React: On Identity, Anonymity and Social Inclusion http://www.business2community.com/social-media/react-on-identity-anonymity-and-social-inclusion-01378129#6b6ZXGpUE5XCYovE.99
This article discusses the changes of social media from the Web2.0 to Web3.0. With Web 2.0, anonymity was the big thing. However, with Web3.0, people are much more connected to their names. This then goes on to discuss how people identify themselves. Some of the popular identifiers are: mom, dad, teacher, gun owner. People are expressing a lot more about themselves today then they ever were before. Also, this discusses that different social media platforms cause people to have a different identifier. Perhaps this is because of the different people that they have on the different sites (ex. friends/family vs. coworkers). I really enjoyed this article. I think that it gives a good look on what is changing in social media as the Web evolves from 2.0 to 3.0.
I really like this point of view and how it shows the complete change from anonymity to publishing of personal information. As so many people have demonstrated, there are people that announce things as menial and personal as the meals they eat, the lingerie they just bought, and the exact addresses they are currently located (or even living)! However, when it comes to identifiers, there are lots of way to fake most of this information, which is a different problem.
ReplyDeleteWith anonymity being the emphasis of Web 2.0 there was a sense of security as well. Do we think that Web 3.0 will be less secure? In a world where online security is just as important as physical reality security, the more connected we become, the more we have to secure.
ReplyDeleteYou made a very valid point of being able to identify as someone on social media that may not be completely accurate. Could this have implications on national issues, such as national security of relations. The general public may have one view of a country, political leader (foreign or domestic), or policy based on social media that is not the proper understanding of that particular issue, leader or policy.