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The discussion surrounding the advantages and disadvantages of multiple online identities has opened my eyes to the importance of understanding which system to consider. Continue reading →

“Individuals have the opportunity to cultivate an identity as part of their socio-professional activity. Moreover, they have the right to question and reflect about that identity.” (Mcluhan, 1968). The Internet gives individuals the freedom to create an online presence through different identities. Continue reading →

“Individuals have the opportunity to cultivate an identity as part of their socio-professional activity. Moreover, they have the right to question and reflect about that identity.” (Mcluhan, 1968). The Internet gives individuals the freedom to create an online presence through different identities. Continue reading →

The concept isn’t a tricky one, but having multiple online identities could almost be described as a phenomenon. People are encouraged to work on their personal development, and building multiple online profiles facilitates this so well. We can create blogs and profile pages which showcase our personalities, talents and expertise. But is the person online really coherent with their offline puppeteer? It’s safe to say that we all get much braver online. Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →