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Topic 2 2015

Topic 2: Reflection

This topic has been one of the most interesting for me; the term “Multiple Online Identities” at first seemed a simple concept but after reading my peers comments my opinion changed. It was interesting to see how unaware we are of the issue with Tatiana demonstrating how easy it was for someone to steal her personal photos.  She also spoke about the documentary Catfish which was useful as I was able to compare her opinion on the programme to mine. Continue reading →

Topic 2 Summery Reflection

It was a fascinating discussion over the last two weeks about positive and negative sides of having more than one online identity. I had some experience about the topic, however it broadens my knowledge when I read about it from the giving sources and researched on my own. I learned that individuals needs multiple online identities in order to stay anonymous and separate their personal life where they post friendly and informal comments from professional identity. Continue reading →

Reflective Summary: Topic 2

This topic has been a bit of a whirlwind for me. The term ‘Multiple Online Identities’ seemed, on the outset, to be such a simple concept, yet there are some really deep questions that much be considered when debating the pros and cons. While I was quick to consider the concept of online anonymity, I initially thought only about the risks it entails, such as cyberbullying and catfishing. Continue reading →

Topic 2 – Reflection

This topic was a lot broader than I first anticipated. From looking at some of the other blog posts I can clearly see that. There were a lot of different views on this subject and everyone had a different way to target this question. I personally like the way Bartosz targeted the question at hand. He gave a view of how we would act in real life to different social groups and then added upon this by linking it with online identities. Continue reading →

Topic 2 = Reflecting on Online Identity

Having a one or more than one online identity in my opinion is a personal choice, but some people sees that as security risks. That makes what point of view you are looking at that. Out of my reading from my classmate blogs I have come a cross a conclusion that some people prefer use social networks like Facebook, Twitter or Google accounts for personal use and where as LinkedIn for professional use. Continue reading →

Topic 2: Reflective Summary

It has been an interesting discussion over these two weeks since this is an issue which the argument could go both ways and I have enjoyed reading others’ blog posts and have seen a lot of different perspectives on this particular topic. Namat’s blog post extended my thinking of who have the power of manipulating ones’ online identities. In fact, not only ourselves have the power of controlling our own online identities, others have the power of doing so too. Continue reading →

Topic 2: Reflection on Online Identities

After reading and reviewing other people’s blog posts, it’s clear that what constitutes a separate ‘online identity’ has a subtly different meaning for different people; some took this to mean that if their Facebook and LinkedIn ‘persona’ were different then they had multiple identities. I’d taken a different tack, assuming that an identity was only ‘separate’ when it was fragmented and disconnected (which really can only happen by design). Continue reading →