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source:
http://brandconfessions.com/profiles/blogs/5-tips-for-managing-your-social-media-identity
It is time to summarize the second Topic of the
module Living and Working on the Web. The first thing to be mentioned is my
mistake of misunderstanding the topic’s question (thanks to George Chiverton
for pointing at it). The question was to describe the pros and cons of having
more than one online identity, when I have gone a bit differently by explaining
the pros and cons of just having an online identity. Having read others
comments and blogs I have came up with the following notes:
· Online identities help you to communicate with others, share information in
real time and helps to develop your personal employability (Cosmato, 2013) .
· However, it also reduces a very valuable face-to-face interaction between
people, takes a significant amount of your personal time (Cosmato, 2013) and increases a possibility of identity
fraud (Ibraz, 2010) , which as I've later
read from the blog of our classmate, Joy Isaac, it is referred as “Catfishing”.
· Furthermore, quite interesting was the blog of our classmates, Alysia
Wildman. The differentiation between Anonymity and Authenticity is quite
important, as the former depends on a user and could be performed in various
ways, via a specific software or just frauding your identity, and the latter “creates
an online version of your life that relies on your true identity in order to
function” (Masters, 2011) .
To sum up, I just want to repeat that, despite disagreeing
with this trend, I do have more than one online identity in order to be aware
of all events and let others get in touch with me, especially when you are
studying abroad. After the research on this topic both online and within
myself, I have came to the opinion that it doesn't matter at all how many
online identities do you have and in which social networks. The thing that does
matter is how wisely and purposefully you use it.
“Your entire
life is online, and it can be used against you. Be vigilant!”
Quote
source:
www.youtube.com/embed/F7pYHN9iC9I
References
Cosmato, D., 2013. Love to know social networking.
[Online] Available at: http://socialnetworking.lovetoknow.com/Advantages_and_Disadvantages_of_Social_Networking
[Accessed 22 February 2014].
Ibraz, A., 2010. Fundamentals
of Computing. [Online] Available at: http://mason.gmu.edu/~aibraz/disadvantages.html
[Accessed 22 February 2014].
Masters, A., 2011. The
Independent. [Online] Available at: http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/09/19/identity-on-the-internet-the-pros-and-cons-of-anonymity/
[Accessed 2 February 2014].
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