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.
At Gnomedex there’s a really good chance you will get interviewed. I was interviewed twice. Once by my coworker, “Foleymo” and again by Ken Yeung. Foleymo asked me why I was at Gnomedex and what I was passionate about. Guess what? The two overlapped. And then Ken asked me about … Continue reading →
I’ve known Bryan Person virtually for at least 4 or 5 years. We met via the FIR podcast community where we both occasionally left call in comments and I’m pretty sure I left comments on his podcast while he was doing it. If you don’t know Bryan, you need to. … Continue reading →
This is just a quick post. I’m sure I’ll have a lot more of thoughts that come out of Gnomedex as my brain sorts through all the information that was thrown at it over the course of three nights and two days. First off I have to say that it’s … Continue reading →
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 →
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