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.
I’ve never considered myself an activist. I’m actually your prototypical Gen Xer. If I don’t like something I’ll complain a little but then I’ll just go and do my own thing (this is partly why I’ve never stayed at any job for longer than 3 years). I don’t even use … Continue reading →
I work with clients all over Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In some countries access to the Internet is ubiquitous. High speed connectivity isn’t even an issue. In other countries not only is access to the Internet sketchy, if available at all but electricity is spotty. Yet everywhere I … Continue reading →
If you are reading this post there’s a really good chance your life, like mine, revolves around the Internet. The Internet it the most amazing technological development to happen in my lifetime and arguably, ever. As 2010 rolls to an end I’ve had pause to stop and think about the last 20 … Continue reading →
This is why you need to follow the Hacker News Bot on Twitter. For great stuff like this: Clifford Stoll: Why Web Won’t Be Nirvana – Newsweek Clifford wasn’t just some run of the mill 1990′s Luddite either, he was some sort of uber cyber hunter that tracked down hackers. … Continue reading →
Tim O’Reilly recently wrote a very important essay, The State of the Internet Operating System. I highly recommend reading it. Tim is of course the man who coined the term Web 2.0 (don’t hate him for it) and this newest essay doesn’t seem to be an evolution of that idea … Continue reading →
Be sure to join the New Comm Biz Facebook Page or follow the Twitter account. So what is Social Media? We know what it is when we see it. We can give you examples of social media but you’ll be hard pressed to get a very satisfactory answer out of anyone. … Continue reading →
Could the Internet move back to an AOL model? This article got me thinking, Is there only one internet? First I wondered, how many “Internets” would there be if you tracked individual usage? We tend to visit the same sites or the same type of sites. Kind of like our … Continue reading →
Every now and then I marvel at how different our children’s lives will be compared to ours. The above photo is of me doing my MBA homework while my youngest son, Seth, plays games on PBSkids.org. When I was his age my father was getting his Masters and I was … Continue reading →
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