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Online Identities – Choices and Dangers

A near unlimited access to the internet allows a user a nearly unlimited amount and personalisations of online identities. But how dangerous can one, some, or many online identities be? ‘Dangers of Various Online Identities’ – Image by Pethick, 2018. Continue reading →

Online Identities – Choices and Dangers

A near unlimited access to the internet allows a user a nearly unlimited amount and personalisations of online identities. But how dangerous can one, some, or many online identities be? ‘Dangers of Various Online Identities’ – Image by Pethick, 2018. Continue reading →

Online Identities – Choices and Dangers

A near unlimited access to the internet allows a user a nearly unlimited amount and personalisations of online identities. But how dangerous can one, some, or many online identities be? ‘Dangers of Various Online Identities’ – Image by Pethick, 2018. Continue reading →

Online Identities – Choices and Dangers

A near unlimited access to the internet allows a user a nearly unlimited amount and personalisations of online identities. But how dangerous can one, some, or many online identities be? ‘Dangers of Various Online Identities’ – Image by Pethick, 2018. Continue reading →

Online Identities – Choices and Dangers

A near unlimited access to the internet allows a user a nearly unlimited amount and personalisations of online identities. But how dangerous can one, some, or many online identities be? ‘Dangers of Various Online Identities’ – Image by Pethick, 2018. Continue reading →

Who are you? – Looking at Online Identities

What is in an identity? How we represent ourselves online has for many years been in the public eye – stretching as far back to 1993 when Peter Steiner drew a cartoon depicting a dog using a computer: “On the internet, no-one knows you’re a dog” (Fleishman, 2000). Continue reading →

Single vs multiple online identities?

We might think of the web as a space, a cyberspace whereby different individuals have online personas, which constantly grow; each time we create new accounts, we add to our online identities (Costa and Torre, 2011). But what is our online identity? Click my video below to find out more about online identity! (Created on Biteable, 2018; Costa and Torre, 2011).  As mentioned within my video, we can have single or multiple online identities which determine how and what we use the web for. Continue reading →

Single vs multiple online identities?

We might think of the web as a space, a cyberspace whereby different individuals have online personas, which constantly grow; each time we create new accounts, we add to our online identities (Costa and Torre, 2011). But what is our online identity? Click my video below to find out more about online identity! (Created on Biteable, 2018; Costa and Torre, 2011).  As mentioned within my video, we can have single or multiple online identities which determine how and what we use the web for. Continue reading →

Single vs multiple online identities?

We might think of the web as a space, a cyberspace whereby different individuals have online personas, which constantly grow; each time we create new accounts, we add to our online identities (Costa and Torre, 2011). But what is our online identity? Click my video below to find out more about online identity! (Created on Biteable, 2018; Costa and Torre, 2011).  As mentioned within my video, we can have single or multiple online identities which determine how and what we use the web for. Continue reading →

Single Identity or Multiple Identities Online?

   This saying, “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog”, was coined by cartoonist Peter Steiner, who didn’t realise the potential the cartoon had at the time (Fleishman, 2000), but what does it mean? – Essentially, the internet gives you the power to choose your identity and present yourself as one, or as many identities. Continue reading →

The Real Me? – Topic 3

Introduction Online profiling is a popular method to publicly advertise personal characteristics and interests. However, users may have several identities across multiple platforms, rather than one consistent identity (FutureLearn, 2017). Continue reading →

The Real Me? – Topic 3

Introduction Online profiling is a popular method to publicly advertise personal characteristics and interests. However, users may have several identities across multiple platforms, rather than one consistent identity (FutureLearn, 2017). Continue reading →

Who Are You Online?

The development of social media sometimes makes it hard to distinguish between your professional and personal life. And the idea of avoiding social media all together nowadays is unrealistic and potentially disadvantageous to an individual. Definitions of professional and personal profiles: Info-graphic created by me giving succinct definitions of professional and personal profiles. Continue reading →

Who Are You Online?

The development of social media sometimes makes it hard to distinguish between your professional and personal life. And the idea of avoiding social media all together nowadays is unrealistic and potentially disadvantageous to an individual. Definitions of professional and personal profiles: Info-graphic created by me giving succinct definitions of professional and personal profiles. Continue reading →

Who Are You Online?

The development of social media sometimes makes it hard to distinguish between your professional and personal life. And the idea of avoiding social media all together nowadays is unrealistic and potentially disadvantageous to an individual. Definitions of professional and personal profiles: Info-graphic created by me giving succinct definitions of professional and personal profiles. Continue reading →

Who Are You Online?

The development of social media sometimes makes it hard to distinguish between your professional and personal life. And the idea of avoiding social media all together nowadays is unrealistic and potentially disadvantageous to an individual. Definitions of professional and personal profiles: Info-graphic created by me giving succinct definitions of professional and personal profiles. Continue reading →

Who Are You Online?

The development of social media sometimes makes it hard to distinguish between your professional and personal life. And the idea of avoiding social media all together nowadays is unrealistic and potentially disadvantageous to an individual. Definitions of professional and personal profiles: Info-graphic created by me giving succinct definitions of professional and personal profiles. Continue reading →

Who Are You Online?

The development of social media sometimes makes it hard to distinguish between your professional and personal life. And the idea of avoiding social media all together nowadays is unrealistic and potentially disadvantageous to an individual. Definitions of professional and personal profiles: Info-graphic created by me giving succinct definitions of professional and personal profiles. Continue reading →

Single Identity vs Multiple Identities – what’s best for you?

Copyright the New Yorker Collection 1993. Peter Steiner From cartoonbank.com. All rights reserved. Since the New Yorker published their now-famous cartoon in 1993 (Fleishman, 2000) the idea that no one knows who you are online has “run and run and run” (Cavna, 2013). Cartoonist Peter Steiner’s take on online identity marked the start of a debate between a single online identity or multiple. Continue reading →

One Person, Two Identities.

Self-Presentation VS Self-Promotion Social media offers us the possibilities to self express, present and promote ourselves. However, to what extent we choose to enhance these dimensions often depends on what our end goal and ambitions our. Dijck (2013) best describes this in analysing the variation of self-expression seen between Facebook and LinkedIn. Dijck (2013 pp.199) explains this difference falls between the two social medias cites interface. Continue reading →