10.21.2009

8 Constructing Identity Online


Question:

1. What is identity?
"Chan Tsz Yan" this name is for my oridinary use.
Such as school and work

"Tsz Yan" is my name that my parents and relatives call me.

Usually, Friends of mine and schoolmates call me "Natalie Chan"

sometimes, i use "Nat" or "Nat Nat" as my name on the internet, such as emails and MSN
so that there won't be too many people can guess who i am.

therefore, i have five names.

2. What are some benefits of expressing one's identity online?

3. what are some risks?

In general, if you use your real name on the internet, people can search your name easily. i have a funny experience that happened few years ago. I curiously typef someon'e real name on the searching engine, i found his/her name on his/her school website. but, it was a notatification which something bad. =.='' it was a funny experience anyway........

in my opinion, i will disguise my name on the internet, which is much more safe.


adapted from Ray CHan's blog
1. What is identity?two identities.puikwanchan: for school emails and the school affairsRay Chan: for friends and classmates on MSN,email and YouTube.shinleafmm: for blog and forum account.




An examples of an online digital artwork that explores identity:


Mouchette:



this website is published based on a film, Bresson in 1967

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