It depends from country to country, city to city. The fabrics of each society are different and thus the degree of anonymity that each society is comfortable with would also differ. It all depends on the context. Continue reading →

#Hangout5 summary and next steps

Here is the recording of today's hangout on YouTube. We introduced you to topic 2 and provided some general feedback on your topic 1 posts. Check out the "General Feedback" category in the right hand column of this blog for full details. Tomorrow's hangout features a special guest, Dr Cristina Costa from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland, (@cristinacost). Cris is the author of one of your pieces of recommended reading on digital identity. Continue reading →

Do you know?

Picture by Daphne Are you aware? Most of us have multiple online identities and are all presented and defined by how we portrayed ourselves online through internet forums, online chat, massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), social networking sites, etc. First thing first, Evaluate the reliability. Reliability plays a big part while safety and security has remained one of the biggest issue in the digital environment. Continue reading →

Who are you, exactly?

photo credit: Jason A. Howie via photopin cc I’d like to make a bold assumption that most of you reading this post has at least 1 social media account. Question is, for each platform, do you only have 1 identity, or multiple?   Having two identities for yourself is an example of a lack of integrity. Continue reading →

Charmaine Marn, marnmon or both?

Credits : privacymemes via Tumblr Online identity is the same as our birthnames, except that it is something that we chose ourselves and is used to identity ourselves when we go online. As you can tell from the title, my online identity is marnmon, as it is the username that I go by online, including twitter and instagram. Let’s first start with the pros and cons that I personally feel are present in having multiple online identities. Continue reading →