So whilst dong some washing up today, my brain switched itself on
& I’ve got a couple of ideas for blog posts & I thought why not –
something to do on a Sunday avo!
Anyways, I was thinking about some old BBC website articles
I read some time ago: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3683260.stm
& http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/technology_online_gamers_unmasked/html/1.stm
& was contemplating the whole subject of online profiles of people &
how this both does & does not represent the offline individual.
So for some time now I have been using the online tag of
Pikachuind – I use it for my Xbox Live profile, Twitter, Gmail, & even this
blog & even though my actual name is also associated with these profiles,
my online presence dissociates with this & becomes something totally different.
Offline I am a software support technician, a drive, a
cyclist & have a wonderful fiancée. But online, on Xbox Live for example,
I’m a bit of a psychopath who likes to use frag-grenades, claymores, C4 & a
Famas or WA2000 (with an ACOG sight naturally) to exact my revenge on numerous
enemies!! :D
So there is something to be said for contemplating how you
present yourself online. Here are a few thoughts from me:
Do you exist online?
Are you true to yourself online?
What do other people think about you online?
If you use an alias, is this appropriate to your
personality?
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