Managing online identity and diverse social networks on Facebook

Young, K

Managing online identity and diverse social networks on Facebook

Young, K

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Webology, 2013, 10 (2)
Issue Date:: 2013-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Young, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6455-995X	en_US
dc.date.available	2013-10-25	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Webology, 2013, 10 (2)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/40746
dc.description.abstract	© 2013, Kirsty Young. This paper reports research that examined use of Facebook to (consciously or unconsciously) create an online identity. An online survey (N=752) was conducted during Phase 1 of the research. Results of Phase 1 informed Phase 2 where 18 active Facebook users (aged 21-57) engaged in interviews and verbal protocols. The qualitative component is reported here to give voice to active Facebook users and provide insights into the decisions that underpin their use of the Facebook site. The tools used by participants to create an online identity (or make judgments about others) are explored and include status updates, posting photographs and joining groups/pages. Data revealed adult users successfully manage their online identity and provide effective models for adolescents, particularly in relation to the management of diverse social networks where social, family and professional lives merge online.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Webology	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Information & Library Sciences	en_US
dc.title	Managing online identity and diverse social networks on Facebook	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	10	en_US
utslib.for	0807 Library and Information Studies	en_US
utslib.for	0805 Distributed Computing	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - STEM Education Futures
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	10	en_US

Abstract:

© 2013, Kirsty Young. This paper reports research that examined use of Facebook to (consciously or unconsciously) create an online identity. An online survey (N=752) was conducted during Phase 1 of the research. Results of Phase 1 informed Phase 2 where 18 active Facebook users (aged 21-57) engaged in interviews and verbal protocols. The qualitative component is reported here to give voice to active Facebook users and provide insights into the decisions that underpin their use of the Facebook site. The tools used by participants to create an online identity (or make judgments about others) are explored and include status updates, posting photographs and joining groups/pages. Data revealed adult users successfully manage their online identity and provide effective models for adolescents, particularly in relation to the management of diverse social networks where social, family and professional lives merge online.

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