The Digital Self Flashcards
refers to the identity or persona an individual creates through their online presence.
Digital self
It’s an extension of one’s offline identity but can be distinct in that it’s often curated, edited, and projected in a certain way
Digital self
The content you share, the interactions you have, and the groups or communities you engage with contribute to this persona
Social media profiles
Your browsing history, the websites you visit, the things you search for, the content you create or share, and even your online purchases contribute to your digital self
Online activties
Information collected by companies and services. This can include demographic details, preferences, and behaviors.
Data traits
Your online interactions, the reviews you write, the feedback you receive, and the content associated with you collectively form your digital reputation.
Digital reputation
fluid and ever-evolving, subject to changes in online behavior, technology advancements,
and shifts in how data and information are used and interpreted
Digital self
According to Goffman (1959) and
Leary (1995), _____________ is
the “process of controlling how
one is perceived by other people”
and is the key to relationship and
development.
Self-presentation
Anything posted online should be considered
________ regardless of our “privacy” settings.
“public”
is the interpersonal level of self which differentiates the individual as unique from others
Personal identity
is the level of self whereby the individual is identified by his or her group membership.
Social identity
_________ explained that sharing ourselves is no longer new and has been practiced as soon as human beings were formed.
Belk (2013)
were once private or shared only with close friends are now posted as blogs which can be viewed by anyone.
Diaries
In websites like Flickr or Photobucket, the use of _________ self-photography indicates a major change.
Arm’s length
As Schwarz (2010) mentioned, we have entered an extraordinary era of
Self-portraiture
Blogs and web pages have been continuously used for greater
Self-reflection
Self-presentation
Facebook and other social media applications are now a key part of self-presentation for
one sixth of humanity
Researchers and participants become
concerned with actively managing identity and reputation and to warn against the phenomenon of
“oversharing”
One of the reasons for so much sharing and self-disclosure online is the so-called
“disinhibition effect”
The resulting disinhibition causes people to believe that they are able to express their ________ better online than they ever could in face-to-face contexts
“true self”
Seemingly ___________ can be therapeutic to others especially if it goes with self-reflection
self-revelation
are the primary digital for on which such confessions occur, but they can also be found in photo-and video-sharing sites where blunders and bad moments are also preserved and shared
Blogs and social media
confessing our secret truths feels freeing, even as it binds us in a guilt-motivated self-governance born of a long history of _______________ philosophies and power structures.
Christiana and pre-Christian
confession, along with contemplation, self examination, learning, reading, and writing self-critical letters to friends, are a part of the _________________ through which we seek to purge and cleanse ourselves.
“Technologies of the self”
