Topic 2 2016, Page 6

 “Remember to like the company’s Facebook page!” Have this ever occurred to you after an interview or when your boss asked for your social media accounts and you frantically delete all your tag photos with you partying around and having a wild night or create a separate social media account just for business purposes to hide your unethical behaviors from your potential bosses or client? Such instances will make you question yourself, do i need more than one online... Continue reading →

Question for Topic 2: Discuss the arguments for and against having more than one online identity. (pros & cons of having more than 1 online identity) (video) Will our destiny turn out to be like the ‘killer’ in the trailer if we are getting obsessed with multiple online identities to a large degree? Online identity is the aggregate of one’s attributes and interactions. Continue reading →

“Can you introduce yourself?” Sure! Do you want to know the Twitter Teresa, Facebook Teresa, LinkedIn Teresa or the Instagram Teresa? Your online identity is made up of multiple partial identities, from the persona you create to represent yourself, the interactions you make with different websites (Internet Society) to the identities created by everyone else that has access to your information (Costa, Torres, 2011). Continue reading →

An online identity is simply who you are and what you do on the Internet. It involves the digital “persona(s)” we adopt and the perceptions of others towards our online behaviours (Costa & Torres, 2011). Unlike our ‘real life’ identity, we can have more than one online identity. Personally, I have friends who create two social media accounts as an approach to distinguish between personal life and professional life. Continue reading →

Source: Giphy What is an online identity? It is a persona that one establishes in this digital world. Having multiple online identities has given a remarkable ability for an individual to become different individuals all at the same time and the information portrayed is what differentiates you from others. Now that we have understood what online identities are, let’s find out why people create multiple online identities. Continue reading →

Be it digital residents or visitors, I believe there would be times where you create different online identity for the usage on different platforms for different purposes. So what is online identity? To me, identity is what that describe you. Having an online identity means you are creating a profile that you want to display to the public. Continue reading →

Is having more than one identity online a personal choice or do people have multiple identities online because it’s necessary? I’d say the latter. The complexities are: 1. humans have as many personalities as the number of situations they are in (William James) we behave differently depending on the context and purpose, and the fact that we’re always changing, we can’t always be fixated to that one single identity 2. Continue reading →

What best describes you, represent you and how do you want others to see you as? These are probably some questions we sometimes ask ourselves when we engage in online activities. Kietzmann et al. (2012) mentioned in his honeycomb model that identity is the extent which users reveal themselves online. Link to model What online identity is then would be the amount of personal information and activity we choose to present online that portrays us; from usernames to photos and comments. Continue reading →

(Source: Getty images) In 2015, Facebook faced immense pressure from protestors after implementing their ‘Real Name’ policy, where users were required to use their actual names on their Facebook profiles. Due to the rise in cases such as cyber bullying and revenge porn, it was implemented in hopes that people would be more accountable for whatever they posted online. (Source: https://nobullying. Continue reading →

What is online identity? An online identity is the sum of one’s characteristics and interactions online. [Source: Internet Society: Understanding your Online Identity] However, your online identity may not be intentionally set by you. For instances, your friend decided to share an interesting post with you on Facebook, however, this may not be a representation of your interest. This is called partial identities which are not within your control (Internet Society). Continue reading →