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According to Wikipedia (retrieved 12:34, 12 April 2007 (MEST) and with original links): {{quotation | An '''online identity''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_identity social identity] that network users establish in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_communities online communities]. Although some people prefer to use their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_name real names] online, most Internet users prefer to identify themselves by means of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudonym pseudonyms], which reveal varying amounts of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personally_identifiable_information personally identifiable information]. In some online [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Contextual_Identity&action=edit contexts], including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum Internet forums], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUD MUDs], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_messaging instant messaging], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massively_multiplayer_online_game massively multiplayer online games], users can represent themselves visually by choosing an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar avatar], an icon-sized graphic image. As other users interact with an established online identity, it acquires a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reputation reputation], which enables them to decide whether the identity is worthy of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_(sociology) trust].}} | |||
See the [[digital identity]] article for issues related to on-line identification and authentication. | |||
== Identity building artifacts == | |||
* User names on websites, some with graphical representations | * User names on websites, some with graphical representations | ||
* Avatars in virtual worlds (text, 2D, 3D). | * Avatars in virtual worlds (text, 2D, 3D). | ||
* Descriptions (forms) that describe a user | * Descriptions (forms) that describe a user | ||
* Portfolios (what a person did contribute) | * Trails and Portfolios (what a person did contribute), e.g. see the [[C3MS]] article | ||
== Links == | |||
== References == | |||
* Rheingold, H. (2000). The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier. London: MIT Press. (ISBN 0262681218) - [http://www.rheingold.com/vc/book/intro.html HTML free online]. | |||
[[Category: Virtual environments]] | |||
Revision as of 11:34, 12 April 2007
According to Wikipedia (retrieved 12:34, 12 April 2007 (MEST) and with original links): “{{{1}}}”
See the digital identity article for issues related to on-line identification and authentication.
Identity building artifacts
- User names on websites, some with graphical representations
- Avatars in virtual worlds (text, 2D, 3D).
- Descriptions (forms) that describe a user
- Trails and Portfolios (what a person did contribute), e.g. see the C3MS article
Links
References
- Rheingold, H. (2000). The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier. London: MIT Press. (ISBN 0262681218) - HTML free online.