Participants answers
Questions:
1)Define identity in your own words, is there a certain way you perform identity dependent upon who your peers are at a given time whether that be at work or a night out. (Does the way you perform your identity change?)
2)Representation is an important part of identity work online, do you think you represent yourself in a way that defines who you are (identity)?
3)Type 10 things that represent you (jobs, relationships, interests, hobbies, sports, clubs/groups, etc…). Could you say these things define you?
4)Does your representation of yourself vary depending on what social media site your on? (linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
5)What varies with each account in representing yourself? Does your photos, posts, or things you share change with each media site? If there is not a change in your content for representing yourself why is that?
6)After answering all these questions and thinking about representation of your identity online, do you see any difference from how you perform your identity offline? Could you actually be yourself online via representation or is there a split between your online representation and your identity that you perform in everyday life?
Answers:
Participant 1:
1.Identity is the fact of being who or what someone is. My identity does not change under any circumstances. I am who I am no matter the person.
2.Yes I do believe I represent in a way online that defines who I am.
3.Sports, TLU, family, friends, TLU Baseball, fitness&health, animals, money, and music.
4.i want to say my identity doesn’t change from platform to platform but I only see it from my perspective. I would say I do keep it professional among all of my accounts. 5.i obviously post more pictures on Instagram but the content is usually the same. The only reason I can think of is because I keep it real 100% of the time.
6.there is no split.
Participant 2:
1) How someone I perceive my self, and also how others perceive me. Yes dependent on the group of people.
2) Yes I believe so.
3) Sports, working out, socializing, video games, family, work, fishing, hunting, guns, God. I believe they could define me to a point, yes.
4) Yes in a sense, I am more open on what I say or retweet on Twitter bc it’s more casual social where to as LinkedIn it is more business/work social so I try to stay professional on there.
5) I would say the things I share and post, like I said before, on a site like LinkedIn you would want to be more professional, as where as twitter or Facebook is in a sense “more personal”.
6) I do not see much of a difference, I am pretty much the same “online” and “offline”.
Participant 3:
1) I would identify myself as someone who enjoys humor and having fun with friends and family. I can say that I act differently in different groups of people. At work I am very reserved and quiet, I am there to work. At home and with friends I am much more comfortable and talkative, but when I am with a friend who is with people I’m not friends with, I am less comfortable.
2) I feel like if you look at my Instagram you can gather I am witty when you read my captions and that I enjoy going out and doing things I find enjoyable. You could also conclude that I am very friend and family oriented.
3) Things that represent me: big sister, family, friends, intern, humor, thoughtful, caves (I love caves), dog mom, iced coffee, While some of these “define” me I feel that the majority are representative of what I associate myself with. Just because I love caves doesn’t define me as a cavern explorer
4) I post differently depending on what social media site I am using. Facebook is where I am more mature and post minimally. I feel that my active friends on facebook are mostly adults, former teachers or relatives.
5) I think what varies is my dedication to each site. I am selective with what I post on Instagram and I think it largely has to do with likes. As in I am less likely to post something if I don’t think it will get many likes. Where on twitter I am more willing to post things that aren’t well thought because getting 3 likes is quite the accomplishment on twitter. On Facebook I feel like I gear my few posts to attempt to be more impressive and mature as that is what my family primarily uses.
6) I think that I am really into my online image, although not as much as some people. I have deleted my personal Instagram off my phone to prevent comparing myself to others as I do this frequently. There will always be a split between your online self and your in-person self. I think that is inevitable when you are putting things in text vs saying them.
Participant 4:
1) Identity to me means a person’s values, character & morals that define a person’s actions, interactions & decision’s which are reflective in how they are portrayed and viewed by and in the world. How I perform Identity has changed through time. In my youth, as with many, struggled to find a place to fit in and thus adapted myself to my environment and people I surrounded myself with. Now that I have more life experience, (fancy way of saying that I’m old), I feel who I am as a person has become more clear to myself and others that I interact in a day to day basis within my family, at work and socially. There is still some adaptability based on environment and personality of the people I interact with, but for the most part feel that I stay true to the identity I have developed in the person I am today.
2) I believe I do represent myself online in the way I am in real life. As stated in the first question, it has fluctuated with time as I have grown and experienced life. My interactions and life experiences have for the most part been accurately portrayed in any posts or interactions I and others have made online concerning who I am as a person. There is the occasional person who may post or interact in a way that tries to bring who I am into question, I tend to respond in a way that corrects and clarifies any errors made.
3) 1.) Family oriented 2.) Politically opinionated 3.) Ethical 4.) Outgoingly reserved 5.) Loyal 6.) Travelled 7.) Work focused 8.) Teacher & Mentor 9.) Friendly 10.) Quiet Charisma 11.) Faithful These are but a few ways I would describe how I define myself.
4) Yes and no. On Instagram, Facebook & Twitter, I represent myself in the same way, posting the same things. However, those platforms offer different avenues and ways to interact that I may respond more and differently to. For example, all life experiences are usually posted on all 3 platforms, however I may comment more on news, current events & sports events differently. Twitter offers more sports & political content, but am limited by the number of characters in each post. Facebook and Instagram don’t have those limitations. Linkedin I rarely use, so while I have a profile account, it’s not something I readily use to interact with people on a personal or business way.
5) For me, there is no change. What you see is what you get, for the most part. All my social media platforms tend to be the same content, with the exception of who I interact with and what I interact with about, as some people who I “Follow” or am “Friends” with don’t always post the same things on the same platforms. For example, I may respond or comment on a sports post in one platform that is not posted in a different platform, even though it may be the same person. Also, not all people interact on the same platform, because some people only chose to have one social media/online outlet to express their identity and views, so the content I respond or post about might be different, based on those variables.
6) For me, I feel they are the one and the same. If there are any differences, it is in the perceptions one can make/not make in absence of any visual cues. A conversation online might be different in the visual cues I give off or receive form he person I interact with. They might also be “read” and misinterpreted differently through, but clarified or interpreted differently if it was in a one on one situation/group setting. But in general, the identity of the person you see online and the person I am in real life, in my opinion, are one in the same. But then again, that might not be the way others “judge” and qualify to be accurate?
Participant 6:
1) My identity is who I want to be, sometimes I feel that I'm not always the way I want to be, but I'm trying, and I'm always want to improve myself so I can be the best me I can be. I really try to make sure that the people around me don't change the way I am, if there are qualities I like and I want to be like, I may change the things I say or do, but really I always try to make sure that I don't change the way I am for other people.
2) I don't go out much, or use any social media to be honest, so I don't represent myself that way. I don't really know how i represent myself at all to be honest, I just do stuff dude
3) Biology, Medical, Discipline, Calm, Music, composing, basketball, introverted, anxious, caring
4) When it comes to facebook, instagram, etc. They're pretty similar, but my linkekdin I feel is definitely more professional and I try to make sure I update that more often than my facebook. I don't use facebook/instagram that much, but I use linkedin a little more
5) With social media, not counting linkedin, I usually post the same pictures, posts, opinions, etc. But on my linkedin I'm not as open about it. But again I haven't used a lot of my social media in a while so I don't know what to say.
6) What I've been noticing dude is like that line between private life and public life, "back stage" vs. "front stage," that line is falling apart. Everyone is very public very open about their opinions, about their personal life, about what they dream, about private stuff, and it's insane that everyone is so open now. The reason I don't use social media so much is because I really want to keep my life private you know, it feels isolating and counterintuitive, but I'm happier and the things I enjoy are for myself, not for others to watch as well. I will use my social media to communicate with friends and old relatives, but I don't use my facebook to post at all. Plus honestly, all the cool kids are using different stuff to be honest . But for real though, I don't want to please people, I really just want to please myself you know. So that's why I don't really represent myself online to be honest.
Participant 5:
1) Identity is who you are and what you stand for. (i.e. values, beliefs) identity should not change based on who you are with. I am still the same person and have the same values no matter the social group. However, personality may differ between social groups. There are different sides of me that I may share with my mom versus the side of me that I share with my classmates.
2) Yes. I post about my activities, my interests, and my friends.
3) Occupational therapy student, daughter, sister, friend, HBU softball alumni, reader, traveler, Christian, Hospice volunteer, coach. All of things define me.
4) I’m currently only using Facebook but when I did have Instagram I did post some things on there that I would never post on Facebook (i.e. pictures of my friends and I going to the bar/a party)
5) Answered at the end of question 4.
6) Offline, I’m obviously more active. I’m an extroverted person that loves to be busy. Due to the fact that I do not post about every activity I do, I do not give an accurate depiction of what my life looks like. However, what I do post about is part of who I am. I post about my travels, the people I love, and my accomplishments.
1)Define identity in your own words, is there a certain way you perform identity dependent upon who your peers are at a given time whether that be at work or a night out. (Does the way you perform your identity change?)
2)Representation is an important part of identity work online, do you think you represent yourself in a way that defines who you are (identity)?
3)Type 10 things that represent you (jobs, relationships, interests, hobbies, sports, clubs/groups, etc…). Could you say these things define you?
4)Does your representation of yourself vary depending on what social media site your on? (linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
5)What varies with each account in representing yourself? Does your photos, posts, or things you share change with each media site? If there is not a change in your content for representing yourself why is that?
6)After answering all these questions and thinking about representation of your identity online, do you see any difference from how you perform your identity offline? Could you actually be yourself online via representation or is there a split between your online representation and your identity that you perform in everyday life?
Answers:
Participant 1:
1.Identity is the fact of being who or what someone is. My identity does not change under any circumstances. I am who I am no matter the person.
2.Yes I do believe I represent in a way online that defines who I am.
3.Sports, TLU, family, friends, TLU Baseball, fitness&health, animals, money, and music.
4.i want to say my identity doesn’t change from platform to platform but I only see it from my perspective. I would say I do keep it professional among all of my accounts. 5.i obviously post more pictures on Instagram but the content is usually the same. The only reason I can think of is because I keep it real 100% of the time.
6.there is no split.
Participant 2:
1) How someone I perceive my self, and also how others perceive me. Yes dependent on the group of people.
2) Yes I believe so.
3) Sports, working out, socializing, video games, family, work, fishing, hunting, guns, God. I believe they could define me to a point, yes.
4) Yes in a sense, I am more open on what I say or retweet on Twitter bc it’s more casual social where to as LinkedIn it is more business/work social so I try to stay professional on there.
5) I would say the things I share and post, like I said before, on a site like LinkedIn you would want to be more professional, as where as twitter or Facebook is in a sense “more personal”.
6) I do not see much of a difference, I am pretty much the same “online” and “offline”.
Participant 3:
1) I would identify myself as someone who enjoys humor and having fun with friends and family. I can say that I act differently in different groups of people. At work I am very reserved and quiet, I am there to work. At home and with friends I am much more comfortable and talkative, but when I am with a friend who is with people I’m not friends with, I am less comfortable.
2) I feel like if you look at my Instagram you can gather I am witty when you read my captions and that I enjoy going out and doing things I find enjoyable. You could also conclude that I am very friend and family oriented.
3) Things that represent me: big sister, family, friends, intern, humor, thoughtful, caves (I love caves), dog mom, iced coffee, While some of these “define” me I feel that the majority are representative of what I associate myself with. Just because I love caves doesn’t define me as a cavern explorer
4) I post differently depending on what social media site I am using. Facebook is where I am more mature and post minimally. I feel that my active friends on facebook are mostly adults, former teachers or relatives.
5) I think what varies is my dedication to each site. I am selective with what I post on Instagram and I think it largely has to do with likes. As in I am less likely to post something if I don’t think it will get many likes. Where on twitter I am more willing to post things that aren’t well thought because getting 3 likes is quite the accomplishment on twitter. On Facebook I feel like I gear my few posts to attempt to be more impressive and mature as that is what my family primarily uses.
6) I think that I am really into my online image, although not as much as some people. I have deleted my personal Instagram off my phone to prevent comparing myself to others as I do this frequently. There will always be a split between your online self and your in-person self. I think that is inevitable when you are putting things in text vs saying them.
Participant 4:
1) Identity to me means a person’s values, character & morals that define a person’s actions, interactions & decision’s which are reflective in how they are portrayed and viewed by and in the world. How I perform Identity has changed through time. In my youth, as with many, struggled to find a place to fit in and thus adapted myself to my environment and people I surrounded myself with. Now that I have more life experience, (fancy way of saying that I’m old), I feel who I am as a person has become more clear to myself and others that I interact in a day to day basis within my family, at work and socially. There is still some adaptability based on environment and personality of the people I interact with, but for the most part feel that I stay true to the identity I have developed in the person I am today.
2) I believe I do represent myself online in the way I am in real life. As stated in the first question, it has fluctuated with time as I have grown and experienced life. My interactions and life experiences have for the most part been accurately portrayed in any posts or interactions I and others have made online concerning who I am as a person. There is the occasional person who may post or interact in a way that tries to bring who I am into question, I tend to respond in a way that corrects and clarifies any errors made.
3) 1.) Family oriented 2.) Politically opinionated 3.) Ethical 4.) Outgoingly reserved 5.) Loyal 6.) Travelled 7.) Work focused 8.) Teacher & Mentor 9.) Friendly 10.) Quiet Charisma 11.) Faithful These are but a few ways I would describe how I define myself.
4) Yes and no. On Instagram, Facebook & Twitter, I represent myself in the same way, posting the same things. However, those platforms offer different avenues and ways to interact that I may respond more and differently to. For example, all life experiences are usually posted on all 3 platforms, however I may comment more on news, current events & sports events differently. Twitter offers more sports & political content, but am limited by the number of characters in each post. Facebook and Instagram don’t have those limitations. Linkedin I rarely use, so while I have a profile account, it’s not something I readily use to interact with people on a personal or business way.
5) For me, there is no change. What you see is what you get, for the most part. All my social media platforms tend to be the same content, with the exception of who I interact with and what I interact with about, as some people who I “Follow” or am “Friends” with don’t always post the same things on the same platforms. For example, I may respond or comment on a sports post in one platform that is not posted in a different platform, even though it may be the same person. Also, not all people interact on the same platform, because some people only chose to have one social media/online outlet to express their identity and views, so the content I respond or post about might be different, based on those variables.
6) For me, I feel they are the one and the same. If there are any differences, it is in the perceptions one can make/not make in absence of any visual cues. A conversation online might be different in the visual cues I give off or receive form he person I interact with. They might also be “read” and misinterpreted differently through, but clarified or interpreted differently if it was in a one on one situation/group setting. But in general, the identity of the person you see online and the person I am in real life, in my opinion, are one in the same. But then again, that might not be the way others “judge” and qualify to be accurate?
Participant 6:
1) My identity is who I want to be, sometimes I feel that I'm not always the way I want to be, but I'm trying, and I'm always want to improve myself so I can be the best me I can be. I really try to make sure that the people around me don't change the way I am, if there are qualities I like and I want to be like, I may change the things I say or do, but really I always try to make sure that I don't change the way I am for other people.
2) I don't go out much, or use any social media to be honest, so I don't represent myself that way. I don't really know how i represent myself at all to be honest, I just do stuff dude
3) Biology, Medical, Discipline, Calm, Music, composing, basketball, introverted, anxious, caring
4) When it comes to facebook, instagram, etc. They're pretty similar, but my linkekdin I feel is definitely more professional and I try to make sure I update that more often than my facebook. I don't use facebook/instagram that much, but I use linkedin a little more
5) With social media, not counting linkedin, I usually post the same pictures, posts, opinions, etc. But on my linkedin I'm not as open about it. But again I haven't used a lot of my social media in a while so I don't know what to say.
6) What I've been noticing dude is like that line between private life and public life, "back stage" vs. "front stage," that line is falling apart. Everyone is very public very open about their opinions, about their personal life, about what they dream, about private stuff, and it's insane that everyone is so open now. The reason I don't use social media so much is because I really want to keep my life private you know, it feels isolating and counterintuitive, but I'm happier and the things I enjoy are for myself, not for others to watch as well. I will use my social media to communicate with friends and old relatives, but I don't use my facebook to post at all. Plus honestly, all the cool kids are using different stuff to be honest . But for real though, I don't want to please people, I really just want to please myself you know. So that's why I don't really represent myself online to be honest.
Participant 5:
1) Identity is who you are and what you stand for. (i.e. values, beliefs) identity should not change based on who you are with. I am still the same person and have the same values no matter the social group. However, personality may differ between social groups. There are different sides of me that I may share with my mom versus the side of me that I share with my classmates.
2) Yes. I post about my activities, my interests, and my friends.
3) Occupational therapy student, daughter, sister, friend, HBU softball alumni, reader, traveler, Christian, Hospice volunteer, coach. All of things define me.
4) I’m currently only using Facebook but when I did have Instagram I did post some things on there that I would never post on Facebook (i.e. pictures of my friends and I going to the bar/a party)
5) Answered at the end of question 4.
6) Offline, I’m obviously more active. I’m an extroverted person that loves to be busy. Due to the fact that I do not post about every activity I do, I do not give an accurate depiction of what my life looks like. However, what I do post about is part of who I am. I post about my travels, the people I love, and my accomplishments.
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