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The digital world is moving from an Information Age to an Experience Age, which is shaped by our online interactions and mobile phones (Wadhera, 2016). This image represents the shift in ways people portray their digital profile. Continue reading →

  Before Facebook and Instagram became the major social platforms of this era, there were GTalk and MySpace was used by the majority of the internet users and anonymity was the highlight among the users. Even though the internet has been improved and still is improving, the number of fake accounts is still increasing. According to this article, it is normal to have multiple online identities these days. Continue reading →

1. Introduction Internet is the centrality of our day-to-day lives. Our online identities impact our lives positively and negativity. As individuals we have a number of sites and services that requires an account (username, profile pictures). We all have a spectrum of identities, some we made public, some we kept away for our privacy purposes. Some of us separated work and friends, some of us chose not to. What are these identities and their pros and cons? 2. Continue reading →

“Different sites, different audiences, different purpose, Very simple!” (Lee, 2016). There are many social media allows the people to have the multiple online identities easily, the users can portray different sides of themselves, be it authentic or anonymous. In this post, I will discuss how do I manage my online identities, as well as the advantage and disadvantage of the single and multiple online identities. Continue reading →

Source: Information from MOOC Section 2.6, Picture produced by Agnes. As we all know with multiple e-mail accounts you can sign up for multiple social media accounts. This account could be used to differentiate yourself towards your friends, family or colleagues. But do you really have to do that? Source: Figures from MOOC section 2.6, picture produced by Agnes According to the short discussion on MOOC in Section 2. Continue reading →

Going on the Internet is like attending a masquerade ball – each being could be putting on a mask as a facade, we can pick and choose which aspects we want to share with others. Online Identities refer to how users create distinctive characteristics, personalities and signs to author our presence in the Web. (Angela Thomas)   Self Produced Self Produced Source: https://www.futurelearn. Continue reading →

The Web is a user-centred platform for interaction and sharing. (Coasta & Torres, 2011) How you’ve presented yourself on the Web, the people you’ve connected with online, or even simply registering with a site are some things that could’ve contributed to building your online identity. Our online identities can be defined by almost anything, from basic information like our name to our likes and preferences. Continue reading →

Source: Original We are living in a world where online networks have become increasingly popular to the extend that we devote a part of our daily life on the Web. People are increasingly concerned with building their online identity as a means to construct a presentation of themselves. Different people use and adopt the web based on individual needs and purposes. Continue reading →

We cannot deny the fact that we all tend to put out a different image on the Web then how we are in real life. For example, people want to upload nice pictures of themselves on Instagram, but no one wants to upload the ugly ones. We try to look all put together and perfectly fine online when in reality we are far from perfect and as put together as an unfinished puzzle (Keefer, 2017). Continue reading →

Which one is the REAL me? So what kind of online identities are there? Watch this little clip to find out more! Self-produced Personally, I keep multiple identities online. 1. For professional use (for school and work) 2. For personal use (for friends and relatives) Click to view slideshow. Self-produced Answering to which one is the real me, both personal and professional accounts are the real me. Continue reading →