The manufactured self and core self are not mutually exclusive; one actually cannot live without the other, but one is visceral and innate and the other highly monitored and selective. It’s sort of like Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One is in control; the outwardly respected and accepted doctor while the other is all raw emotions (negative ones mind you but still). That’s the same with us and how we share online or how we don’t share.
Lexie Kier and I were chatting over coffee this past weekend when the topic of google and privacy came up. Foursquare’s Radar feature came into the mix and we wondered if people would ever be ok with full disclosure. We both instantly said no.
We are not comfortable with that idea yet; we still need to monitor our manufactured, outward selves and protect our core. So then what about all those social apps? Millions use them so we must be ok with it. Well, not exactly. There’s a spectrum. So lexie and I mapped it out. What apps cater to the manufactured self and which to the core?
This is where we ended up.
I think this would be really cool research to see how each uses different social apps. Some who have Twitter set to private are probably way to the left while others on Twitter are completely to the right. I like where this is headed though.
I wish government and proponents of bills like SOPA, PIPA & ACTA realized those of us opposed to them aren’t pro-pirating or pro-counterfeiting, we’re just opposed to any governing body having the ability to wield the power to shut any company, organization or individual down without due process and without transparency. Is that really so hard to understand?
This is a great video and a must watch. We can learn how to multitask and social media tools can increases our ability to learn - despite what everyone says.
For those of you who didn’t know, I’m in Mexico City for the week as part of my Executive MBA program through Boise State. I’ll be guest blogging over at the Idaho Statesman all week about our trip here. Here’s a link to my first post. Instead of its own … Continue reading →
Remember what websites looked like during the ’90′s? For the last few years rounded corners and minimalistic design have been the trend. Ajax and other 2.0 GUI features have given rise to a rather Mac-esque web trend. This is great for us geeks but what happens as “2.0″ goes main … Continue reading →
No this is not the next Fox reality show. I was inspired by Chris Garrett’s post about his quest to increase his Technorati ranking. Chris is offering to guest blog in an effort to increase his exposure and his links. As I thought about this the thought occurred to me, … Continue reading →
Every now and then I do this major purging of my RSS feeds. While changing out my blogroll I decided to clean house again. I went from 132 to 17 feeds in my Google Reader. So that I don’t suffer withdrawls I’m asking for your recommendations. In exchange I promise … Continue reading →
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