Here’s my final post to summarise this module; Living and Working On the Web.

*ClapClap* Amateur first try on editing a video all by myself. *ClapClap*

Links to my online profile: 
(Click on picture to link to page :))

[LinkedIn]

[AboutMe]

Before this module, I do not have any professional online profile such as LinkedIn and AboutMe that is supposed to aid in my employability. However, midway through the module, I realised the value of it, therefore created both accounts and filled up my ‘online resume’ managing my online identity. I found out that these platforms not only allow easy searching for people who are interested in me, but also allow me to connect and engaged with them, and find new opportunities. Online profile equals to a passport and an identity. 

[Twitter]

The use of Twitter and WordPress also showed me that the type of contents input matter a lot. Prior to the module, I have stopped using Twitter for quite some time. (Initially, I used it to connect with my friends which is more social and lifestyle based.) However, I decided to start afresh and created a new Twitter account and WordPress blog for posting of assignments. Of course the content are mostly marketing related, thus I got followers that are working in this field or like-minded people other than my classmates. Type of content brings type of followers! 

[Facebook]

[Instagram]

Facebook and Instagram is for personal use and I would like to make it stay that way. Other than my professional profiles, I would like to show other aspects of myself that tend towards my personality, lifestyle, interests and hobbies. One major takeaway from this module to keep my online identity as true as possible, believing in the true essence of authenticity. People should be able to see the all rounded me 🙂 Having said that, I will still be careful on the ethics of social media and what I post online. Being authentic online does not mean I can ignore social media ethics.

Well, if you make a Google search on me now, you will be able to find me but I am not exactly there yet. I am still clouded by other Evelina and one of them is a famous fashion blogger name Evelina Barry. Ahhh… Sucks to have a famous person having the same name as you yeah?Anyway, I will not let that affect me too much because I can make a difference in the near future.

I understand now that there is a lot of hard work behind the screen to be easily found by people on Google! Moving forward, I will continue to make good use of the various platforms as mentioned. Hopefully, I can find new platforms to utilise as well. I will think of ways to collaborate with others to make things come to life! Just like the video I have collaborated with Sara on Topic 5 Reflection. (Check out here if you have not 🙂 ) One more area I mentioned in my previous post that I will work on is to start learning how to video edit better. HOW HARD IS THAT! Hopefully, you will see my improvement as I go along!

Cheers!

Is Your Online Identity a True Semblance?

From the previous topic, I noticed that many of my peers and I are rather active on social networks but not really on the professional site such as LinkedIn. But I presumed most of us figured that regardless of which site, our online identity/identities would be speaking about us to our circle of friends, future employer, and any one else.

The Internet Society (2011) talks about partial identities (subset of characteristics that make up your identity) we have online as an individual interacts differently in each website we are at. Also, different websites has inconsistent idea of one’s identity because each see the characteristic of one person differently. However, at the back of the computer, it really is the same person engaging in diverse activities.

Think about the various activities you do online. Think about the accounts you set online. It seems very natural to have more than one identity because I cannot expect to show everything about myself right? Yes, it may also seem like I have multiple social personality disorders. Yet, this does not mean my partial identities are not true reflection of who i am. Instead, they are all part of me. Check out my depiction below.

“You have one identity… The days of you having a different image for your work friends or co-workers and for the other people you know are probably coming to an end pretty quickly… Having two identities for yourself is an example of a lack of integrity” – Zuckerberg, 2009

Sorry, Zuckerberg, I do not agree. Like what Zimmer (2010) said, it is not that you pretend to be someone that you are not; rather, you turn the volume up on some aspects of your identity, and tone down others, all based on the particular context you find yourself.

Let me just share my experience on Twitter. For this module, I created another Twitter account, partly to not disclose my personal tweets, and to segment my profiles for easier view. I know clearly which is for work and play. Having created my new Twitter account, I got myself very different follower types. I have professional accounts following me which my personal Twitter account will not get. Why? My activity here and there are obviously very different.

There is nothing wrong with having multiple social personality disorder, but please do not fake your partial identities. Social follow gives tips for people like me to manage my partial identities. A simple tip: Your ‘Follow Me’ button on your business website or blog should lead to your business’s social identity while your personal blog should connect to your personal online profiles.

References

Photo credit: Chris JL

Social Follow. (2011). Multiple Personalities- A Social Networking Disorder. [online] Available at: http://www.socialfollow.com/blog/social-following/multiple-personalities-a-social-networking-disorder/ [Accessed 1 Dec. 2014].

The Internet Society. (2011). Understanding your Online Identity: An Overview of Identity. [online] Available at: http://www.opus1.com/www/whitepapers/identity-overview1.pdf [Accessed 1 Dec. 2014].

Zimmer, M. 2010. Facebook’s Zuckerberg: “Having two identities for yourself is an example of a lack of integrity” [online] Available at: http://www.michaelzimmer.org/2010/05/14/facebooks-zuckerberg-having-two-identities-for-yourself-is-an-example-of-a-lack-of-integrity/ [Accessed 1 Dec. 2014]

Digital Profile

Hello fellow readers,

This post will be very much on letting you know how weak I am on the area of digital profile. *laugh*

On my previous post on introduction, I admitted that I am not exactly that tech savvy girl and I secretly know that my digital literacy is low but to rate myself on the scale of 1-5  for the various digital aspects… I must say I am downright embarrassed. (Please let me know if you are on the same boat as me.)

So here are the few points I rated myself with a 1 which means no experience.

• Building online networks around an area of interest
• Collaborating with others

I have no knowledge on how to go about building an online network and I have no experience collaborating with others on digital space. I am also not very sure what information I should reveal to my audiences online.

Points that I rated myself with a 2 which means very low experience.

• Accessing, managing and evaluating online information
• Creating online materials (text, audio, images, video)
• Managing online identity
• Managing online privacy and security

I have no clear idea and guidelines to assess online information.

The only point that I rated myself 3 which means average amount of experience.

• Participating in online communities

I often participate in social networking sites that are quite informal but do not have experience in using a little more professional sites such as Google, LinkedIn, etc.

Having said that, I am quite sure that I would probably be able to up my ratings at the end of the module or at least I hope it will. I cannot wait to get myself more “professional” 🙂