Our Digital World

photo: TF28 tfaltings.de (flickr)By: Doug McFarlane

We may think we live in one world, but in reality...

we live in TWOphoto: Sweetie187 (flikr)

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There’s the world we’re used to...

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and our alternate digital world

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We use our digital world to connect with

friends...

family....

EVERYONEimage: sullivantoph (flickr)

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Even on the biggest of days...

“For some couples, Facebook may serve as a tool for relationshipmaintenance”

Photo: Gregory Jordan (flickr) Quote: I Now Pronounce You FBO: Facebook Official

But how closely does our digital self reflect our true character?

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In the Digital World we construct ourselves,

and tone ourselves into what we think people want.

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Anonymity allows us to hide behind our comments

Anonymity allows us to hide behind our com comments on online.

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But sometimes our online lives and our real lives cross paths...

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“Technology has also allowed us to shape who we are

and highlight specific features in ways we couldn’t do as easily offline.”

Quote: The Social Psychology of the Selfie Photo: Robby Mueller (flickr)

“We rely on others’ perceptions, judgments and appraisals to

develop our social self.”

image: thrill kills sunday pills (flickr)quote: The Social Psychology of the Selfie

And to many, the connection to the digital world is an addiction.

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Staggering numbers of people are connected.

7/10 people in North America are using some form of Social Media

Facebook alone has 18 18 million

Canadian users

78% of parents sur-veyed help their chil-dren lie to Facebook about age.

“78% of parents surveyed help their children lie to Face-book about their age.”

image: Vintuitive (flickr)quote: Coming of Age in the Digital Age

Even the workplace has switched to a heavily digitally focused world.

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Photo: Sean MacEntee (flickr)Quote: Lecture 2

“80% of fortune 500 companies only accept online applications”

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It has gotten to the point where a day without connection makes us feel naked.

The digital world has given us endless opportunities, but has it debilitates our ocial skills?

“Someday, someday, but certainly not now, I’d like to learn how to have a conversation.” - 16 year old boy

photo: Cubmundo (flickr)quote: The Flight From Conversation

Which path will you choose?

Can there exist a balance?

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All images are licensed under the Creative Commons Non-Comercial Share-Alike 3.0 agreement, and sourced from flickr.

Articles used are linked below:

1) The Flight of Conversation

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opinion/sunday/the-flight-from-conversation.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

2) The Coming of the Digital Age

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2013/02/coming-of-age-in-the-digital-age

3)The Social Psychology of the Selfie

http://mashable.com/2013/02/15/social-media-and-the-selfie/

4) I Now Pronounce You FBO: Facebook Official

http://www.psmag.com/blogs/news-blog/i-now-pronounce-you-fbo-facebook-offi-

cial-51307/