Several different discussions on the nature of digital identity have emerged recently that have brought me to question my previous views – in particular how representative our digital identities really are of the true reality. This post was an exploration for me during which I worked through these ideas. I ultimately decided to start with what I knew, and work through the logic before re-evaluating everything. In plain English that means this post takes ages to get to the point.
The inspirations for this post

Jenny Mackness raised the …

The title of this post originates from a phrase my grandfather used to say.  In other words, think before you speak – or on the Internet, before you type.
As I’ve said before, I am very interested in observing how new media is used across education – especially amidst the local UNSW population.  Twitter in particular is being increasingly adopted by both staff and students alike, and we are now beginning to see some wonderful networks evolve and grow.
So in order to track what’s being discussed I have subscribed to the …

The advent of social software and related technologies has resulted in an extraordinarily public world for those of use who choose to participate. The emergence of each new application expands our ability to express ourselves virtually to the point today where we now have a tremendous ability to carve out our own presence on the Internet, and create our world in our own image.
For example:

Our Facebook page shows who we know, how we know them, what our interests are, what movies and books we like, and what we don’t …