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.
While the article is about independent web sites and blogs, the same principles apply to corporate web sites. Instead of ads replace the word promotions or “deals”. They’re still ads and usually they still annoy visitors. – post by tacanderson
This is a seriously amazing post.Not only do I think that Marshall nailed the upcomming trends, this is an amazing collection of feeds and resources. What ever you do grab the feeds he’s built.
I’ve always wondered what is stopping really talented journalists from going out on their own. I’ve heard what “average” journalism wages are and I also know what a really engaging writer can make running their own blogs.I have to think that most journalists just aren’t that adventurous. Most of them don’t strike me as entrepreneurs, although the ones that are could make a killing on their own. – post by tacanderson
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