Comments on: Is your online identity in your control? http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/is-your-online-identity-in-your-control/ Digital Content, Marketing and Disruptive Technology Consultancy Fri, 18 May 2012 01:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: 10 social media blog posts to read this week « Emerson Direct Marketing Observations http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/is-your-online-identity-in-your-control/#comment-379 10 social media blog posts to read this week « Emerson Direct Marketing Observations Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:14:33 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=336#comment-379 [...] I’ve written about this in the past in regards to whether your online identity is alligned with your offline identity and Dan Thornton’s article takes it one step further. Check out his post, Is your online indentity in your control? [...] [...] I’ve written about this in the past in regards to whether your online identity is alligned with your offline identity and Dan Thornton’s article takes it one step further. Check out his post, Is your online indentity in your control? [...]

]]> By: Stirlyn http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/is-your-online-identity-in-your-control/#comment-377 Stirlyn Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:30:51 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=336#comment-377 I think you have to do your best to manage your online identity as best you can but as Dan and others have said, you need to exercise a little common sense, after all free speech and all that. You do have to be mindful of how you come across online now though, I was surprised when I started a new short term contract recently that the new employer had googled my name to see what they could glean about me that was not on my CV. It made me think some more about what I want my name (which is not very common) reveals and that it truly reveals only what I want the world to know (impression management). Also where possible one should report sites that steal your identity and mis-use it. I found some twitter rip-off that had my twitter ident but it was some russian porn site. I did report that one I think you have to do your best to manage your online identity as best you can but as Dan and others have said, you need to exercise a little common sense, after all free speech and all that. You do have to be mindful of how you come across online now though, I was surprised when I started a new short term contract recently that the new employer had googled my name to see what they could glean about me that was not on my CV. It made me think some more about what I want my name (which is not very common) reveals and that it truly reveals only what I want the world to know (impression management). Also where possible one should report sites that steal your identity and mis-use it. I found some twitter rip-off that had my twitter ident but it was some russian porn site. I did report that one

]]> By: Stirlyn http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/is-your-online-identity-in-your-control/#comment-5622 Stirlyn Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:30:00 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=336#comment-5622 I think you have to do your best to manage your online identity as best you can but as Dan and others have said, you need to exercise a little common sense, after all free speech and all that. You do have to be mindful of how you come across online now though, I was surprised when I started a new short term contract recently that the new employer had googled my name to see what they could glean about me that was not on my CV. It made me think some more about what I want my name (which is not very common) reveals and that it truly reveals only what I want the world to know (impression management). Also where possible one should report sites that steal your identity and mis-use it. I found some twitter rip-off that had my twitter ident but it was some russian porn site. I did report that one I think you have to do your best to manage your online identity as best you can but as Dan and others have said, you need to exercise a little common sense, after all free speech and all that. You do have to be mindful of how you come across online now though, I was surprised when I started a new short term contract recently that the new employer had googled my name to see what they could glean about me that was not on my CV. It made me think some more about what I want my name (which is not very common) reveals and that it truly reveals only what I want the world to know (impression management). Also where possible one should report sites that steal your identity and mis-use it. I found some twitter rip-off that had my twitter ident but it was some russian porn site. I did report that one

]]> By: david cushman http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/is-your-online-identity-in-your-control/#comment-340 david cushman Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:28:49 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=336#comment-340 Check out TigerTwoTiger, they are trying to offer online reputation management for businesses. http://www.tigertwotiger.co.uk/ But they aren't doing it from a perspective of control, they are doing it in the spirit of engagement. I think that's the key. I am part of a community therefore I am - and this varies from community to community. Whose identity is it anyway? Check out TigerTwoTiger, they are trying to offer online reputation management for businesses.
http://www.tigertwotiger.co.uk/

But they aren’t doing it from a perspective of control, they are doing it in the spirit of engagement. I think that’s the key.

I am part of a community therefore I am – and this varies from community to community.

Whose identity is it anyway?

]]> By: david cushman http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/is-your-online-identity-in-your-control/#comment-5621 david cushman Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:28:00 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=336#comment-5621 Check out TigerTwoTiger, they are trying to offer online reputation management for businesses. http://www.tigertwotiger.co.uk/ But they aren't doing it from a perspective of control, they are doing it in the spirit of engagement. I think that's the key. I am part of a community therefore I am - and this varies from community to community. Whose identity is it anyway? Check out TigerTwoTiger, they are trying to offer online reputation management for businesses.
http://www.tigertwotiger.co.uk/

But they aren’t doing it from a perspective of control, they are doing it in the spirit of engagement. I think that’s the key.

I am part of a community therefore I am – and this varies from community to community.

Whose identity is it anyway?

]]> By: Jo http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/is-your-online-identity-in-your-control/#comment-325 Jo Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:27:43 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=336#comment-325 There may be different cultural assumptions at play? There may be different cultural assumptions at play?

]]> By: Jo http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/is-your-online-identity-in-your-control/#comment-5620 Jo Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:27:00 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=336#comment-5620 There may be different cultural assumptions at play? There may be different cultural assumptions at play?

]]> By: qazimod http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/is-your-online-identity-in-your-control/#comment-324 qazimod Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:14:03 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=336#comment-324 A lot of it is down to the common sense of the individual; the more you reveal about yourself online - be it with pictures, personal information, whatever - the easier it is to have someone come along and misuse the information you've distributed. It's also the job of the "someone" to maintain a consistent and recognisable identity - if word gets around that a group or individual has been misusing information about yourself, that only gives <i>them</i> bad publicity... A lot of it is down to the common sense of the individual; the more you reveal about yourself online – be it with pictures, personal information, whatever – the easier it is to have someone come along and misuse the information you’ve distributed.

It’s also the job of the “someone” to maintain a consistent and recognisable identity – if word gets around that a group or individual has been misusing information about yourself, that only gives them bad publicity…

]]> By: qazimod http://thewayoftheweb.net/2008/07/is-your-online-identity-in-your-control/#comment-5619 qazimod Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:14:00 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=336#comment-5619 A lot of it is down to the common sense of the individual; the more you reveal about yourself online - be it with pictures, personal information, whatever - the easier it is to have someone come along and misuse the information you've distributed. It's also the job of the "someone" to maintain a consistent and recognisable identity - if word gets around that a group or individual has been misusing information about yourself, that only gives <i>them</i> bad publicity... A lot of it is down to the common sense of the individual; the more you reveal about yourself online – be it with pictures, personal information, whatever – the easier it is to have someone come along and misuse the information you’ve distributed.

It’s also the job of the “someone” to maintain a consistent and recognisable identity – if word gets around that a group or individual has been misusing information about yourself, that only gives them bad publicity…

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