Internet identity (IID), also online identity or internet persona, is a
social identity that an Internet user establishes in online communities and websites
. It can also be considered as an actively constructed presentation of oneself. … Some can even be deceptive about their identity.
Social identity is
a company’s image as derived from its relationships with its stakeholders
. A company’s social identity, whether positive or negative, impacts its bottom line. Relationships, branding, public relations, and marketing all affect a company’s social identity.
What is media identity?
Identity is
a socially and historically constructed concept
. … The media uses representations—images, words, and characters or personae—to convey specific ideas and values related to culture and identity in society.
Social identity groups are usually defined by some physical, social, and mental characteristics of individuals. Examples of social identities are
race/ethnicity, gender, social class/socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, (dis)abilities, and religion/religious beliefs
.
Social media is
a computer-based technology that facilitates the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and information through the building of virtual networks and communities
. … Users engage with social media via a computer, tablet, or smartphone via web-based software or applications.
What can shape your identity?
Identity formation and evolution are impacted by a variety of internal and external factors like society, family,
loved ones, ethnicity, race, culture
, location, opportunities, media, interests, appearance, self-expression and life experiences.
How does media affect your identity?
This constant exposure to “perfection” from social media affects a teen’s self-identity, self-esteem and even may cause depression. … Social media can affect a teen’s self-esteem by
changing their entire style such as clothes, music, and personality and even change what kind of friends they have
.
Social identity is a
person’s sense of who they are based on their group membership
(s). … Groups give us a sense of social identity: a sense of belonging to the social world. We divided the world into “them” and “us” based through a process of social categorization (i.e. we put people into social groups).
Social loafing describes
the tendency of individuals to put forth less effort when they are part of a group
. Because all members of the group are pooling their effort to achieve a common goal, each member of the group contributes less than they would if they were individually responsible.
It is
through interaction and community that individuals can perceive the shared task and goal between group members
, which can characterize the shared identity (Wegge & Haslam, 2003). … (2012) argued that individual contributions of group members may contribute to the formation of a social identity.
What are examples of identities?
Examples of identities include
heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual
(people who are attracted to people of two genders), pansexual (a term referring to the potential for attractions or love toward people of all gender identities and sexes), asexual (people who either do not feel sexual attraction or do not feel desire …
What are my identities?
Our identity is
the way we define ourselves
. This includes our values, our beliefs, and our personality. It also encompasses the roles we play in our society and family. Our past memories, our hopes for the future, as well as our hobbies and interests.
What are different kinds of identities?
- Age identities. Age is also one aspect of our identity. …
- Spiritual identity. Depending of the culture and context spiritual identity can be more or less apparent. …
- Class identity. …
- National identity. …
- Regional identity. …
- Personal identity.
- Social Networks. Examples: Facebook, LinkedIn. …
- Bookmarking Sites. Examples: Pinterest, Flipboard, Diggs. …
- Social news. Examples: Digg. …
- Media Sharing. Examples: Pinterest, YouTube, Vimeo. …
- Microblogging. …
- Blog comments and forums. …
- Social Review Sites. …
- Community Blogs.
Understanding the functional building blocks of social media”, researchers provide a framework that defines social media, which includes seven functional social media building blocks:
identity, conversations, sharing, presence, relationships, reputation, and groups
.
Assessments of Google+ growth varied widely, because
Google first defined the service as a social network
, then later as “a social layer across all of Google’s services”, allowing them to share a user’s identity and interests. … At the end of 2011, Google+ had 90 million users.
