Digital Identity

Shirley Williams

University of Reading

Have you ever Googled yourself?

or Binged someone else?

Which would you open?

If you were an employer with hundreds of enquiries about a single opportunity and had mail from the following email accounts:

• ireallydontcare

• thirstyferret

• fluffypinkbunnyknickers

• dduck237

http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/08/07/three-days-20-words-new-job/

http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/08/how-i-made-3-hires-with-twitter-in-6-weeks/

http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/08/uncouth-facebook-postings-closing-doors-for-job-candidates.ars

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/8246197.stm

http://mashable.com/2009/08/10/social-media-misuse/

http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2009/04/reuters_us_work_internet_tech_life

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135795/Study_Facebook_use_cuts_productivity_at_work?taxonomyId=71

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8134807.stm

http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/web/digging-up-dirt-facebook-spies-for-hire/2009/04/17/1239475038317.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8063374.stm

http://eduworlds.org/virtual-worlds/second-life/deconstructing-my-virtual-self/

http://www.socialmediatoday.com/SMC/79694

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/6213590/Gay-men-can-be-identified-by-their-Facebook-friends.html

http://consumerist.com/5160187/identifying-yourself-as-a-lesbian-gets-you-banned-on-xbox-live

http://www.ypulse.com/why-youth-and-adult-professionals-need-social-networking-policies

http://asalesguy.com/?p=961&preview=true

This Is Me

• A project funded by EduServ and CCMS (CETL for Career Management Skills) producing resources to help people learn about their Digital Identities.

• http://reading.ac.uk/thisisme

Thank you

You can find me at:Email:shirley.williams@reading.ac.ukTwitter, del.icio.us, Skype:shirleyearleyBlog:http://redgloo.sse.reading.ac.uk/ssswills/weblogSecond Life: Rosie Luna

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