TOPIC 5 ONLINE COMMUNITY BUILDING AND SOCIAL ARCHITECTS

Exercise 5.1: The many faces of you

image retrived 5/9/09 from

http://dowlerseoul.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/paz-three-faces-of-eve.jpg

What are my online identities?

myCSU e-box, Interact, e-mail accounts, blog, wiki, LC_MOO, Delicious, Teacher Tube, You Tube, Facebook, Second Life and DET Portal.

I think I'm consistent across all of my online activities.

I feel that a persistent identity says I'm predictable and regular in my habits.This pattern or rhythm is a behavioural fingerprint, suggests Child, 1998. Niels states that a persistent identity builds reputation. I suppose this brings us back to Topic 2 and the video of Who Is the Dick on My Site? Yes how can you be sure of who someone is! How can you truly prove who you are?

http://www.educause.edu/blog/nils_peterson/PersistentIdentityornot/164982

Palmer states that"...identity has more to do with thoughts and ideas than with
events or physical appearances" retrieved 5/9/09 http://www.avataroverdrive.com/inside_avatar/i_a_5/Who.htm

So if it is only your thoughts and ideas that keep you consistent while online then your identity should be safe.

references: Child Lee 1998 Bantam Press Die Trying

Morley Deborah & Parker Charles S.2007 Understanding Computer Today and Tomorrow 11th Edition Thomson