What is a digital identity?
My digital identity is my social media profile that is based on the things I post, read, comment on, share, and like. It consists of all information about me that is available online and contains unique behavioral patterns and identifiers that can be tied to me. The data that forms by digital identity can be grouped into either my digital activities or my digital attributes. These two sources of information can be used by companies, organizations, employers, electronic devices, and new friends to identify me.
How do personal versus professional approaches to digital identity affect social media use?
Digital activities are the behavioral patterns such as purchase history, search queries, forum posts, downloading apps, signed petitions, Geotagging, and other activities such as likes, posts, comments, and shares. Digital attributes consist of things like birth date, bank details, medical histories, login credentials, biometrics, email address, badges & tokens, and government issues identifiers such as driving license and national ID.
What are the risks & rewards of public communications?
The things I like are based on the pages and people I follow, including friend’s posts, local and international news, celebrity posts, comedy, sport, politics, entertainment, gym & fitness, and fashion. The social media platforms that I used frequently include Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. I mostly use Twitter when searching for the latest news about the economy, politics, and trending topics. Whenever I want to interact with friends and view celebrities, entertainment, gym & fitness, and fashion posts, I mostly use Instagram and Facebook. I use LinkedIn to view activities that are related to my career, including the latest jobs, business opportunities, company performance, and career growth.
Source: mydigitalfootprint.com
Anybody looking for my digital identity will find me posting more on Instagram, and Twitter and posting less on LinkedIn and Facebook. Most of my posts on Instagram activities include personal photos, commenting on posts mainly on entertainment, fashion, celebrity, and gym & fitness. On Twitter, I mainly follow renowned politicians, news and media sources, economic news sources, and trending topics. Although I like reading comments, I rarely post my views if I think it will hurt anyone. This is part of my character because my golden rule is to “do what I would like to see others do to me.”
References
Identity-Making and Social Media – Spracklen, Karl https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137405876_6
Digital professional identity: Dear Internet! Who am I? http://tinyurl.com/y53m4tuj
Understanding your Online Identity. https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Understanding-your-Online-Identity-An-Overview-of-Identity.pdf
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