Topic 2: Digital Identity

when starting out on social media I started on Myspace, mind you I didn't even know hardly how to use the internet, but did anyone back then? how to set you profile to private and how private was private? 

As growing up and the internet evolving I have realised how important a digital identity.

There is a saying 'that don't put anything on social that you wouldn't want your grandma to see' this is an important concept as potential employees can easily view anything.

The following link shows you what your digital identity is:

Even though there is delete button on social media, is it every really deleted you can never really delete anything of the internet, it is as they say in the video a tattoo.
 
I chose to look at the Twittering case study:

You are an undergraduate student and you start using Twitter over a summer vacation as it was used by staff at the small company you had an internship with.  When you are back at university you find that there are a number of others who are also using it.
1. Thinking about these people:
Ali – who takes the same modules as you;
Bob – who takes one module with you;
Cat – doing the same degree course as you but in a different name;
Doug – a postgrad who helps with one of your tutorials;
Ed – a lecturer on one of your module;
Fi – your personal tutor;
Greg – your student union president;
Hiya – your student radio’s twitter id;
Mum – your mother;
VC – your university’s senior manager;
X – your ex-lover;

a) which would you choose to follow and why?
I would never follow a current lecture as I find that would be inappropriate much like having them on facebook. As I don't think I would follow VC unless the posted content for university. The others I would probably follow giving that I know them or if we had a group project together.

 b) What would be your reaction if any of the above started following you?
I don't think I would have an particular reaction to anyone starting to follow me as long as I personally know them I wouldn't have any reaction.. unless it was my mother as I wouldn't expected her to even know what twitter is let alone use it...

c) Would you expect the above to follow you if you followed them?
I wouldn't expect anyone to follow me unless we had a friendship or a personal relationship
 2. Now would you tweet about:
As to what I would tweet about I would probably tweet about the same things I post on facebook. this being social life and academic life
3. Where will you tweet from?I would  probably tweet from anywhere as long as it is relevant.. if  I was to tweet from the pub it would probably be like

" having drinks for a good mates birthday #squadonpoint"

or something like that I don't think the would be certain locations as to where I would tweet from