There is a difference between who you are online and who you really are because people might hide behind some other peoples photos. A stranger from the internet was invited to other peoples houses just because they chatted online. However it turned out that the person who was online did not appear the same as they thought of him on the internet. An identity is mostly like a target zone , the focused center is what you present in certain circumstances. On internet you can play things by. Some people are invisible in real life and hide behind intimacy on the internet and they act braver. Some people had no live contact while they chatted on the internet. Sometimes it dfeels unbalanced that you know so much about a human that is online. Different people express themselves differently online. It all depends from what they want to prove to other people and what do they strive to. Who do this online people know? That’s a question , because there could be someone that you don’t want to know anything about you. You always have to be careful online. Basically you open your world to all people that have access to the internet. A internet is like a dream , but a real dream.

What parts of you are people missing out on if they do not interact with the online you?

They miss some of your parts , people don’t want Facebook do describe their whole identity. So I think that you can never say you know a person without ever having a live contact with him because all of this online relationships are at some point very fake and don’t mean anything , it is like a game where you gain friends and messages from strangers who don’t care about you and your life  and would never invite you to dinner.

Why (or why not) should you manage your own personal cyber

First year students set up their first courses , they register and will have this profile for few years. For example what would an avatar say about you. Some people spend a lot of time thinking if who they really are and who do they want to appear alike on the internet and depending on that people choose their own iunique profile details , aavatars , and other describing them additions.

Infrastructure means to me the system based on which people perceive your identity. It’s a whole world where people express themselves without being afraid of other people proving them wrong or unadequate or not liking them. To me infrastructure means everything that goers on in the internet , it is like a duplication of a real life saved on some devise like a computer.

Who are we in this space where the online world is not something distinctly separate?

We are who we are and we try to show our best parts when we are on the internet , preferring to hide the worst parts of our identity or personality , that’s why there appears a gap between what was a person expecting another person from the internet to be like in real life and who he really is.

I think there is a difference between how someone is online and in person. If people do not interact with a person online, they could miss out on who you want to be and certain elements that you would not mention or be too shy to mention in real life. We are who we want to be in the online space. We are without the flaws of ourselves. Despite from bullying, being online can help to relate the world together, become more peaceful and considerate of what is going on in another person’s life.

I want to thank everyone for their responses to the video and the questions, this has been a valuable experience for me. As I expected the answers are not always very cut and dry.

Obviously we all have a sense that while it is a choice, we often do act differently in on online space than out in person ones. This is no surprise, the question for me remains, is there really a true fixed "identity:, is it the composite of all the ways we allow ourselves to be seen- who is the real me?

It is nothing new, since in what we see as the "real world" selves, we typically choose different ways to be based on the environment, our roles etc, identity seems like a changing thing.

I do want to acknowledge Jordan's observation "My biggest problem with this video was Alan only addressed adults" which is true, that was the perspective I put out there. My context of what I do online is likely very different than many of you- but had hoped that you could take that and try and figure out your own answers.

Lastly, I find it interesting that the usual phrase for describing the way we are online is that we are "hiding" ourselves, behind a computer. I am curious what, if any thing changes, when we refer to it less as "hiding" and more about we we open up these different aspects? It may just be a word game, but to me, there is a connotation of negativity about hiding.

I think there is a difference between how someone is online and in person. Problems such as bullying have proven that point as well. Some poeple can express thier true feelings online in front of a computer rather than in front of people. Although, that might not be a good thing, it is true. People can either be truthful or completely false about themselves online. You can have someone make up all the lies in the world because they think that they'll never meet you anyway. But, you may also get shy people who don't like to talk and share ideas in person, yet, they have a lot to share online. Therefore, people are different in person than online.

Maintaining an online profile is important to some people for continuing or beginning relationships with people that live too far away to visit. People can communicate by posting about their lives and sharing pictures through social networking cites like Facebook. The internet even given people a stage to voice their opinions. Blogging cites like tumbler and twitter give people an opportunity to write their views, ideas, and feelings, with anonymity if they choose.

There is a clear demarcation between who you are online and elsewhere. People may have the courage to write something online that they normally wouldn't say in person or vise versa. The internet is a shield for some people. Information online can be hard to interpret especially if the reader does not know you personally. If you interact with people in person, it is easier to get to know them while online, you can never fully tell the tone of what is written on social networking sites. You should manage your own personal cyber infrastructure because your digital footprint follows you forever.

 I don't think that there is a major demarcation between who you are online and elsewhere if you are truthful about yourself online. Your persona online could reveal more about you than how you act elsewhere. If they don't interact with you online, people might not know your birthday, where you last traveled, and how you are feeling at the moment.  It is important to manage your personal cyber infrastructure because that is your impression on a wider range of people across the world. It is very personal, and you want to be perceived in the most genuine yet safe way possible. Overall, we are people that can express ourselves in different ways and the different environments that allow us to do this are different extensions of the same person. 

 I personally think that my online life is not a distinct difference from my personal life. I like to think that everything I post on twitter, facebook, and tumblr is positive and would never personally attack someone or say something hurtful. However, I do believe it is common to see different personalities and how someone really is like through the internet. I find it amazing how different some people act through twitter by indirectly tweeting. So many high schoolers completely open up there day to day feelings on the internet. In addition, I believe the internet can be beneficial to social life through communication with others, but in order to fully understand how someone acts you need to have that face to face communication with them. People should defiantly manage there personal cyber infrastructure and make sure they are displaying themselves online as who they really are. There is barely any space between online and real life anymore. People should be careful with what they post!

There is usually a clear and distinct difference between who people are in person, and who they are online. Most people say and post things online that they would never say or do in person. If people don't interact with you online, they might not see how you really think or what you think is socially acceptable. The things people post online show who they really are inside. You should manage your own cyber infrastructure because it can really affect how others view you. To me, this means that i'm careful with what i do and say online because potentially anyone can see it. 

"Going online" is like having a different place always with you. With this place you can always be with friends, or always be "at work". It may not be physically there, but it is somewhere you can be a different person. Being online gives you more freedom. You become a different person hiding behind a computer, phone, or digital device. Like at school, you have a different code of conduct. There are many of "you"; a school personality, a work personality, a friends personality, and an internet personality. Being online you are more free in word choice. If someone doesn't know the online you, they don't know the free version of you. Online you have to watch how people view your "life". People consider your pages a lifestyle, and determine that is how you are all the time. The internet combines your lifestyles, so you can be where ever you want and whoever you want at any time.







I wouldn't say there's a huge difference between who I am online and who I am in real life. I try to conduct myself in a civil way on the internet, and I conduct myself well in real life. People are missing out on quite a few parts of my life when they talk to me online, because a huge part of how I talk to people is witty remarks and (positive) sarcasm, which doesn't come through well when it's in text. Managing a cyber infrastructure is important because it allows people to meet you, and it also allows you to meet new people. Having a cyber infrastructure, to me, means keeping active online. We, as a whole, are distinctly different online. There are plenty of people who act tough behind a screen, but are actually timid in real life. There are people with personal problems who make fun of others online, and this is where cyberbullying stems from. As a whole, you really don't know someone you meet online before you meet them in real life.

The message in the video was that people are capable of having two personalities, one online, and one in real life. Which in my opinion, is completely true. People online often do things that they would never do in person. This causes problems such as cyber bullying, which is a major problem in our generation. People's personalities online are almost if not more important than people's personalities in person because if someone see's you online before they see you in person they're obviously going to judge you. Another thing that I learned from the video is online, you can see what the people truly feel about. This is because they have more safety online and are more willing to say and do things they wouldn't do in person, which, "shows their true colors" (Mine is better than Rachel's).

For sure there are major differences in the way people act online and the way people act in person. But, like the video asks, is that the way it should be? Well, I believe that isn't the way it should be because we are coming to a time in which you meet people in the working world through means of the internet. If your identity changes between both forms of communication then the person you're meeting via the internet won't truly know who you are. The same exact scenario can occur online. Imagine your grandmother seeing everything you post on the internet and you get angry and swear on a status update on Facebook. Now, personally, my grandmother would be thoroughly displeased, but the idea is, she wouldn't truly know you if she didn't see this. So, in order to make both sides of the coins balanced, you have to act similar through both communication sources. If you just simply be yourself online and in person, the differing identity issue is completely solved.

I think that someones online life is more realistic and a more accurate view of who they are in a sense because there are no boundaries to what they can say and their are no social limitations. When people feel as though their parents or people they respect will not see, they may be more inclined to show their true personality and say things that they are feeling. For many, the things that you think in your head come out online. Offline however, you would keep most rude or inappropriate comments to yourself. I do think that there is a difference between the way people act online vs offline, however their personalities are relatively similar. I think that when people do not interact with you online, they may not see your true personality and the things you want to say if you were not to be filtered in person. However, all of these statements are generalized. Some people are over cautious online and post very little about themselves keeping in mind cyber security. In that sense, it's hard to distinguish if a person doesn't have a lot to say or is just being sensitive to what they say and post. Overall, it is a confusing argument. I believe it takes knowing a person offline to really get to know them, because that's the way true personal relationships work. People rely on social networking and blogging sites a little too much to get to know someone. Nothing can replace face to face interaction.

This video made some very interesting points about online life. In my opinion, I think some people act differently online than they do in person, however, some people do act the same. It just depends on the person. But, people who act differently online say things they would not normally say in person because they can hide behind their computer screen. This could lead too many problems including bullying. It is important to not say anything online that you wouldn't say in person. The life you establish online could carry over to your real life. If you say things online that you would never say in person, people may believe that is how you truly behave. Others may not want to socialize with you in person if they think you act this way. You should be yourself whether in person or online. 

This video shows how people act differently when they are online versus when they are in contact with someone face-to-face. The computer gives them ''power'' because they can not be seen. The only thing that is seen is their avatar, which can be changed to give people whatever impression that you want them to have. It also explains how your online identity is the new and modern way to connect with others and to share information.

This video is something that is very familiar to me. People communicating and living their lives through the computer on the internet. People can express themselves more on the internet and social sites because they are not literally "expressing" themselves. Basically living socially through your computer, people actually talk more and show their true colors. You also get a lot of people who aren't who they seem on the internet. Overall the person in this video showed me that you could have great relationships with people you don't even know or have ever talked to in real life. People also just like talking to people they may have a great personal life in the real world and want even more friends through the cyber world.

I believe that there is a difference between a persons online persona and how they act in real life. It is easier to say something online because you are hiding behind the computer. I think a persons online persona is not completely different from who they are off the computer but is just a exaggerated version of that person. I think an example of this online persona exaggeration is cyber bullying. I think online you do not receive a persons true emotions. Online hides the true emotion someone would show in a face to face conversation. I believe the only thing with this video that could be improved is getting teens take on these questions. The video mostly focuses on adults and they are more mature. This causes only one side of point of view on this subject to be seen. To summarize i think online exaggerates a personality and a person loses true emotion when only interacting online.

My biggest problem with this video was Alan only addressed adults. Professional adults have a reputation to hold up, and they are must smarter than an average teenager. They know how to act in person and on the internet respectively, so they tend to be the same person on and offline. However, I do believe that many teenagers will act differently online than they will in person. When you are hiding behind a computer you have much more confidence and courage to say things you would not say in a face to face situation. This is why cyber-bullying has become a huge problem. The "nerds" who would usually be bullied in school are suddenly given a safe environment in their homes where they can be the bully, but have no chance of confrontation.

I believe that the internet is a different place allowing people to act differently than in real life. for example people don't really know each on the internet even if they have talked on the internet for a long time, they still don't know them until they meet the person. people act differently like they are more able to express their true opinion and less likely to hide things on the internet because of the vail they hide behind that is not in the real world. i also think that people who are online often act like the person they want to be and not the person they are because they want to be like other people or celebrities.

There is a clear difference between what people do online opposed to what people do in person.  People will do/post much more online than they will do/say in person.  People do not think how people will be affected by what they post online and how they will react to it.  If you interact with people online they do not get a clear idea of your personality.  Some people do not act the same way online as they do in person.  Online people have a "shield" through the computer which makes them feel more secure.  People should manage their own personal cyber infrastructure because if they do not do it themselves other people will not get the true them.  They could easily be misjudged.  

The idea that the video was trying to express was that people are different online and that you can become as close to someone online than someone you may have know for a long time and talk to. Also you may express yourself differently and project a different image to people over the internet. I think this is a common mistake people use when communicating over the internet, but people should try to be as much of themselves as possible while on the internet.

I think there is a difference between how people act online and how people act elsewhere, like online. People say things online that they probably would not say in person. For example, since people are hiding behind a computer, they have more courage to say how they truly feel. 

This video was very eye opening. I believe that when people are online they are most of the time a different person. As far as i know people who are in person will not say the same things as they do online. People have a chance to say how they feel and what they are thinking. By not having an online identity people do not have a chance to see how others act when they are not in person. But when people are online they need to keep their cyber infrastructure nice so that others do not judge them. Another thing about being online is connection to things, if there was no connection people would be less close and it would be harder to communicate for projects. When posting things also there are ways to protect who sees what you've written. If you are posting something personal you can change around the settings to block anyone you want.

This video reflects on how we as people can have an identity in reality that is different from our identity online. I think most people are same person online as they are in reality. People may say different things online because there isn't a threat to that person when posting on the internet. The internet is a vital tool for communication but it can come wit problems when connecting with other people. As seen in the video, it may be hard to differentiate  peoples true identity online from their real personality. Online you have somewhat more freedom to say what you want and some people people take advantage of that. I think it's important to keep your online, cyber life, the same as your real life personality.  

I think that when people are online, they have the ability to show their true personality more than in person. This is because people have somewhat of a protection through the internet, which means they can say more. So really you get to know people better through the internet by way of social networking, and blogs, etc. With now a day technology, the "internet is in our pockets" meaning we always have the internet through ipods, ipads, and smart phones. So when you think about it, people meeting on the internet might know someone's personality better than if they quickly met them in person. Peoples true personalities might be recognized easier in the Net Gen era.  

I think that there is a clear line of who you are online and who you are off line because most people that use their social networking sites such as Facebook, Google, or Twitter, are the same people that they claim to be on and off line. People are missing your real personality because they can't see the real way that you interact with people or how you are in school. You should be able to manage your own personal cyber infrastructure because it tells people who you are as a person. People can look at your personal page and see what your favorite food, color, and animal are without asking you in person they can just look at your page and learn a lot about you, just make sure that you are not putting a lot of your personal information on your social networking sites and pages. We are guinea pigs in this world because so many people are not going out to talk to one another because we have all of these social networking sites and the internet that we post our personal information to, so people just look at your page and learn everything about you in about 5 minutes instead of going somewhere and talking face to face. 

Yes, I think there is a clear demarcation because people usually feel safer when they are on the internet. They feel like they can say anything they want and won't get in trouble. The internet is like a mask some people use to hide themselves and they use it as an excuse for being more outgoing. In real life, many people are afraid to speak their mind for fear of being judged or hearing other peoples opinions. People miss the parts of your true opinion and ideas if they do not interact with you online. Not all people are different online, some people are open with everyone in real life too. But majority, most use the computer to hide so they do not know what you really think if they do not see you on the web. I think it is important to be able to manage their own cyber infrastructure because you can customize it to reflect yourself. You can customize fonts and colors and pictures too and it can let others know more about you without having you to directly tell them or them having to ask you. People are showing themselves more in real life and on the internet because they know if that they post something online then most likely someone they know will see it and they will know that fact about them. People are starting to become the same over the internet and real life because the internet is used so much in daily activity it is hard to practically keep half of you a secret.

Based on my views, I believe that there is a clear demarcation between who you are online and elsewhere. People say different things online about people that they know they can't say to someones face. People are missing parts of me that are more serious online, but also parts that can be really funny. Everyone should manage and organize their own personal cyber infrastructure because it can let other people or strangers get to know you a little and have some basic information. Having my own personal cyber infrastructure means that people can get to know me better without having to have a face to face conversation with me. I think we are just shy people in this world where the online world is distinctly separate from the "off line" world because we use indirect communication with everone everyday.

Yes, there is a clear demarcation between who you are online elsewhere. Many times, people act differently online than in person. Many people can say anything online without fear of punishment. You can also share your thoughts and opinions more openly. If they don't interact with me online, they could be missing the more outgoing side of me. Managing your own personal infrastructure is important. By personalizing things, people who look at you online can get a good idea of who you really are. If you don't manage it, people won't be able to see the real you.  



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Yes, because when people are online, there is a barrier between physical contact. People feel more secure and comfortable being able to talk online, where they think nothing can happen to them based on their words, rather than in reality where people are more careful and shy about what they say.

- What parts of you are people missing out on if they do not interact with the online you?

Nothing, because I express myself the same way if I a online or offline.

- Why (or why not) should you manage your own personal cyber infrastructure? What does this mean to you?

You should make your own cyber infrastructure because it will show people your personality, and what your hobbies are. This would make me feel like people know who I am.

- Who are we in this space where the online world is not something distinctly separate?

We are all in one room, so you can talk to someone and have a response within seconds. Except people will feel more comfortable saying what they want rather than face to face.

I think that guys in the video were right in how they say a person online acts differently then in real life. It is hard to tell who a person is online and should not base who a person is from online. They do this because they either want to act in way they fell they cant in real life. In my opinion we base are ideas and values too much around online interactions and for people who are online more acting an a way they really are not will make real life interactions harder.

Yes, because many people will write and express their true feelings when they are hiding behind a computer identity. In some cases your missing out on the true person because they don't show their true colors to people outside because they may either be nervous or feel like no one cares. Yes you should design your own Cyber Infrastructure because then you can design your own identity the way you want people to see you. Just helps people have more freedom. 

there is a clear definition between who you are in reality and who you are online. when you are on the internet, for some reason, you dont worry about what other people will think about you. Or at least you worry less about it. like the video stated, you act differently in different environments in real life. This, however, is also true when online. Most people will act differently when they are posting a youtube comment vs. typing an letter to their teacher. I believe that online, you are generally more open to who you are and how you act.

I believe there is a clear demarcation between who I am elsewhere, and who I am online. When it comes to face to face confrontation, I would not always say completely what I am feeling or be straightforward to someone for the fear of how they would react. I think everyone tends to act more polite when they are in person. However, online I am a less intimidated and I am not afraid to say all of what I am feeling because in reality, I am hiding behind a computer, and no one is there to directly say something to my face. People are always more free and open online, because it is almost like you can have a completely different identity. 


I think there is a difference between who people are online and who they are in person. For example, most people will say whatever they want online because they are able to hid behind a computer screen and are less likely to get caught if they are doing something wrong. Also, when people put information online, they don't realize what the consequences are and how many people are capable of seeing that personal information. However, in real life people may be more skeptical about giving out personal information to strangers because they know it is wrong and it could be potentially dangerous. This is why I was quite shocked that Alan Levine visited so many strangers' houses that he met online. Although people try and create an accurate online persona of themselves, it is hard to truly understand who a person is through the internet because you can't hear their real voice or experience their feelings and emotions. 

Yes, there is a distinction between who we are online and who we are in the real world. On the internet, it's easier to post what you really think about certain things, knowing that it is unlikely for you to be directly affected by it. If people do not interact with me on the internet, they probably would not know my opinions of things that wouldn't come up in a typical conversation, and other small details like that. It is important to manage your own cyber infrastructure so you can keep it under control and so that the people you interact with can learn the most about you. Although there is a distinction between who we are in the real and online worlds, there is not much of a separation, because you still are the same person, but your real and online selves are just different sides of your personality.

When online, people can act very different online then in real life with their friends or even meeting strangers. Online they may act how they wish they could have in real life so they make an alter ego to be more popular and have more friends and talk to more people that they normally wouldn't.

I thought this video was interesting. I think I am about the same person online as I am in real life. I liked how he mentioned that we can actually be friends with people even if we never met them, they can be half way around the world and yet seem almost like they are right next to us, exept for the time zone change

When people are online, they talk freely when they share there personal thought with everyone. It is easy to interact with people on internet.



Yes, I believe there is a clear demarcation between who I am online and who I am elsewhere. For example online I can say whatever I wish (to an extent). However, in real life I take other’s perception of me into account and only do what I deem would be socially acceptable. People who don’t interact with my online life are missing out on my inner thoughts, things that I wouldn’t share in my day to day life. Like small things such as my opinions on things and just random thoughts. Missing out on these could result in someone not really knowing the true me.  I will manage it because people would be looking at it and getting an idea about me based on it. Such as how clean it is; the content on it, my thoughts and ideas, and various other things like that. This means to me that the way my personal cyber infrastructure can reflect on how people perceive me. Everyone would be accountable not only for their actions in real life, but also online, which may or may not be a good thing. For example, people would be more cautious about what they post online in fear of what others might think of them. They wouldn’t be able to freely express themselves online because of this.

I think most people are themselves online, or the same as in person/real life. Unless they are a pedophile or trying to be something they’re not. Also it’s not very often that people talk to random strangers online. Most of the time we know the other person, and if we don’t, we get to know them.

If you’re the same in person that you are online, then nobody will be missing out on anything. Unless your super boring and awkward in person, but you’re funny online and talkative. Than obviously people won’t see that you can be funny. So I guess it’s good to know people online and in real life.

You should manage your profile online, because when you add backgrounds and pictures people can see your interests. If you post about dogs, people will think you like dogs, or anything you post about are things you like or dislike. It adds personality to your profile. You should manage your own profile, because if you decide to let others do it for you, then it won’t be the same, because they might not know that much about you, or know what to post.

There’s certain things you won’t post online, because not everyone needs to know them. People will post like their favorite meals or things, they will post who they’re with. But you won’t post private things like going to the washroom or other inappropriate things. There are boundaries for what people should post.

Yes because you are more willing and open online. When you are online a lot of time you have no fear and feel when you post something that know one will judge it. When you are in person you think about what your going to say because you don't want to say something that you are going to regret. You feel a lot more comfortable on the computer.

 Your missing out on sharing who you are. You are missing out meeting new people who are all around the world who you could't meet otherwise. You are able to profile yourself so people can see who you are as a person and what you do. They are able to see your beleifs which can lead to a friendship that you might not have been able to have without the internet.

 You do because people get the wrong idea and dont see things the way you do. If you don't manage your profile peope might get the wrong idea and make false assumptions. This means that you should explain yourself correctly and think about what you are going to do or else you might regret something.

We usually do not share as much online as in the real world because we are unsure who is going to see what you are saying. Most people only share personal stuff with close friends and family. It is not good to tell everyone everything about us because people might not know why we do things.

I think that there is a clean demarcation between who I am in real life and who I am on the internet because if I ever make a tweet or a Facebook status it’s always either a song lyric or something stupid and funny, I’m always myself either way! I think that if I act different over the internet it makes you fake, and I’d rather not be labeled as ‘fake’.

The parts of me that people are missing out on when they don’t interact with me over the internet is that I don’t share absolutely EVERYTHING on twitter or Facebook, like things that aren’t to personal. But they would notice that I’m more weird if they were to interact with me over twitter or Facebook, for example I’d make a random tweet saying “cats” and I don’t think I would randomly say that in person

I like the fact that you can personalize your twitter profile, such as your background, your font colors and more, because it can actually say a lot about you, like my background and font colors are pink, so people would assume my favourite colour is pink! And you want to be able to make it something that you like and customize it the way you want too!

I don’t think that we should separate us from social media, because I go on twitter at least 20 times a day and its really addicting. You can communicate with people as well, like if your friend has a sad tweet and they don’t say anything in person and mop around all day or whatever, you can just ask them what the problem is too! There is also a lot more reasons why.

There is a very clear demarcation between online you and the real you. In the real world you are pinpointed to act a certain way in a certain situation, in the online world you have a broader spectrum to define a new you and act more freely, and act in ways you would not normally act in a situation

It depends on how open a person is to sharing information about themselves online, for example if a person is always on a social networking site and has everything about them posted, people wouldn’t be missing out on very much on that person because if they do something new they will post it, eg if this person is sad they will post something about that. If a person does not like sharing information on those sites, the people reading will not know much about this person’s personality, appearance, lifestyle, and mood. 

You should be able manage your own personal cyber infrastructure, because it is yours. You should be able to display what you want people to see, have the freedom to spend your time online how you want, and to put who you are not have someone else put an image of who you are.

The online world and the real world are becoming increasingly similar. This could be good or bad, good in a sense that you can use the online world to communicate with relatives, and friends, bad because not everyone out there has good intentions when they read your information, people can steal your identities. I guess to sum up, we shouldn’t over use the online world, and we should try and have more real world interactions with real people.

 I believe that there is no difference between me online. I think that the only difference is how much i responded to people. On the internet i hardly write on my Facebook and only comment when necessary. I will leave more of a gap form an immediate response to leaving it a day or two. But if i need to tell someone something that i probably would be very hard to do in person, so i do it online. 

I don’t think that people that don’t interact with online are missing much. I dent really use the internet much to express myself so people will not really miss much, except little random facts that i might post. If i want to talk to someone rally badly i will call them and talk to them because it is easier to tell how they feel about what i need to say.

I think that you should manage your own personal cyber infrastructure this because it lets you set the bounders. You can make decisions on what you want to do online and when you what to do things.   

I think that it is a good thing that we have an online and off line world. If we spend too much time online we could lose reality of things that are happening off line, we need to find a balance of living with the online and offline world.  

No, there is not a clear demarcation between who you are online and somewhere else. There is a difference between both. When you are “offline” you can tend to be not as open, out-going, and you keep to yourself. When you are “online” you can tend to be broader, feel more free and loose. You can decide how you want to be as a person online and offline.

 The parts that people could be missing out if they do not interact with the online you are that they could not know the real you. They could just know your online character and your offline character could be completely different. They could just get ideas of you who are because it is easier to say things on the internet and social networking sites.

I think that you should manage your personal cyber infrastructure because you want to make your profile nice and neat and attractive because if it is just sloppy people might judge you or think of you differently. It is always nice to have your profile or anything looking nice because then if people compliment you, you could feel better about yourself. It is also nice to see what different people are saying about you.

In this space we are who choose to be. You can interact with as many people as you want. Every time you log onto your computer and the internet you can choose how you want to present yourself and who you want to be. You can change your identity every time you long onto the computer.  

 Yes and no. There are similarites between the two and differntces. You could compare it to whats it like going to a local cafe or market, you have people there who come there ever day and you know and trust. The interweb can be such a thing over a long period of time though. Talking to someone online just for a day dosen't mean you know them, they might be lying abot their identity aswell. It takes a period of time before someone trust can be gained with one another.

What parts of you are people missing out on if they do not interact with the online you? They miss your physical self, how you look and how you act in differnet situations. In the online world you can be someone else or anyone you want, when communacating online with another individual.

Why (or why not) should you manage your own personal cyber infrastructure? What does this mean to you? To me I need to manage my personal cyber infrastructure, becuause I use my Email and social networks for my sports and to communcate with my couches. Its important for me to keep on top of these things because I need to know when my practices are, what going on with my group on a social level and what my schedules are for my training and my monthly schedule.

Who are we in this space where the online world is not something distinctly separate? I'm myself. Why hide behide a fact Id when I need to communicate with others on important topices. People who do I don't understand mabye its for some personal reason, like their shy or something, I find in weird and unusal that people do this.

I think people who have online accounts try to be someone they are not. They try to make them selves different from who they really are. THey have to be careful what they put on the internet because the whole world can see it.

 I believe the online world is great for people who can not talk to people face to face. But i think people take it to far when they start talking to each other via the internet when they are sitting right beside each other. I think the next generation is going to have problems talking face to face because all they know is how to type.

If you do not manage your cyber infrastructure we will start to get out of control. We need to pace oursevels, already i can see people getting out of control. We need to know what is really important in life and what will help you in the future.

I believe that it is good for us if we use both the online world and the offline world. If we use the online world to much we will lose sight of what is important to us. We need to have a "healthy" balance of the online and offline worlds.

We, Our Digital Selves, and Us

Guiding Questions:

 I usually am a loud out going person if you know me offline, I usually don't care too much to hear about other peoples problems and I mostly only care about me. But online I am totally different, I ask people what is wrong with them and can give them great advice usually.

What parts of you are people missing out on if they do not interact with the online you? They usually miss my caring and loving side, I'm not a mean person I just don't really care all too much about others problems while I am with them. If I am out I am out to have a good time and that's all. 

Why (or why not) should you manage your own personal cyber infrastructure? What does this mean to you? I feel I do not have to manage most things I put online because what people think of me on hear does't really matter to me, the only opinions that matter to me are the people I know face to face. 

Who are we in this space where the online world is not something distinctly separate? Now a day, separating yourself from your online self to your face to face self isn't really a big deal because everyone has it so it should be that you should have it to so whats the chance someone would want to take your account. 



1. No there isn’t because you can say anything you want online as people don’t who you actually are and when you are talking in person you don’t share everything you normally would as people see you and they might already know you. When you are talking to someone online you might say something that doesn’t actually reflect you and then when that person meets you online they are shocked at your actual personality.

2. If you don’t interact with people online we don’t see how they are changing and growing and how their personalities change throughout the years. When we talk to people online we are staying up to date with each other so when you actually see each other we are still close.

3. Yes you should manage it so people can see the current you and see what you are like and how you are changing as we are always updating pictures and making status to fill people on your life but if you don’t do this it isn’t that big of a deal to me as I myself I don’t go on Twitter and Facebook all the time.

4. We could be completely different people on the computer or we could give people everything about yourself. This could be good or bad for you as people like to see what you are doing and how your life is going but sometimes you put too much info which isn’t good.

No, there is not a clear demarcation between who you are online and who you are elsewhere because on the internet, you can be whoever you want. You can act one way with one social networking site, then act different on another. The way you present yourself is your choice.

People are missing out on your physical self. People on the internet have an illusion of what you look like, how you act, the way you say things. They only get a glimpse of how you really are. It is a lot easier to say things on the internet than it is to say in person.

We should manage our own personal cyber infrastructure because we need to learn to be responsible for what we decide to put on the internet. This means to me that we should make cautious decisions on what we choose to put on the internet.

In this space where the online world is not distinctly separate, we are whoever we choose to be at that time. You could choose to be a different person every single time you log onto whatever social networking site you have an account with. It’s all in your decisions. 

 No, there is not a clear demarcation between who you are online and somewhere else. There is a difference between both. When you are “offline” you can tend to be not as open, out-going, and you keep to yourself. When you are “online” you can tend to be broader, feel more free and loose. You can decide how you want to be as a person online and offline.

 The parts that people could be missing out if they do not interact with the online you are that they could not know the real you. They could just know your online character and your offline character could be completely different. They could just get ideas of you who are because it is easier to say things on the internet and social networking sites.

I think that you should manage your personal cyber infrastructure because you want to make your profile nice and neat and attractive because if it is just sloppy people might judge you or think of you differently. It is always nice to have your profile or anything looking nice because then if people compliment you, you could feel better about yourself. It is also nice to see what different people are saying about you.

In this space we are who choose to be. You can interact with as many people as you want. Every time you log onto your computer and the internet you can choose how you want to present yourself and who you want to be. You can change your identity every time you long onto the computer.  

No there is not a clear demarcation between who I am online and who I am in reality. What I do and say online is what I would do and say in real life too. Who I am with my friends and who I am when I'm with my grandparents are different people and each version of me has boundaries.

People who do not interact with me online are not missing out on anything. You can see who I am online and figure out what I would be like in real life. Something’s are easier to say over text or the internet which makes people hide behind their screens but that is not what I am like, I say what I think.

You should manage your own personal cyber infrastructure so that you know what is being said about you and so that your profile or your blog looks nice and up to date. To me managing my own cyber infrastructure means keeping it looking neat, up to date and interacting with my friends.

In this space where the online world is not completely separate we are a big neighbourhood. We all interact with each other and talk constantly just like you would with your neighbours in real life. The people you interact with online are just like your friends in reality except you do not see them face to face.





No, there is not a clear demarcation between who you are online and elsewhere, because people can be whoever they want online but can't in the real world. People can act completely different and seem completely different online from who they actually are because there is no limit to what people are capable of doing in the online world.

 

 People are not missing out on anything about me if they do not interact with the online me, because i am exactly the same in person as I am online. By changing who you are online than in person can alter the way people think about you when you know full well that that is not who you truly are.

 

Yes, you should manage you own personal cyber infrastructure to keep strangers from creeping you, yet showing who you are over the internet for those who you physically know to see. If you do not manage your won personal cyber infrastructure you are opening yourself up to many people who are capable of finding out many things.

 

People tend to not act like themselves to try and make themselves come off as "cool" or "popular" when in reality they may or may not actually be those things. People like to decieve people into thinking differently of who they really are.

 

When you are offline you can make yourself someone you know that the people you are with will like and that you can take these different little sections of you to project and show to different people, on the internet you can almost have a sense of safety and that you can post whatever you want on there and get away with it.

Some parts people can miss are flaws that I do not want them to know of or possibly some characteristics of me that I may think they will not like so I do not tell them that particular thing about me because I may think that they would not like me anymore if I told them that.  

You should manage your own personal cyber infrastructure because it is an easy way for people to find out more about you through a very easy way, but you should also be very, very careful about what you post because what is put on the internet  stays there forever.

The online and offline world are becoming intertwined and there really is no way to stop it. The fact is that it does not need to be stopped, it will really have no negative effect on the offline world and the online world. People like to say stuff online and they also like to say stuff offline, the only difference will be that online you feel free and offline you feel that you need to share only certain things to make yourself more “liked”.

No there isn’t because you can say anything you want online as people don’t who you actually are and when you are talking in person you don’t share everything you normally would as people see you and they might already know you. When you are talking to someone online you might say something that doesn’t actually reflect you and then when that person meets you online they are shocked at your actual personality.

If you don’t interact with people online we don’t see how they are changing and growing and how their personalities change throughout the years. When we talk to people online we are staying up to date with each other so when you actually see each other we are still close.

Yes you should manage it so people can see the current you and see what you are like and how you are changing as we are always updating pictures and making status to fill people on your life but if you don’t do this it isn’t that big of a deal to me as I myself I don’t go on Twitter and Facebook all the time.

We could be completely different people on the computer or we could give people everything about yourself. This could be good or bad for you as people like to see what you are doing and how your life is going but sometimes you put too much info which isn’t good.

I think that no matter what your personality, there will always be a slightly difference between who you are online and in real life. However, that difference can be noticeable or very unclear. I personally think that for me, there isn't a clear demarcation between who I am online and elsewhere. 

If people do not interact online with me, but if they know me in real life, then I do not think they're really missing out. Both online and in real life I am sociable and like to make people laugh. I'm open and willing to talk to new people. 

Yes, you should definitely manage your own personal cyber infrastructure. It means you can decide what to do online and how to spend your time on it. You can manage everything you do and lets you set boundaries. Besides, why wouldn't you want to manage your own cyber infrastructure? 

Lastly, we are increasingly dependent on the online world for communication and information. I think that the online world and the real world being intertwined isn't a bad thing- it lets the quietest of people to give a voice to their ideas and opinions. However, as we all know about the escalating issue of cyberbullying- the online world can be both a good thing and a bad thing. 

I don't really do anything online at all, so I guess there is a clear demarcation between who I am and who I am online. People don't miss out on anything about me if they don't interact online with me. It is actually the complete opposite, which is good because I would much rather actually be with people than talk to them online.

I do believe that you should manage your personal cyber infrastructure because whatever you put out on the internet represents you and you don't want something out there that you will later regret. Many people are so attached to technology that they can't survive without it; it can be extremely fun and helpful, so balance is good.

 

Personally I think there is a difference between how I behave online and how I act elsewhere. This is because I am much more outgoing in person than I am online. When I am online I don't want people to misinterpret my messages so I tend to keep what I post basic. While in person my facial expressions convey how I meant my message. People may judge you online by how you express yourself so it's better to stay a little more primitive online. 

If people do not interact with me online they really are not missing much. This is because I express much more emotion in person. Online I tend to just say something bland. My personality can only be clearly shown in person. However, I fool around a lot so if people do not communicate with me online they might be missing out on my serious side. 

One should manage or organize their own personal cyber infrastructure. If you release some of your personality into what you post online people tend to get a feel of what kind of person you are. This will make them feel more comfortable when talking to you online. Therefore, it is always important to give people a general idea of who you are so they do not get the wrong idea. To me adding a personal touch to your online personality is important for the reasons stated beforehand. Also, for people to appreciate your ideas you should give them an idea of how you think.

I feel like for some people the online world is part of their life when it should not be--it should be something separate. Many people are much more social online than they are in person so their life is more happening on the Internet than it is in reality. This is not really good for a person's social health but I guess if someone is really shy then they will be more active on the Internet. So, overall we are different people in this online world even though it is not something very separate. 



     I feel that there is a demarcation between who I am online and elsewhere. Most people feel more open and outgoing online. But, I feel more closed and shy. I feel that you are more vulnerable online, because anyone can say anything about you and you may never even know who they are. When I go online I put my guard up, and am very wary and cautious. But, in real life I am very social and outgoing around the people I know.

     I feel that people are not missing out on much if they don't know me online. I try to stay very closed about my information and am very private to begin with. Unless, you are a person I know outside the web, I will never be comfortable expressing myself to you. I am a very open person in general, and when people talk to me they can read my emotions easily. But, when you are online you have no idea whether a statement is sarcastic, mean, or even sincere. They are just words on a screen that are hard to interpret.

     I think managing your personal infrastructure is important. Any pictures, posts, comments, or more should have a personal touch to them, and give people a feel for what type of person you are. It should be accurate because people might not relate to the real you. Also, it is useful for when you are trying to make potential friends and are looking for similarities between yourself and others.

     We are more communicative in this space where the online world is not something separate. Some people have problem speaking in person, and others communicating online. In this world where both are closely intwined, even the shiest person can express him or herself and get their ideas and feelings out there for others to see. I think that is a great advancement, because many people feel that they aren't heard or important.

     Moreover, I think the technology these days are a plus and a negative. They provide people with many different ways for expression and communication to suit every individual. But,a downside is that sometimes this causes harm and people to get hurt. But, then again, nothing is without a downside. This video was very interesting to view and comment on.

      

 

     I don't think that there is a clear demarcation as to who I am online and who I am offline. But, yes, there is a line between them. Who I am online is a little more exuberant, a little more outgoing; unlike in real life, I won't hesitate to chat someone new or private message someone who looks like they might have things in common with me. However, I'd usually go by a username or just Meg, because, obviously, giving out personal information to people on the Internet is a big no-no.

     If people don't interact with me online, then they might miss out on a louder, funnier person than I am in real life. Which is why I do think that we should manage our own personal cyber infrastructures. Having a blog or a Facebook page not only lets you have fun on the Internet, it also lets you mature--but only if you manage it correctly. Managing your own space on the Internet can let you set boundaries, and let you decide how much information is enough to let people know.

     We are more communicative, more in touch with each other. Take, for example, last week for me. I left my phone at home, and I inwardly had a panic attack. Not because I wouldn't have my music to listen to, or be bored in class without anyone to text--I felt literally naked without my phone. I couldn't easily contact anyone in a couple of minutes, or solve a problem with my schedule by checking the Internet for a second. We are very dependent on our technology, we use it as crutches to make our way through every day life. The Internet and our daily lives being meshed together is not a bad thing; in fact, it only helps us.

     I believe that there is not a clear demarcation between who I am online and who I am elsewhere.  The way that I behave on the internet corresponds to the way that I act in real life; the only apparent difference is that I tend to hold back more personal information while on the internet simply for safety reasons.  It is easier for me to maintain the same identity both online and offline, rather than acting in different ways.  

     For those that interact with me strictly via the internet, they are missing out on my personality, which is difficult to immitate on the internet.  Also, I tend to have a sarcastic way of speaking, so that may cause difficulties if somone does not know that particular fact about me and assume that I am being serious.  

     I believe that I should manage my personal cyber infrastructure. This is what represents me while I am on the internet. I would want the cyber infrastructure to represent be as accurately as possible.  

     In our world, there are many people who do change their personality between the internet and the real world. This can cause issues between people having false identities. Besides this, though, the internet allows people to freely collaborate with someone over the internet, and know that the person whom with you are "speaking" with is an accurate representation of who that person actually is. This advancement is quite amazing.

There is not a very clear demarcation between me online and me in the real world. I am a little more careful with what I put out online, but for the most part I am the same person. There is not much you are missing if you only interact with me online, there are only a few subtle differences. I think I should be the one in charge of my own cyber infrastructure because I am the only who knows best how I work. By being in charge I can keep everything organized in a way I understand and I can use the sites and online tools that work best for me. Also, I am being trusted and can prove my responsibility by being the one in charge. Honestly, I disagree with the parents who are against their children using too much of the internet and social networking sites. I find that the internet and especially social networking sites have helped me so much for school. I can post a question online about school and answer other students questions. I think we are not so different because of the amount of accessibility we have to the internet. Now with wifi, smartphones, laptops, we are able to get the internet almost immediately. I find the internet a very helpful tool

Considering that I do not have Facebook, Twitter, Skype, or any kind of social networking site I don't have much to connect with this video. I personally feel that with technology coming more into our lives we tend to forget that the person we are talking to right now, is a person we'll see in school the next day. As much it is helpful and nice to stay in touch with friends- the Internet can be a dangerous place if not used responsibly. I have heard millions of stories of cyber-bullying about myself - and I don't even have an account and my friends. But if I were to own an account I would feel I would be the same person. I am cautious and quiet and I feel the internet wouldn't change that.

I believe there is a difference between the online you and the 'elsewhere' you. Online, you can be whoever you want to be because there are more people that are like you since the web is so vast. Elsewhere, there are less people so you have to restrict who you are. I people are not interacting with you online, they do not see the true you. YOu should not manage your own internet infrastructure because the web is public, and the things you post can damage your reputation.

There is very much so a clear demarcation between who I am online and elsewhere. A major problem in our society today is something called cyberbullying. This is when a victim is being bullied via Internet... That fact alone shows the biggest difference between 'us' and us online, what we say. When you are not looking at someone, face to face, you have a lot less nerves. Sometimes you say things that you would never say to someone as if they were standing right next to them. Although I do not cyberbully anyone, all of us say things online that we might now say in person, no matter how small or pointless it may be.

There is a very big difference between interacting with someone online, and in the real world. For me, personally it is basically everything that I tell people. When I am online, I don't just want to post everything about myself for all the world to see. Yes, some people will stab you in the back and tell your secrets, but at least you can pick and choose who you want to tell. My sense of trust and security is little to none while surfing the Internet. Not only do you not know who you could be talking to sometimes, but once it's out there, everyone will see it. 

I believe you should manage your own cyber infrastructure, I mean why wouldn't you? If you are interacting with others, wouldn't you want them to know who you really are? now, this doesn't mean to go and post every single little detail about yourself, but have some truth in there. Even if they are simple, you will most likely make friends who like you for you, even if you never see them in your life! Just because you are on the Internet doesn't mean you should now have personality.

In my opinion, the online world is totally different than the real world. Many people are totally different while on the Internet than in real life. For example, I know some people who would never steal something from someone in their life, but download illegal music on a daily basis. Another example would be like a blog, where people try to hide it from everyone they know, like their own little secret world where they can post anything they want... be whoever they wish to be. People act very different online and offline, and that is why I believe the 'online world' and off are totally separate.

 

I like to think that I am similar people both on and offline.  I take pride in being honest and true to myself and who I am.  I would have to consider myself outgoing and self-confident  on the internet and in person.  I have recently adopted a policy that you should regret nothing in your life because everything happens for a reason and even the mistakes you make only make you a better and stronger person  in the long run.  To elaborate on this I do not think there are any parts of me that do not come out either online nor in person.  I feel like the family I have been raised in a family that has had a great impact on who I am today.  Both, of my parents like me are loud and extroverted, also I like to think of myself as a bit of  natural leader.  This is logical considering both of my parens are supervisors within their own companies and are responsible for managing large numbers of employees on a daily basis.  All of these skills and personality traits are seen within me both online and in person.  I think that it is definitely important for one to be in full control of their cyber infrastructure.  I feel this way because since you are the one that has to deal with the consequences than you should be the one held responsible for the actions.  That being said as teenagers we are certainly mistake prone so I am not opposed to having a parent or elder of some sort monitoring my online activity because the mistakes I make now can change the course of my life forever.  Finally, as I have previously stated I tend to be an in your face kind of person and never hold anything back.  This mindset certainly comes out in my online activity because I at the same way online as I do in person, and personally, I see nothing wrong with this.  In fact, I think this is probably the most effective way to monitor your online behavior and actions.  I see this as the correct online etiquette because since we were babies we have been conscious of our actions in person and in face to face actions, but many of us lose this as soon as we go online.  So, if we live by the same code of ethics both on and offline we will be much better citizens not only over the internet but possibly better people in general.  

What I learned about from this video is that people are different from when they are online than in person.  People seem to be more outgoing and confident when they're online.  They seem to be able to express themselves more freely on the different social networking sites.  Personally, I'd be more watchful of what I say when I talk to people in person because of they way they're going to react.  When I'm online, I'm a little more careless about what I say because I don't see the person physically.

When I'm online, I'm more open to giving my own opinion on things and sharing my ideas because I don't care about what people are going to say since I don't see them.  From the other perspective, people I interact with in person also see me as open, but I don't show it as much because the people are actually there, and I get anxious about what they're going to say.

You should manage your own personal infrastructure because whatever you say online will stay there forever.  You're not going to be able to take it back, so it's a great idea to manage what you say, do, or put on the Web.  Once you put something you regret, it'll be there forever.  Managing your personal infrastructure will prevent you from getting into some deep trouble, so I'd do it myself.

There is no distinction between who are online and who we are in person because we show ourselves on the Web.  The only way they'd be different is if you choose to act all fake online and then just act normally in person.  Aside from that, you're still the same person, you're just behind a computer screen.  You still think the same, you do what you do; basically, you're still you.

There is a clear demarcation between who I am online and who I am on the Internet. When I am online I am more cautious when I am going to post something because I know that everyone online can read what I just said. Rather than if I am talking physically to someone because what I say may go around a certain area, but it cannot get all the way around the world in usual circumstances.

People do not miss much of who I am if they do not interact with the online me. To be honest if they interact with the online me then they will miss out on who I really am. I am more open in person than online because I limit myself depending on the people I am around, but if I am online I know everyone can read anything I do so I limit myself to fewer comments that I am okay with everyone knowing about myself.

I think that having a cyber infrastructure helps define who you are at least to an extent. Some may add more than others about who they are on the Internet and others set up a persona that they want people to see them as, but that does not mean that is actually who you are. In reality it can be bad because it can set up a false view of who people are. For me I personally put up limit pictures and detailed posts that define who I am, but I do have certain pictures like my pets and playing sports which people can get an understanding of who I am.

The separation of technology and the "real" life is very small. There is not a big distinction on the difference between the two because so many people who are fortunate to have this technology would be at a loss without it. Personally, I cannot manage without the computer because it helps you stay updated with what is going on and staying in touch with other people.

The demarcation between who I am online and elsewhere is not clear but rather blurred. I believe I am still the unique individual where I go; however, I present myself differently to different environment. In the real world I have to be more cautious to the actions I perform or the words that I speak. Trying to tip toe around everyone's judgmental looks is hard everywhere you go, but on the online world I gain more freedom. I may be able to speak what I could not share in person online. 

When people are not interacting with me online, they miss out the person I am as a whole. If I met a person for the first time, they would not understand the entirety of Hailey. Through interacting online or simply visiting my Facebook page, someone can learn my interests, activities, and personality all at once. In other words, the online world helps me to express myself differently that people may not see when we are face to face. 

I believe I should manage my own personal cyber infrastructure. Managing your own cyber life, I consider, is a responsibility you are awarded with. Working online helps a person to widen the rage of knowledge. For this reason, I disagree to the parents to restrict their child from widening his or her personal cyber infrastructure. In a society that is encompassed around technology, a small set back can cause big consequences.

Technology is so close our everyday lives. Everything that we do is affected or related to technology. We are the generation that we are today because the online world is not something distinctly separate. The society would not be able to function the same way it does not without the online world. Everyone from a bakery owner to a doctor depend their life and occupation online. 

         There is a clear demarcation between who I am online and elsewhere. Presenting myself online, I can be much more outgoing, in many cases, not afraid to make some bolder comments. Not physically being with someone when communicating with them seems to make me forget to take into account their emotions, while physically being in front of someone I would be much more cautious. It seems at times a different side of me can be shown when speaking through the internet.

 

         People who are interacting with me when I am not online see me as someone who takes charge, works hard, and is persistent with everything. When interacting with others through the internet, I am not as hesitant to share my opinions and emotions (not that I am hesitant in person). Sometimes these more open statements via the Internet can be useful, and many times they can be also be bad. The Internet shows the much more honest side to me. This is a characteristic I feel some may be missing out on if they do not communicate with me through the Internet.

 

         I believe I should manage my own personal cyber infrastructure because it defines who you are, on the Internet. Your cyber infrastructure means to me like it is your cyber reputation; its how people see you on the Internet. So if you are thinking like that, would you really not want to be in control of your cyber infrastructure?

 

         At this day and age, there is a very fogged line between our Internet life and our “real” lives. Technology is so much apart of our every day lives that it is rather hard for it not to be apart of your “real” life today. This bond will most likely never go away. It is ever growing.

     There is a clear demarcation between who I am online and offline in the “real” world. My true nature is revealed online because my speech and thoughts are not restricted by what is deemed proper. My intentions are not to offend anyone, but the internet has given me the ability to speak more freely. Normally when speaking to adults of high authority, I use formal language and carefully worded comments. Online, I am able to show my sarcastic and light hearted personality. I do not need to suppress my true feelings, and it’s as if I become a completely different person . . .  or rather my broadened range of communication allows another side of my personality to surface.

 

     Those who interact with me in a scholastic environment witness my intensity, diligence, and civil manner within a working environment. Only my friends and those that I interact with online gain a sense of my true personality. I am sarcastic, lighthearted, and competitive, but these attributes are only displayed outside of school. People, who do not interact with me online, miss out on my less serious qualities and my true personality.

 

     The purpose of managing a cyber infrastructure is to support advanced data acquisition, data storage, and other computing and information processing services distributed over the Internet beyond a single institution. My reason for managing my own cyber infrastructure would be to be to increase my general knowledge of all computer and web applications through the process of experimentation. It is something that cannot be taught effectively; it is a “hands on experience” that must be self-taught. In addition to educational purposes, the formatting of cyber infrastructure helps to increase the spread of knowledge and global communication. To me, the management of a personal cyber infrastructure means an immense amount of work resulting in the expression of my own ideas. Once something is posted on the internet it can never be removed. It is important to manage one’s account and make sure that this information remains secure.  

 

     As unusual as it may seem, the online world is not separate from the real world. They are two parts of a whole – different, yet connected. We carry the online world in our pockets in the form of smart phones and other devices with internet capability. We are always connected to the online world. The digital world may provide a sense of greater freedom as it is not limited by societies normal theory of what is deemed appropriate, but there is still the sense of morals, ethics, and other basic civil guidelines that should be followed no matter the location or situation. As a Member of the Net generation I have grown up learning about technology, its uses, and continue to discover new applications for these devices every day. The characteristics of the physical world are becoming more prevalent in the digital world. As our society continues to integrate itself into a new digital era a “space” is established where the online world and real world meet and are no longer distinctively separate.

From that insight that I have gathered throughout my life, I conclude that the demarcation of who a person is online and who a person is offline is  ambiguous. It is open to interpretation. I believe that people have to create an answer for themselves. One person cannot speak for the all of the diverse personalities out there. Some people might like to stay consistent, others might have spontaneous tendencies. Only you can distinguish who you are, because you have control.

When I am online, my down-to-earth (or true) personality is altered a bit. This is because the internet gives you an opportunity to reinvent yourself. So, I do stray off from my actual personality. When I think about it, if someone asks me a question online, and someone asks me the same exact question offline, my given answers will probably be different. Also, the "vibes" that my many facial expressions give off during offline conversations are not present online due to restrictions. (keyboard, etc)

Maintaining your personal cyber infrastructure is very important. If you are remiss in regards to your cyber infrastructure, hurtful and defamatory statements could be made. There are ignorant people who do not care for another's reputation. Almost anyone can access the internet. You wouldn't want  to have a tarnished reputation, and furthermore be oblivious to it.

The online world and "real life" are deeply intertwined in this day and age. Technology has allowed room for advancements to be made. We are becoming more and more reliable on technology. This will not change because it made it possible for us to grow and flourish.   

I don't feel that there is a clear demarcation between people who are online and people who you meet in real life. You can know everything about a person, their families, their lives but you really don't know them until you meet face-to-face and learn about them in person. Reading things online can be interpreted in different ways, depending on the reader. For example, I could post something as a joke, but because I'm not verbally saying it the reader wouldn't hear my voice tone and inflection so they could misinterpret a post.

Things that people miss out on while using the web are being social and actually meeting face-to-face. Also you can miss out on hearing the sarcasm someone meant in a post. You also miss out on telling the personality of a person.

I think it is very, very important to maintain and control your cyber infrastructure. Everyone can read what you post and your posts shouldn't hurt anyone's feelings. This is especially important now that colleges look at your social networking sites. If they find something that they don't like, your scholarships can be denied or your acceptance could possibly be withdrawn. 

We are the users that made the real world big and we are making the internet big. There is no doubt that the real world and internet run together. Access to the internet has been made to be at your fingertips 24/7. We are the users who fall for anything that will make our lives easier.

There is no clear demarcation between who I am online and elsewhere. I stay true to myself when I am online and in person. Nowadays people are coming up with two different personalities and becoming two different people online and offline because they do not want people to know the real "them". They also want a escape from reality to start a "new life", but I do not want or have to.

If people do not interact with me online that aren't missing out on anything because I do not release a lot of information about me on the Internet. It's very dangerous to relay info out into the World Wide Web because you never know who can get a hold of it and half the time you could be talking to a random stranger. But I still try to be true to myself on the Internet.

It is imperative to maintain and manage your own personal cyber infrastructure. It means that you stay in control of what you are saying and doing online. What you do on the Internet reflects on who you are in reality. You don't want people getting the wrong impression of you online, so you must be aware of your surroundings on the Internet and always stay in control of your cyber infrastructure.

The outside world is definitely different from the cyber world. The cyber world is a wall for people to hid behind and be able to pretend to be someone they are not.  Many people say things they wouldn't dare too in real life and it's easy to be deceived behind a computer screen. But, the Internet is essential in out daily lives today and its what keeps us all together and connected wherever we go.

     I believe that there is not a clear demarcation between who people are online and offline, and that there never will be. People have a defined personality that cannot be changed by where they are or by what they are doing. While some people may have more confidence online due to not seeing a person face to face, they are still being themselves, for that confidence was always in them just on the inside when offline or elsewhere.

     I believe that my persona online and offline is pretty much the same. I still talk to or chat people the same way that I would talk to them in person. However, I probably am able to tell people more personal things over the internet, or texting, for it is just more convenient to me then having to find them alone the next day in person. Therefore, I am the same person online and offline for the most part, but am a bit more truthful online.

     It is extremely important to maintain and control your cyber infrastructure as well. This is because if you do not monitor what you say to people online, it will reflect what they think of you in real life, leaving a possible bad impression. Also, whatever you say or put out onto the Internet will always be there and there is no way to ever take it back.

     The connection between the Internet and the real world is undeniable. It is there all the time, and will never go away, it will only strengthen. With technology increasing the bond between the real world and the cyber world, is becoming more intertwined. People should not deny the connection, they should embrace it. Treat the Internet and real world as if they were the same thing, anything not said in one should not be said in the other, and vice versa.

I don't think there is a clear demarcation between a person's offline and online identity. I do think there are differences between the two though. I believe people online tend to express themselves more and participate in activities that might not in real life. This is due to the ability to be anonymous online and really not be judged on decisions in the same manner you would be offline. However, just because you don't put yourself out there online doesn't make you any less of yourself. You can actually express yourself more without really having any repercussions.

I think people that only connecting to me online have a very limited view on my personality and who I am. People can only view certain pieces of information that I put out there and make it sound however I want to sound. I don't put much online due just to stay safe. People who know me both on and offline can actually experience my full personality.

It is very important to maintain your personal cyber infrastructure well. You want to control what you say and put out there for other people to say. People will see this and form ideas about how they feel about you. It displays your real world personality online. You always want to make sure what you say is what you want to say because once it's online, everyone can see it.

The online world and "real life" world are connected very closely. Nowadays everyone is usually carrying a smartphone that allows you to access the internet whenever you desire. Some people post daily blogs or vlogs to keep others connected to their real life. Both worlds are intertwined in many ways. One good rule to follow is if you wouldn't say it to someone in "real life", then it's probably best not to say it online.

     I feel as though there truly isn't a demarcation between who you are online and elsewhere. Because you still contain all the same feelings, opinions, and ideals. If you are still you and feel the same way in both "worlds" then you are the same.  Yet, you do miss on quite a bit when not talking to people face to face. For instance you miss out on hand gestures and inflections of voice and small quirks you can truly appreciate in face to face interactions. Although you could create a persona online, that persona is just an inflamed version of some facet of your personality because it is still coming from your mind.

     I feel as though managing your personal cyber interface is just like managing your manners. A personal cyber interface is what you post online and what your followers see. This can be related to how you would act towards people in an everyday setting you wouldn't say something rude or uncalled for and i believe that is also how you should act for the most part online. Finally i feel as though we are just users in this online world. And that this online world is just an extension to our everyday life and interactions. It allows us to contact and talk with others who we would not normally talk to.

          The video was really interesting. Alan Levine talked about the demarcations between who you are online and elsewhere. I personally don’t think that there is much of a difference, for the common person, anyway. Some people are ashamed of who they are, or try to lash out at other people, thinking that they are safe behind the internet. But no, as Alan Levine says, “everything that happens online is just as real”. Don’t treat the Internet as a mask. It is not.

          If someone doesn’t interact with the online “you”, they’re missing out. On social-networking sites, we say things that we might not say in school or at home. Of course, you aren’t supposed to, but who hasn’t done it? Voicing dangerous opinions, sharing questionable photos, etc. Also, I might find out interesting information about the person, things that don’t normally come out in a regular conversation, such as favorite books, quotations, and movies or television shows.  

          Always remember that the Internet is pretty much as good as public. Those so-called “privacy settings” are as good as nothing when you have 700 followers who could broadcast your information. Not to sound cliché, but the Internet is a dangerous place, and sometimes people don’t understand that until something happens to them. Don’t let that happen. Be true to yourself, and post nothing that you wouldn’t be comfortable with everyone in the world seeing. Because it really is everyone in the world who has access to your profiles. This is defined as "cyber infrastructure”, or the idea of maintaining ones morals and ideas within an online or cyber world.

          The Internet has become such a major part of the “real world” that by now, it is really a part virtual society we live in. People collaborate and share ideas daily online, the Flat Classroom Project being just one example. Facebook, Gmail, Tumblr, Twitter, these are all sites that are slowly replacing face-to-face conversations. Don’t lose yourself in this technology transformation. Stay true to yourself and your ideas, and be careful every step of the way when it comes to the virtual world. 

There isn't really a clear demarcation between who you are online and elsewhere, because you are still you. You still hold the same opinions, even if you aren't brave enough to say anything about them offline.You may express yourself differently offline, but you are still the same person in the end.

People miss out on my expressions and the way I say things. Sometimes, it's hard to tell if someone is saying something seriously, jokingly, or sarcastically if you can't hear their tone of voice or read their body language. Since I tend to use sarcasm, people might think that I'm being mean.

It's really important for people to keep a cyber infastructure, because whatever you put out there, onto the Internet, is there forever and for anyone to read. Even though a post may not seem like a big deal at the time, it will always be able to come back and haunt you. Everything you say is giving people more hints and clues on the real you.

The Internet is connected very much to the real world. We use the Internet to help us with our everyday lives, whether it be getting directions, listening to Pandora Radio, or Instant Messaging. This makes our "online self" and our "offline self" become even closer, because we are kind of mashing those two selves together. Even if we don't mean to, we use and rely on the Internet a lot, which makes everything connected.

     I believe the demarcation between a person online and a person elsewhere in life is not clear. It is present, but very subtle. For some people, the internet is a place where they can change things about themselves, or get a new start. However, these people are still themselves, just a different version of themselves. It is too tempting to hide behind the mask of anonymity that comes with the internet. However, hiding behind this mask doesn't make the person any less of themselves. 

     I always try to be as true to myself as possible on the internet. I usually don't reveal every single detail about myself that someone I am acquainted with in real life would know, for safety reason. However, I never lie about myself or lead people to believe that I am someone I am not. I am myself to the fullest extent possible while on the internet.

    It is very important to manage and maintain your own cyber infrastructure. It is extremely important to monitor what you say, and who you are saying it to. This is because whoever you are online reflects on who you are in real life. Your online persona is included in how other people view you, so you should always manage it carefully.

     It's important to remember that the online world is not entirely separate from the real world. You should not abuse the anonymity that comes with the internet. It is very easy to hide behind the internet and lose sight of who you really are or that people can see past the mask. A good rule to follow is that you shouldn't write or say anything online that you wouldn't say in the real world to someone's face.

There isn't always a clear line between your offline and online self because you are always the same person no matter where it may be. The line between the two halves of a person blur together to make one specific entity. In our world today one side cannot exist without the other side. Our world now relies so heavily on online interactions that online and offline selves are usually in the same ballpark. Even though some people use the internet as a who they truly are their identity is still shown through there online persona.

If people only know my online self then they miss out on the actual me. Even though my online self projects me as a person it doesn't get me as an entire person. Knowing only my online persona and attempting to gauge me as a person is like trying to gauge someone by the way they write, sure it tells you a lot, but it doesn't tell the whole story. If you only know my "online self" you won't be able to completely gauge my personality or my feelings as someone who knows me in RL (real life).

"Cyber infrastructure" is the idea of maintaining ones morals and ideas within an online or cyber world. It means being able to watch what you say and keep your words in check. It is obviously a good idea to watch what you say on the internet because it will never go away. Manage the basis of how your cyber life reflects you in RL because everything you say reveals what you are like.

The internet connects us all and it certainly has ties to our RL. For example you wouldn't be reading this if it weren't for the idea of internet and connection. The internet is with us every minute of the day and we rely very heavily on it. Even as we think we are in our "RL persona" we are partially in our online persona by the fact we will always have it somewhere it can be easily accessed at any time making our RL persona and our online persona nearly one in the same. If you don't believe you should say it in RL then don't say it online. Online and offline are interconnected in our world today and they should both be managed as if they were one in the same.

      There cannot always be a clear demarcation between a person online and elsewhere in life, out in the real world we live in today. There is no specific situation that can be exactly the same in person and online. It doesn't happen out in the real world. People act how they act. They are who they are. Some people act with many different personalities. They can be completely out-going on the internet and a shy person in the world. Sometimes people use the Internet as a mask to hide behind. THis doesn't mean that it a completely different person. People can act differently online than in person or vice versa, but they are still themselves at the end of the day.

     I try to be the same person in real life and online. People won't be missing any part of me if they don't know my "online side." According to personality and the things I say, I am still the same person. I act the same whether I am on or off the internet. The internet shouldn't be changing the way I act. If you are interacting with me on the Internet or having a conversation with me in real life, the true Lexi will always shine through. Personally, I spend a lot of time online. Maybe some of the people I have interacted with online wouldn't notice because I never talked to them in person. However, they aren't missing anything because it is always me.

     It is certainly important to maintain and manage your cyber infrastructure on the internet. You should certainly always watch what you are saying and who you are saying it to. The person you are online still reflects who you are in real life. So why wouldn't you manage your cyber framework. People will always think of the things you say online when they think of you as a person, so keep it managed carefully.

     There is most definitely a clear connection between online and the real world. We carry Internet in our jean pockets on mobile smart phones. People use devices to easily access the Internet at any time of the day. So even when in the real world, we are in the virtual world at the same time. It is not a completely separate world between online and offline. Something that is not going to be said offline should certainly not be said online. Every piece of the world is connected in some way, shape, or form so it can come back at any moment.

I believe there is not much of a clear demarcation between who a person is online and elsewhere. However, I prefer to have somewhat of a wall when online. I do not like to reveal personal information online, especially when chatting with someone whom I don't know anything about. On the other hand, some people prefer to talk and express themselves more when online. 

I think that people aren't missing out on any part of me when they do not interact with the online me. As  I said, I don't tell people much about me when I'm online. In fact, although I go online quite often, for a variety of reasons, I only chat people who I see often. In fact, I think that just because you might know someone online, it doesn't mean you would know anything about who they really are. That poses as a potential threat to many children on the internet, as this is how many predators can find or attack children. 

I think the term "personal cyber infrastructure" refers to upholding your morals when you are online, and making sure you are very careful. Once something is put on the internet, it is there forever. So, before you try to post anything harmful to another person, remember that it will be on the internet forever. I believe that we should never doing anything online that we wouldn't want to do in person. 

Many people seem to believe that on the internet, they are safe and free to do as they wish and want, with no consequences. They think that the internet is like a new world for them, but unfortunately, they are wrong. Whatever they may do online can be tracked back to them, easily. So the next time you want to do something online, just remember that anyone and everyone can see it. 

     There cannot always be a clear demarcation between a person online and elsewhere in life, out in the real world we live in today. There is no specific case where a situation can be exactly the same in person and online. It just doesn't happen. People are who they are, and there is no changing that. Yes, people can have multiple personalities, indicating that they may act different online than in person, but they are, and always will be, themselves. So yes, people can act differently online and in person, but they are still themselves. 

     I am the same person online and offline. Personality wise, or just name wise, I am still the same person. I act the same whether I am on or off the internet. Therefore, nobody is missing any part of me if they do not interact with me online. Personally, I spend a lot of time online, and some people who only interact with me on the internet may not know my personality in real life. However, I am still the exact same person that I am online, so really they are not missing anything.

     It is certainly important to maintain and manage your cyber infrastructure on the internet. Mainly for security reasons, it is important to watch what you say and who you are saying it to. Who you are online should directly reflect your personality in real life, meaning that you should definitely manage your cyber framework online.

     There is definitely a connection between the real world and the online world. It is important to remember that in this generation, we carry the internet in our pockets-literally. People use IPhones and other mobile devices to easily access the internet at any time, clearly showing that there is not a completely separate world between online and offline. If something is not going to be said offline, why should you post it online?

     There cannot always be a clear demarcation between a person in cyberspace and who they are in the real world. Every case is different in the sense within the online world there are different places where some, like Facebook, you will have mostly the same freinds and act basically like the same person. This may not be true for other places on the internet such as a personal blog or a chatroom with random people where you may take on an entirely different persona. There can never be a clear demarcation because every person will act differently depending on their personality while others may remain consistent.

     Personally, I spend alot of time online and if people do not interact online with me they are missing a huge part of me. This is mostly because I have a You Tube channel where I post sketches and vlogs, and if someone does not watch those videos or subscribe to my You Tube channel they are missing out on a large part of who I am. I also feel more free to voice my opinions online because I don't actually have to say it to someone's face, therefore it is less embarassing. So, if someone doesn't interact with me online they are missing about 50% of who I am.

     Managing your cyber infrastructure is very important because of the simple fact that it is unethical to act like someone you are not or to take on the  the role of a diferent person entirely. This is especially so if you are going to do something that could hurt another person. It is not wrong to feel free to voice opinions, but it is wrong to lie or say something hurtful, so mange your cyber infrastructure.

     There is always a connection to the online world and the physical world and thats your computer and yourself. Your computer's IP number can be tracked with very little difficulty so they can use their computer to find your computer which allows them to find you.  You can even be keylogged which is when someone tracks every letter you type, so the key logger's computer and the peson who is the key logger also becom connections to the physical world. Overall, cyberspace isn't and entirely seperate space but rather part of space easily acessed by anyone with a computer.

A clear demarcation between who you are online and elsewhere seems purely circumstantial. There is no definitive line because there is no "general case" so to speak. What I mean, is that there are no 2 people who act exactly the same in their real life and their online life. Some people hide behind a thick wall when interacting on the Internet, while others put up practically no wall.

Personally, my real life and online life are one in the same. Sure I may post something online about how I feel at a particular time, but I'm not very good at hiding my emotions. Therefore, if you don't see the  "online me", you won't be missing out on much, because you don't always need words, to explain how you are feeling.

For security reasons, your cyber infrastructure should be properly managed. It shouldn't be your excuse to be someone you aren't. Just because it might be easier to say something harmful on the Internet, doesn't mean you should. Your cyber infrastructure should represent you in the most honest yet pleasing way.

There is always a connection between your real life and online life. It's important to remember that the Internet is not a wall to hide behind. If you wouldn't say it or write it in the real world, why would you post it in the cyber world?

 

The cyber online world and the world of reality are to separate but parallel spaces in which we exist. According to me there could be a clear demarcation between who one is in the real world and in the cyber world but i think most times it is something individual. I am pretty confident in saying that there is a difference between the real and cyber personality but I don’t think the clear demarcation is a rule for everybody because people act differently. More so there are many things like body language that people may miss out if they interact with you only in the cyber space. However, I think that there are things that people can miss out if they don’t interact with you online. In the cyber space we act slightly in a different way and we show a slightly different personality that cannot be shown anywhere else, but it is still us. This different personality, just as the real one exists in its own world. I think that the part of the cyber world that we are familiar with is what we call cyber infrastructure. In my opinion it is important to manage that cyber infrastructure so that we can keep our cyber personality healthy just as in the real world. There is a difference in the “us” in both of those worlds and it is the same with me. I think my personality is too complex for somebody to get to know me only through the cyber world.

The difference between who you are on the internet and in real life is significant. Being on the internet is as much open as it is hidden. What I mean is that we as teenagers use the social websites to chat and talk to friends over the internet, however while you are at home behind the computer you are much likely to feel free to say whatever is on your mind even though you would not say this in real life or in person. Another thing is that people are much likely to talk to a stranger in facebook for example rather than in reality. What I state is that internet is not a real space, it only changes your personality and makes you different than what you really are. If you are shy to talk to someone you won't overcome it by talking to him or her over the internet, not only this but you might look like a different person that you really are. As it comes to what people miss from you and what they gain is your personality as an individual who doesn't have inhibitions. People will see your real thoughts and views the way they are because you are much likely to post them online than say them. The internet will even help you be heard and even keep record of what you have "said" online. 

Our cyberspace is the reflection of who we are, it is like our room - if you like to keep it tidy then you are a tidy person, opposing to someone who is lazy and keeps his room messy. However the personal cyberspace is often a "big lie" - people post all kinds of photos that have been edited already and they don't actually match the real person in life. We post what we want others to see and think about us. However the cyberspace is a place where we must act like ourselves and not the person that we want to look like. People are really different from what they look like on the internet, my personal experience has told me not to trust people that I have met over the internet because you never know what this person will look like think and act even though you are able to see him and talk to him over the internet. In the cyberspace we are the one that we want to be and not the one that we actually are.

I believe that there is no clear demarcation between my behavior online/offline. I have the same reactions everywhere, no matter if I am sitting at my computer or talking to my friends. The difference maybe that we all present our ideas differently online than if we are offline. In real life, I am not able to express your reaction fully, when I am face to face with someone, as I might not feel as confident. While online, when I am in the “privacy” of my room, I feel more free and daring to fully express my ideas. This is why when someone knows me in real life, as well as online, they know me completely. They know me by human interactions (offline) and more complete reactions (online).

Because people post their responses online that they do not say/express in real life, they should become more careful about what they post. This is why they should maintain their own cyberinfrastructure. They should be aware of what they post, and who has access to their posts. If their posts reach the people who it was not meant to, this might create a conflict in real life.

I do not think that there is a clear demarcation of me personally. But there could be. Some people create online identities that have nothing to do with who they are in reality. I find that very stupid to be honest because they live in a false virtual world with which they can get carried away, but it always stays just online.  Of course, online everyone is trying to make themselves look better and highlight the best traits, and that is okay. If you think about it when we introduce ourselves to other people we very rarely say “Hi, I’m an awful selfish person, I don’t speak any languages and I get pimples very frequently.”  Online we present ourselves in a light which could online help our real lives as long as we don’t completely change and make up our personalities.  It is important to manage your personal infrastructure because for good or for bad, you know a lot of people online that know only the online you. With many people that is the only connection you have. Online you should act the way, you would in real life. You should look after your cyberspace, clean it and manage it, just as you would with your living space if you were expecting guests. You would want to present the newest and most updated, organized version and that is okay because it is striving to be better.  We are a combination between who we are and who we want to be.  We strive to be like the online avatars that we have created for ourselves. And that is not a bad thing, because online we present the ideal of us, the best of us. The online world encourages us to be the best version of ourselves.

I think that a personality is made up of many different parts. For example, how I act around my parents and around my friends are two different parts of my personality. I am the same person, but sometimes I am completely different depending on who I am with at the time. So I think that there is a distinction between who I am online and who I am offline, but sometimes the difference is not as clear. Some people that I know offline (like my mates at school) may say that I am the same online, but others (like my parents for example) might say that I am a totally different person online. I am lots of things online that I am not elsewhere. I am more confident about myself and I talk about the things that actually interest me as opposed to what everyone at school think that I should talk about! I am a silly, crazy person online, and although some of that is relayed into my offline persona, a lot of it is restricted by my social standing and who they think I should be. I am not entirely sure that I understand this idea, but if I have understood I think that it is much safer and gives a person more freedom to be who they want if they manage their own cyberspace.

I think that for me personally, the online world is always distinctly separate from my ‘real life’. Having said that cyberspace is so integrated into my everyday existence that I can’t imagine it not being there. So I think that there will always be a ‘me’ who is online and a different-but-similar ‘me’ who is offline.

Yes, there are definitely differences between a person that is online and who they are in real life. In real life, you always think about what and when to say something, and on the internet, you are free to do or say whatever you want to, whenever you want to. Of course, it varies. Some people are the same in real life and on the internet, while the others are completely different. I don't believe that people can miss out on something about a person if they don't interact with the online them. Finding out things about a person and making friendship and connections in real life is so much more important. It is better to find out about a person's interests from them, than from their blog or something like that. I also think we should be able to manage our own cyber infrastructure. From social networks, apart from this, I only have a Facebook account, and I keep it private, which means I am managing my own cyber infrastructure. At this point, I think the real world is still pretty separate from the online world, but that is changing rapidly. 

The twenty first century is the era of personal dichotomy, where everybody has a virtual self and a physical self. People often want to change something in their life, such as appearance, position in society, lifestyle, job, or even age. The virtual space provides them an environment in which they can manifest their ideal self and introduce themselves as people that they are not. That is why some people ARE different in real life and online, although this might not be intentional. For instance, some people introduce themselves as different so they can “attract” more friends and contacts and boost their ego. That is a result from a problem if some kind in their life that they want to hide in the virtual space and by doing so they become different people online and in reality on purpose. Others, however, unintentionally fall into the false personality online. They want to expose only the parts of their lives that are prosperous and would be liked by the others. The dark and not so perfect side can often never reach the virtual space in order the image of that person to be as perfect as one would like it to be.

Nevertheless, there are many examples of people that unintentionally become different selves online and in reality because of the fast-moving life. The data they upload online can be outdated and create inaccurate impression in others. That is why people that interact with each other from long distance and have not seen each other, or at least for a long time, can have a wrong impression of each other, being mislead from their virtual selves. That is why you should update your cyber profile in order not to mislead others. But there comes the problem with security and safety. There are many people online, that take advantage of the information in the internet and use it to harm the vulnerable users of the cyber space. The measures you take to prevent yourself come in a contradiction with exposing all aspects of your life and being an honest user that does not save details for in front of the wide audience.

Therefore the infrastructure of the personal virtual space should be carefully managed in order one to be safe online and real life. That can be achieved by posting only limited information that does not give too many details about you in real life, but also does not state wrong things about you. The best way to be safe in the modern world of growing dangers is to stay out of the cyber space that exposes you to the wide audience.

There is a difference between who you are in person and who you are online. Sometimes if you share too much there might not be a difference, but it depends on how you present yourself to the general public. It also depends what information you share and how you act in person and online.

What parts of you are people missing out on if they do not interact with the online you? People can miss out on many things. Some of my friends are completely different online than in person, mostly because people are more judgmental online then in person. Also depending on what you post online, some people are not very smart and tend to post very personal things online not knowing the dangers and friends who don't know about this won't be able to see that side of you. These days it is considered weird if you do not have a Facebook account because everyone has one. Facebook show pictures and information for friends to interact with each other when they cannot see each other in person. 

Why (or why not) should you manage your own personal cyber infrastructure? What does this mean to you? I believe that the internet can be a very dangerous place. The internet is a place where information is never losses and can never be deleted. This is a draw back because mistakes will never disappear just like that. It takes Facebook 2 years to delete an account and thats if you send them an email. Also retaining your real ID is crucial, especially on the internet because it can be seen by anyone.

Who are we in this space where the online world is not something distinctly separate? This question really depends on the user. This is because users can share what they want, and some do not know what they are posting and what consequences it can lead to. This can lead to millions of people being able to see private information. So it really depends on how the user uses the internet, because some people do not share much on sites and they are completely different in person than online.

I think that you are the same person both online and elsewhere, and that there is no clear demarcation between them. You can always pretend to be someone else, and you probably also act differently online than elsewhere, but I don’t think that you can just draw a boundary between them saying – this is me online, and this is me elsewhere. The online world has become a part of our everyday life, we spend hours daily online, that it has also become part of who we are. People that do not interact with the online me miss out on the part of me that is open to new people, that loves photography, and that is really interested in technology. Those are aspects of my life that I pursue online, and I don’t elsewhere. There will always be things that you only do online and there will always be things that you only do elsewhere. I think that you should manage and take care of your own personal cyber infrastructure, because it is part of you. Many people don’t realize that who you are online reflects on who you are elsewhere, and they do not manage their online “image”. You have to be just as careful, maybe even more, online, when talking to other people, and posting things about yourself, than elsewhere. Whatever you post online can be held against you, it is a part of you, and you are basically creating an image of yourself online. Because the online world does not have as many distinct separations and boundaries, you lose a part of how careful you are and therefore might end up revealing more than you should online. We have to care for who we appear to be and who we are online and elsewhere. This is only in my opinion, and I am open for discussion, but I think that technology has become a major part of our lives and it has enabled us to think that we can be two different people, and that we don’t need to be as careful as we would be otherwise.   

This video has a good start, and the ideas are great, but I am not sure about some of the questions. If you are either on the internet or not it might make a difference to some people, people might pretend for others and you might never noticed. The internet is totally not like the real world and life I can assure you of that but it is a way of communicating with people, strangers and getting to know new people. I think everyone has their own rights and if they are different in the virtual world that is their own problem. Each person need to have control of themselves doesn't matter if its online or offline. 

In virtual world every single online usual need to control their selves thats the ethical be manner your self. You should be a model for other students. Make others to be manner in the virtual world like offline life do.

"Who am I?" is the main thing the movie was targeting. People's identity varies both online and offline. When online people say things more freely and is easy to interact with other because when your online you choose the type of personality you want. I think that virtual communication plays a central part  in our everyday life.



There will be demarcations between you online and you in real life, not only online, people might act differently in school and in home. In front of other people, you need to, or forced to act in a politely and respectful way. However, when you're online, no one really know who you are, so people will act in the way they feel confident or they liked, but this could be very different compare to how they act in real life. Also, age don't really matter online, so people will do or say what they really thought. People could create multiple account, so even there are people who know you, they won't know the other account. This makes people can speak in the way they like and say everything they want to say.

This video was really interesting to me. But I'm not completely with the idea in the movie. I think I'm the same on the internet and in real life in some way. Surely cyber world is not real life, I don't know others very well. This sometime made me less talkative than in real life when staying with my friends. However this didn't change the fact that I'm still the same person >./p>

What do you think?

I liked the style and Adam Levine's Video, but I was initially confused if it was all one person or not. This made the video more interesting. It also gave the impression that he had more than one "expert" speaking, increasing the reliability of the video. Adding onto that thought, it was good that he had two other people speak and giver their opinions. The video also became easier for the everyday person to relate to due to the fact that he used real-life situations. I also concurred with his main idea of how people have a different persona on the internet, and are bolder in general. It's also interesting how his friend felt the need to justify himself to others about his online personality. Overall, a good video.



Personally I don not think that there i s a clear line of who I am online and offline as I am a very open person and express myself the same way online as I do offline. However I do know other people who are completely different people online than offline either on purpose or because they feel that the online world gives them a shield to cover behind.

If you get to know you will quickly notice that I am a really responsive and open minded person. My opinions are always straight forward and have reasons. When talking to me online they can't see my physical personality and my gestures to explain myself further.

I think handling my own cyber space as well as infrastructure is highly important as you create who you are and what people will think of you while seeing your digital foot  print. To me I feel it is important to put a positive image of yourself to the world to see.

I agree there are many people that are different when they are either online or offline. These people have different personalities depending if they are online or offline. When they are online, people can choose the type of personality they want, they can decide if they want to be more open and interact with other people or they can remain anonymous.

1. Yea, there are demarcations between online me and real life me. e.g. I am not a black square irl.

2. A person who never sees what another is like online is not missing out on anything. Just like alcohol, being anonymous lowers your inhibitions, causing you to do regrettable things. You're not meeting "the real them," you're meeting what their like when they have lower responsibilities

3. If by that you mean a blog, no thanks. I'd prefer not to have a big online presence. Too easy to come off as a huge attention hog. Easy to get attacked on the internet. Plus I would never update it. And it makes me look self important.

4. Not sure what that means. Sorry

The video introduced the man's online stories. You really don't have enough evidence to prove the person online is the same person you sees in real life. And nowadays since the invisible feature have developed, you won't even know if the person is really offline or they are just "invisible".

Most memorable quote from this video is that "Where are you? off line or on-line? Where is that Line?" I nenver thought about this issue but I know this becomes uprising issue now becuase some people confused with difference between online life and off-line life. And there is also some people who abuse this differences.

I could learn many things from this video. Yeah, I agree with the ideas in the movies.

Me in the real world, and me in the cyber world are hugely different. And it is true that online communication has some disadvantages. However, in my opinion, I still think online communication is advantageous, as online communication made people to communicate more easily. 

I learnt that myself on the internet and when I stay with my friend are different.

When I stay with friend, I have comfortable and I can talk easily, but when I am on the internet, I don't talk a lot. On the internet, I talk with people who are unfriendly, but then when I meet those people, I feel strange and awkward with them. Also I think that relationship on the internet is as important as the real world. 



Yes, sometimes we act differently in virtual world. In virtual world, since we can speak freely, we tend to speak in more confident way, which may leads to offensive remark. (Although video didn't talk about this) Virtual communication is a powerful tool, and it is making the cyber relationship as important as real ones.

Also I think this identity stuff and personal brand is really making us self-centered.

Watching the video I suppose that people are different people online and offline, I mean when you're online you have a different personality, but while you're offline its different (maybe you're more open or remain the invisible person. 

The effects used in the video by with the main character in three different statuses, one of them being recorded in the mobile phone, is excellent and original. The video itself is creative, and the protagonist himself is brave to face his friends online. In the People's Republic of China, this is very dangerous, because there are lots of frauds on the Internet, made by swindlers with multiple accounts with different personal information, and try to lure people who has little online experience.

I like digital technology and the world wide web, but I don't understand the significance of the identity issue despite all the videos and lectures to convince me otherwise. Still I think the world wide web has an enormous unrealized potential and networks would become increasingly more important. 

Hello again all,

I agree with Alan Levine here! While it is true that online communication has its drawbacks, even not chatting or having a conversation like this one here with people can still give you a sense of what's going on. Personally, I think the article does hold pretty true today. I mostly use twitter for news, but Facebook is very similar, just without the 140 character limitation. It's actually quite easy to tell what someone's day is like just by checking on their FB status updates and photos, giving you at least some orientation as to when would be the best time to meet up with them, or, say, work on a project together without interfering with their schedule too much! From personal experience though, I can say that there is definitely a drawback to this, as sometimes things can be taken a lot less seriously than intended, or far too seriously, often putting a really cloudy look on an otherwise bright day. Overall, I mean that while you can indeed get an awareness for people online, and get to know then quite well indeed, sometimes we just have to be careful with how we interpret what we read (it's like the reaction you get when watching a movie based on a book you've read: "Whaaaat?! I DEFINITELY did not imagine him looking like that!") Despite all this, I must agree again with Alan Levine, as although what we do online these days defines a part of us, and can tell people quite a lot about us if we're not careful, it's not our entire personality. It's like saying that the way we talk to our friends is also the way we talk to, say, our teachers, parents, new acquaintances, etc., it's not the same, although it may be similar, it's just not the same. People will make opinions about you, what your life is like, etc. based not only on what they see online, but also on what they see in real life, no matter how similar the "online you" and the "offline you" are!

See you all later!



I do not have any expectation that the communications we have on online and offline are equal; yes, we miss many inferential key cues of body language when we have an online chat or conversation (like this one).

But there are things that we augment the communication with when we are here- all the search at our hands, the lack of a need to pretend interest when the the other party is, say, not so compelling to listem to, the expectations are less for attention just to name a few. 

For a different take on what online communication has as an advantage, read Clive Thompson How Twitter Creates a Social Sixth Sense (from the early days of twitter, but it still holds true today IMHO).

I have experiences many powerful personal experiences online that would not have happened without the web, not to keep falling back on my own story, but the outreach from people around the world last year when I lost my mother was as real, or more real, than the things I heard from people face to face.

Lastly, I'd like to suggest parsing out that there are a range of online communications I am covering here, beyond the conversational status exchanges or instant messaging; consider what is possible in the longer forms of video, comments, blogging- again as RadiS_AAS suggests below, relying on third party services to be the locus of your online persona is tenuous. 

Your "personal brand" is not only created by the things you put online, but how you present yourselves across these spectrum of communication modes.

Interesting way to look at things! Personally I believe that saying there is a clear demarcation between who you are in real life and who you are online, is exactly the same as saying that there is a clear difference in how you behave in front of certain people in certain circumstances, as mentioned in the video. While it is true that there is a difference in our behavior depending on the situation, this doesn't mean that we change ourselves entirely, it just means that we change what we choose to show, and/or tell. The same goes for our offline and online lives, although I am the same person when I talk to people in real life as I am when I post a Facebook status update, this just means that I've chosen look different online that I do online, for one reason or another. However, this doesn't mean that people see all of me when talking to me online. While it is easy to share experiences, thoughts, etc. over chat, from personal experience I can tell you that there are some things that a comment, like, favorite, call it what you want just can't substitute! Although you can send smileys, messages, etc. online to someone, it's just not the same as showing true feeling, not to mention the fact that when to people actually meet, if we want to go psycho for a bit, they begin to unintentionally share certain mannerisms, making them more appealing to each other, also, misunderstandings over chat are much more common than they would be IRL . Namely, it's the feelings and the true meaning of words that people miss out on when talking to you online. As for our presence online, and why it would be good or bad to maintain one, I think this is by all means a good thing.   Try having a drink and a meetup with someone on the other side of the world verses a chat, and you'll see what I mean! However, just as we try to make our homes, gardens, cars, etc., look good in real life because they are ours, this is something which is widely shared on the interwebs. If I have an active profile somewhere, it's up to me to maintain it one way or another, if I don't the chance that it will be deleted is quite high, and also, the chance that someone could hack the account and pose as me also increases. In other words, although profiles on social networking sites cost nothing, there is always a "subconscious" feeling that we should maintain those accounts if we want to appear as fresh online as we do IRL. For the last question, I'm speaking from an entirely personal point of view. Although many people have distinct personalities online and offline, if I was to look back through my Facebook statuses, photos, etc., I'm pretty sure, from a personal perspective that I'm the same person in both places. By "same" I do mean "as close as possible", meaning that I don;t really have an on, and offline personality. I is who I is! See you all later! :)



This is interesting. This is like saying you are a different person when you are in school than when you are at a wedding then when you are at a party at the beach- you may act differently and show different facets of your personaility, but when you are online you are never detached from your body, are you? You may act in different ways, but you are always you. It is a choice you make as to how you represent yourself.

I am saying we are whole people, and like the young woman said in the video, that we expand the circle of what we share in different places.

Yes, I agree that our communication patterns are different, in terms of editing, but likewise, we communicate different offline when we write by hand versus when we speak. 

I am a different person online compared to who I am elsewhere. Everything I say online I edit and think about whereas I don’t do that in real life. I believe people online are who they want to be not who they are.

People who don’t interact with me online don’t miss out on anything. I believe it’s the people who only interact with me online miss out on the real me.

It’s hard to show your whole personality online. Every time I post something online I edit and thoroughly think about what I say before posting which means that my personality doesn’t always show. When I’m interacting with someone in real life I can’t edit what I say and I say what I’m feeling.

People who I interact with online don’t get to really know the real me. I don’t post my whole life on the internet meaning they won’t know the same information people who know me in real life will.



I am no different online than elsewhere.  When you are online no one can see what you look or sound like.  This means that you can become whoever you want to be.  These people probably wish that they were someone else so they act different online.  I do not think that people are missing out on any part of you if they do not interact with you online.  They only miss out on who you want to be.  I do not think that who you are online is any part of the real you.  I believe that too much online interaction is bad.  I think that everyone has people that actually want to be friends with you in the real world.  Online interaction ruins our ability to socialize.  Most of us who interact online do not see the person who we are interacting with.  This makes it easier to be mean or nice to someone.  We become someone different because we want to reinvent ourselves to who we want to be.