Topic 2, Page 2

Yay! It’s reflection time, so what’s my takeaway? This topic on online identity, privacy and security had taught me the importance of managing and protecting our identities online and awareness of our surrounding is key especially when we are moving towards a world where online privacy faces tremendous threats. After reading up the blog posts written by my peers, it had broaden my horizons and deepen my understanding on having either one or multiple online identities. Continue reading →

Credits: Troll Face via Wikia Everyday is a day to learn something new. For topic 2, I was able to gain new insights into having multiple online identities with the help of Zoe and Sherdale.  Both of them talked about the importance of privacy, which was what I believed was one of the major issues in having multiple online identities. Continue reading →

The argument for and against multiple online identities is inevitable. As I took on a very skeptical approach towards the topic, I was drawn into mostly the negative aspects that overshadow the real value of the argument. However, after gathering much insight from the various works of my peers, it was clear to me that I have been missing out on the constructive aspect of the argument. I was very much drawn by Jeanne’s post on how our online identities may impact our employability. Continue reading →

credits: pinimg.com, Isaac’s blog After reading Isaac’s blogpost on Topic 2, I have gained further insight about major digital identities. Currently, I would consider myself to have both transactional and social digital identities. I presume that my transactional digital identity will be my Qoo10 (commonly called as ‘Gmarket’ in Singapore) account; it is an online shopping website. My social identity will definitely be my Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. Continue reading →

I realized that there are many strong arguments on both stands – one or multiple identities. Reason being that both have their pros and cons; and the difference in the level of sensitivity of each individual. After much reading on different blog posts, I still stand strong on having only one identity. Continue reading →

My classmate Charmaine Marn used an interesting analogy to describe online identity in which she compared online identity to the likes of our given birth names with the slight exception that it is a chosen identity which we use to represent us when we go online. She also touched on the ‘non-repudiation’ aspect of the internet, i.e. Continue reading →

Moving from distinguishing our digital identity, the new topic has got me thinking about the importance of managing and protecting our identities. Reading up on the thought-provoking posts by my peers, I realized there’s no right or wrong in having more than one identity. The only mistake is when you choose to exploit the usage of it or when you lose true-self over the process. Many of us shared the same views regarding the pros and cons of this issue. Continue reading →

And now, it’s time for me to do another reflection. I have to say that this topic is rather interesting to discuss on and I have enjoyed reading the arguments that my classmates have came up with, ranging from going against multiple identities to going for multiple identities. Me, for one, goes against multiple identities. Continue reading →

photo credit: marfis75 via photopin cc The following is to highlight the learning points of the previous discussion. As mentioned, I support the idea of having multiple identities for a platform, one for personal uses and the other for professional uses. However, after reading Yanyi’s blog post, I developed a new way of looking at this. She mentioned that it may impact professionalism as, “You might end up conflicting yourself when you have too many identities to handle. Continue reading →

Photo Credit: Carolyn Wilson via Friends of social media (Reference 1) After reading through my classmates’ posts, I came across different perspectives on arguments about one or multiple online identities. I couldn’t say who is right or wrong as each individuals have evidence and experience supporting their own view.  (Taken from Elisha’s blog post) I do share similar thoughts as Elisha to some extent. Continue reading →