UTS Week11: The Digital Self

This is the persona you use when you’re online. Some people maintain one or more online identifies that are distinct from their “real world” selves; others have a single online self that’s more or less the same as the one they inhabit in the real world.

The simple reason is that once you go online as your real self, using your own name or appearance, you have an online presence that can be traced back to you in the real world. Your online presence is hard to hide, difficult to control, and easy for recruiters and hiring managers to find. Because of this, it’s important to manage your online identity carefully, to ensure that your public image—your brand—is presented in the best possible light.

Select all the Elements of Digital Self

• Online Behavior

• Online Voice

• Online Presentation

• Online Presence

It is defined by its interactivity, connectedness, and user-generated content.

Is typically used for social interaction and access to news and information, and

decision making. It is a valuable communication tool with others locally and worldwide, as well as to share, create, and spread information.

In today’s society, the use of social media has become a necessary daily activity.

• True

• False