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.
Had a great time at the first night of Gnomedex. Got a chance to catch up with a lot of great people and shoot some video. Chris Brogan took a moment to explain what his new book was about briefly and share his secret to promoting your book on Twitter: … Continue reading →
I see a lot of marketers get into social media with the goal of being the next Steve Rubel, Louis Gray, Robert Scoble, Chris Brogan or Jeremiah Owyang. Really? That’s what you want? Why? Don’t get me wrong, I know all of them and they are all great. They deserve … Continue reading →
There are a lot of debates happening around sponsored posts and what’s acceptable. I’ve posted before on my take. I think that the method is neutral, it has the potential to be equally used for good or ill. Chris Brogan has a post about his support and use of sponsored … Continue reading →
We’ve seen tons of fake Twitter accounts but something I’m surprised we don’t see on Twitter is the Fake Re-Tweet #FakeRT (You could also start with FRT, but the 10 yr old in me giggles every time I see that) Things like: RT @louisgray I secretly like the Zune sooo … Continue reading →
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