Topic 2 2015, Page 4

We are living in a world that technology and especially the use of web have become so popular that we spend a part of our everyday life online. People use and adopt the web according to their needs. Before we discuss having multiple online identities, lets focus on our real physical life. Do we behave in the same way with everyone we know in our life? And do we let everyone knows everything about us? The answer is surely “NO”. Continue reading →

This post primarily focuses on online personas, arguing that in terms of professionalism, there is value in having multiple online identities and potential drawbacks to being anonymous. An online persona can be defined as ‘a partial identity created by you to represent yourself in a specific situation’.[1]  Examples of personas include social networking accounts, such as Facebook, or online blogs. Continue reading →

WHAT IS ONLINE IDENTITY? Online identity is an identity that Internet user constructs and establishes, the image they present to others online and it shows people who you are and what you do. Nowadays, individuals are a lot easier to be exposed to others and it is difficult for individuals to stay anonymous online. Most of the time, when you wanted to use some of the services online (eg. online shopping, commenting on a blog post), there are always needs to register. Continue reading →

If you’re reading this, it’s too late… This is because there is a high chance you have more than one identify online. The idea of having more than one online identity has sparked a spiral-debate as a significant amount of people have voiced their arguments for and against having more than one online identity. This blog post aims to be at the equilibrium of this discussion. Continue reading →

When we go online we leave behind a digital footprint; information about what we have accessed and posted. This can be used by individuals, organisations and governments, to assemble a picture of the persona we adopt on the web and, potentially, what we are like in the real world. Continue reading →

Trying to decide whether it is better to keep a unified online identity, or break it into pieces, I began to think about our offline identity. Are we really coherent personas in real life? I doubt it. For example, there is a difference between my behaviour in my tutor’s office and in a pub. Although some part of my character is observable in both situations, there is a clear difference in how I present myself depending on environment. For me, it is some form of a connected identity. Continue reading →

Owning more than one identity online is a particularly common occurrence in our existence in the online world. The arguments for and against having multiple identities online are particularly divisive amongst the online community. In this blog, I will discuss some of these arguments and offer my thoughts on the topic. With many of our lives firmly linked within the online world, multiple online identities are commonplace and serve different purposes. Continue reading →

A survey conducted in September 2014 highlighted key findings, stating that multi-platform use is rising. “52% of online adults now use two or more social media sites” (Duggan et al 2015). With Facebook still being the most popular use of social media (figure 2.1), many people are now branching out into other social media, perhaps for other social or professional purposes. Continue reading →