Online Identity
An Online Identity is a Social Identity that ...
- Context:
- It can range from being a Personally Identifiable Online Identity to being an Anonymous Online Identity.
- Example(s):
- a LinkedIn Online Identity (of a LinkedIn user).
- a Wikipedia Online Identity (of a Wikipedia editor).
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- an Offline Identity.
- See: Online Disinhibition Effect, Social Identity, Personally Identifiable Information, Internet Forum, Online Chat, Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games, Reputation, Trust (Sociology), Registered User, IP Address.
References
2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/online_identity Retrieved:2017-4-24.
- Internet identity (IID), also online identity or internet persona is a social identity that an Internet user establishes in online communities and websites. It can also be considered as an actively constructed presentation of oneself. Although some people choose to use their real names online, some Internet users prefer to be anonymous, identifying themselves by means of pseudonyms, which reveal varying amounts of personally identifiable information. An online identity may even be determined by a user's relationship to a certain social group they are a part of online. Some can even be deceptive about their identity.
In some online contexts, including Internet forums, online chats, and massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), users can represent themselves visually by choosing an avatar, an icon-sized graphic image. Avatars are one way users express their online identity. Through interaction with other users, an established online identity acquires a reputation, which enables other users to decide whether the identity is worthy of trust. Online identities are associated with users through authentication, which typically requires registration and logging in. Some websites also use the user's IP address or tracking cookies to identify users. The concept of the self, and how this is influenced by emerging technologies, are a subject of research in fields such as education, psychology and sociology. The online disinhibition effect is a notable example, referring to a concept of unwise and uninhibited behavior on the Internet, arising as a result of anonymity and audience gratification.
- Internet identity (IID), also online identity or internet persona is a social identity that an Internet user establishes in online communities and websites. It can also be considered as an actively constructed presentation of oneself. Although some people choose to use their real names online, some Internet users prefer to be anonymous, identifying themselves by means of pseudonyms, which reveal varying amounts of personally identifiable information. An online identity may even be determined by a user's relationship to a certain social group they are a part of online. Some can even be deceptive about their identity.