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Topic 2: Online Identity

A quick Google of my name shows the usual links to Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin etc, all of which I’ve knowingly placed information into in order to build a profile. But there is also information that I’ve never placed on the internet; you can see that I passed my Grade 1 Ballet exam when I was in Year 2, not exactly scandalous and it won’t stop me from getting a job but it just shows that we have little control of what is written about us online. Continue reading →

Topic 2: Multiple Online Identities

Prior to technological determinism and globalisation, the Internet was a place where your identity could remain unattached from real life, leading to online personas being formed (Krotoski, 2012). However, in the real world, there are only a handful of situations where it is useful/desirable to be anonymous, apart from anti-social or criminal behavior such as bullying and fraud (Vronay, 2014). Continue reading →

Topic 2: Arguments for and against on online identity.

Having more than one online identity is quite common for our existence online world. In the online community there is a big argument for and against of having multiple online identities. In this blog I would like to discuss these arguments and offer my thought on this topic. Many of us have multiple of online identities that because the online community force us to have more than one online identity. Continue reading →

Topic 2: The Intrinsic Link Between Identity and Privacy

Whilst on the Web today, it is very likely that at least one of the websites you visit will ask you to register. This allows web-based businesses to index personal information and over time add to it in order to build an online profile (Internet Society, 2015). Though this sounds very intrusive: having personal information collected and stored without your knowing, it can benefit you. It provides a personalised experience, offers product recommendations and helps to prevent fraud. Continue reading →

Topic 2: Should we have more than one online identity?

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 →

Discuss the arguments for and against having more than one online identity

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 →

TOPIC 2: Having Multiple Online Identities?

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 →