An Internet Identity?
Image from: http://www.spicynodes.org/blog/2010/10/06/online-communities-where-are-they-and-why-do-people-leave-fb/Online communities.
It’s no secret that celebrities are the
most influential and powerful people on twitter. We as “followers” possess the
element of participation, with access to; “like” buttons, trending, following,
and sharing. I came across the term “Participatory Culture” which Media
Scholar, Henry Jenkins states as “archiving, appropriating, remixing, and
recirculating content from media as a mode of creative expressions."
This week’s lecture of Networked
Narratives, opened up the notions of communication, exchange, community and
self, reality and virtuality (Van Luyn, 2013) Is identity on the social network
“real” or “authentic”? What or who determines this authenticity?
As Mark Zuckerberg states in There is No
“I” in Network (1972) “Having two identities for yourself is an example of a
lack of integrity,”
What you decide to put into your profile, your
lists of interests and other personal information on your profile construct
your “Identity”
As I have continued to observe twitter this
week , I have found the “#discover” tab. This tab allows you to view what is
tweeted by who, customized to your listed interests and who you are following.
The top of the page specifically states “What’s happening now, tailored for
you”
“In White Man Got No Dreaming” (1979) Stanner
clarifies that the sense of belonging in a community for Indigenous peoples, is
through their mythology. This mythology is defined by how they connect and
interact with one another.
It would seem now, we have expanded on this mythology, to create our consumer Identities. Our Internet Identity.
References:
Image Retrieved from:
Hose, Van Dijck. (2013). Social media and the
culture of connectivity. Retrieved from: http://www.spicynodes.org/blog/2010/10/06/online-communities-where-are-they-and-why-do-people-leave-fb/
Stanner W.E.H (1953) White man got no dreaming: BA1002: Our
Networks, Narratives, and Making of Place
Dr. Van
Luyn A. (2013) Our space: Networks, Narratives and the Making of Place,
Lecture 4 powerpoint. Retrieved from: https://learnjcu.jcu.edu.au
McNeill,
L. (2012). There is no ‘I’ in network: Social networking sites and posthuman
auto-biography.
I'm absolutely LOVING the image! It's perfect for what we have been talking about and learning through our lectures and tutes in the past 4 weeks - it is also really fun and creative!
ReplyDeleteI agree when you express the views of power online. As you said, it's obvious where power is being asserted online, with twitter especially; Celebrities contain all the power and control.
This makes me question our internal identities witha ll the influences and the questionaires are we really saying who we really are? It seems quite easy to form an online account, are we honestly being truthful when we like a certain page or agree to playing "volleyball" as a sport. Do we bend the truth to seem morepopular in the eyes of our online friends? Mcneill (2012) states that through facebook we create a different, more entertaining and thrilling versions of ourselves online to "attract and retain engaged readership"
I agree, i do believe we crave the attention of others and some will go to any length to get it.
References
McNeill, L. (2012). There is no ‘I’ in network: Social networking sites and Posthuman/Auto-biography. In Biography, 35(1), 65-82. Retrieved from http://www.learnjcu.edu.au