{"id":17675,"date":"2014-02-22T02:20:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-22T02:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008\/?guid=3cd380af9e864049ddc28fe6df6566f9"},"modified":"2014-02-22T02:22:22","modified_gmt":"2014-02-22T02:22:22","slug":"uosm2008-topic-2-online-identities-pros-and-cons-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008\/2014\/topic-2-2014\/2014\/02\/uosm2008-topic-2-online-identities-pros-and-cons-17\/","title":{"rendered":"#UOSM2008 Topic 2: Online identities, Pros and Cons."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Question: “Discuss the arguments for and against having more than one online identity”.<\/o:p><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Picture source<\/span><\/b>: http:\/\/brandconfessions.com\/profiles\/blogs\/5-tips-for-managing-your-social-media-identity<\/a><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
I personally don\u2019t think that Licklider (1963) could imagine that his idea for connecting several computers to make it easier to pass scientific and military information will grow later into this enormous network called the Internet. Demanding grows in popularity of online activities has lead people to create their \u201cdigital identities\u201d. However, what is this \u201cDigital identity\u201d? This term is used to describe personas that individuals use across social networks in which they are represented (Williams et al., 2010)<\/span><\/w:sdt>.  However, how smart is it to have your information be constantly available online and what are the pros and cons of this situation? Below you can find a list of both, my personal and public opinions on this question:<\/o:p><\/span>

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