Crafting an Online Persona

Defining who you are, in an anonymous, online world

“Well we all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has

gone. Some are satin, some are steel, some are silk, and some are

leather. They’re the faces of a stranger, but we love to try them on”

People that I work with

The Fam Damnbly

The Usual Miscreants

The Man Himself

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http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/02/facebook-privacy/

What do you do when you’re branded?

Failbooking.com

Okay … … ... Not Okay

Okay … … … Not Okay

High Society (1956)

Librarians Behaving Badly?

Some helpful resources• De Baerdemaeker, R., Buelens, G., & Demoor, M. (2008). notproud.com. Giving an account of

oneself in the cyber-era. [Article]. Textual Practice, 22(4), 757-774.

• Dyson, E. (2008). Curating Yourself Online. [Article]. Technology Review, 111(4), 12-13.

• Farkas, M. (2010). Your Virtual Brand. [Article]. American Libraries, 41(3), 28-28.

• Moulaison, H., & Murphy, J. (2009). Social Networking Literacy Competencies for Librarians: Exploring Considerations and Engaging Participation. Paper presented at the ACRL 14th National Conference, Pushing the Edge: Explore, Engage, Extend.

• Nakamura, L. (2008). Cyberrace. [Article]. PMLA: Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, 123(5), 1673-1682.

• Parker, J. (2009). Academics' virtual identities. [Article]. Teaching in Higher Education, 14(2), 221-224.

• Pearson, E. (2009). All the World Wide Web's a stage: The performance of identity in online social networks (Vol. 14, pp. 6-6).

• Stelter, B. (2008). Guilty Verdict in Cyberbullying Case Provokes Many Questions Over Online Identity. [Article]. New York Times, 28.

• Workman, T. A. (2008). The Real Impact of Virtual Worlds. [Article]. Chronicle of Higher Education, 55(4), B12-B13.