The Internet is an information super highway that has continued to grow at tremendous rates throughout the years. The idea of personal identity when we talk about computer mediated communication seems to get lost by the vast possibilities that the Internet gives us. We are constantly being asked to broadcast ourselves to the world whether it be by email, network sites, texting, etc. The very basis of communication and identity has been blasted into cyberspace creating a new world of alternative identities. With the growth of technology our world has seen many good and bad outcomes since its creation. Our basic ideas of communicating have been transformed into a new system of wireless communication making the face-to-face ways of the past slide into the passenger seat of human relation. We are looking to further the understanding of how identity makes its way into the realm of technology.
For our teams project we have chosen to represent personal identity and its role in CMC. There are four main topics that we thought could best describe the role of CMC and its effects on the future of communication. These topics include:
• Anonymity
• Digital Divide
• Cyber Predators
• Personal Identity (as it relates to expression).
Within these topics there is a vast sense of how people are becoming more technological in their forms of interaction. When we think about CMC and how it relates to what is going on in the world we see it as the future of how we interact with each other. As a whole we are becoming more independent, virtual, and most importantly, connected. This connection has come along way with the creation of email, text, and video streams, to name a few, but how do we view its change on society? Our personal lives are now shaped by the way WE intend to have people view us. Simply put, we have been given the possibility of creating a new image of ourselves. So join us on the exploration of how technology is shaping the world around us.
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