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  • With the growing permeation of online social networks in our everyday life, scholars have become interested in the study of novel forms of identity construction, performance, spectatorship and self–presentation onto the networked medium.
  • Though the novel’s story transpires in a pre–digital age, the volatile play of identity that ultimately destabilizes Moscarda has only increased since the advent of online social networks.
  • How would Moscarda’s tragedy play out in the inherently networked world of today? This article hopes to shed light on contemporary dilemmas of identity constructivism and self–representation while simultaneously re–evaluating one of the most celebrated works of one of Italy’s profoundest thinkers on identity and personhood.
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  • Again, the process of anticipating, interpreting, and assimilating the perception of others — similar to Moscarda’s attempts to experience the outsider gaze — is a key notion in Goffman’s work and is echoed in the work of contemporary theorists writing about online identity (b
  • We attempt to reframe this notion in a contemporary context, by posing the question: how would Moscarda perform the mirror experiment were he alive today?
  • we speculate that a present–day Moscarda would be as concerned about the public perception of his physical persona as that of his virtual one. In other words, a Moscarda of the day would be curious to explore how he is portrayed and perceived both off–line, in the real world, and online, on social media
  • sites the basic function of a profile is to present one’s identity. A personal profile is thus the component of one’s online identity that best approximates one’s physical, public appearance.
  • t is important to differentiate between these categories because they constitute three different levels of authorship and three different mechanisms by which aspects of one’s identity are revealed.
  • This constant digital embellishment of one’s profile points to the role of the social network as a performance stage, or a “space for performing the self” [21]. Users of online social networks “perform” and construct an online identity via a constantly updated stream of text (microblogging messages, biographical notes, photo comments), videos, and images.
  • Reflecting on the importance of the photographic medium in everyday life, Susan Sontag notes: “We learn to see ourselves photographically. To regard oneself as attractive is, precisely, to judge that one would look good in a photograph.”
  • but the bulk of his social activity would have gone largely undocumented, or confined to informal discourse and gossip. The systematic documentation of Moscarda’s social whereabouts and activities (e.g., “Moscarda is now friend with ___”) together with the traces left on his profile by third parties (e.g., a wall post from a friend reading: “hello Moscarda, it was great to see you yesterday at ___!”) represents a crucial departure from the traditional ways in which one’s identity is presented to the world.
  • s beings birthed into pre–existing societal constellations, we are outfitted with ready–made scripts and roles which we can choose to adopt, perform and even improvise on.
  • In its original sense, the rubric “performative” was intended to apply to certain “illocutionary” speech acts that were neither true nor false, but “performative.
  • How would Moscarda go about enact a similar performative construction and deconstruction in today’s networked reality?
  • he could post embarrassing photos of himself or his friends, publish unusual, rude or politically incorrect comments, drastically change his profile information, publicly reveal personal secrets, or remove some of his crucial contacts. The list is potentially endless and not limited to a single social network. Modern social networki
  • Facebook is a forum in which multiple communities and societal roles necessarily meet: these days, your parents, your children, your colleagues, and your friends are all on Facebook.
  • acebook, however, allows its users a very limited range of identity maneuver. By encoding prescriptive or formulaic alternatives within its system (gender: male or female; religious views: Christian, Jewish, etc.; Political views: liberal, conservative, etc.), by slotting its users in preset geographical or associational networks, by enforcing the authenticity of user profiles, and by cloning everyone within the same spectrum of light blues and unadorned walls, Face
  • If for Butler, mimicry and masquerade form the essence of identity, then Facebook offers a padded playpen in which to explore the polyglot nature of the self, while at the same time homogenizing its adherents by excluding the radical and the troubling
  • As noted by van Kokswijk (2008), this identity proliferation does not necessarily undermine the integrity of one’s “real” identity. Rather, he contends that by having different profiles and wearing different habituses, Dida (or anyone) does not decentralize or diminish her identity; rather, she multiplies it infinitely.
  • Yet, these efforts are counteracted by the thoroughly dynamic, immediate and interactive nature of social networking sites that tacitly or often explicitly coerce their users to constantly act upon their social circles: “Unlike everyday embodiment, there is no digital corporeality without articulation. One cannot simply ‘be’ online; one must make one’s presence visible through explicit and structured actions.” [32] In this vein, most Facebook users are incessantly prompted to contact friends who they have not been in touch with lately (“Write on ___’s wall! Send her a message!”), and to browse through endless lists of suggested friends (“People you may know”), and even to provide a description of their past activities (“Add a Life Event to your Facebook Timeline”). B
  • John Fenn on 25 Apr 12
     
    Uno, Nessuno, Centomila (One, No One and One Hundred Thousand) is a classic novel by Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello. Published in 1925, it recounts the tragedy of Vitangelo Moscarda, a man who struggles to reclaim a coherent and unitary identity for himself in the face of an inherently social and multi-faceted world. What would Moscarda identity tragedy look like today? In this article we transplant Moscarda's identity play from its offline setting to the contemporary arena of social media and online social networks. With reference to established theories on identity construction, performance, and self-presentation, we re-imagine how Moscarda would go about defending the integrity of his selfhood in the face of the discountenancing influences of the online world.
  • Tara Wibrew on 03 May 12
     
    Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author provides another interesting facet to this discussion. In the play, a family of characters arrive at a rehearsal-in-progress, begging for the producer, playwright, and other actors to write down and perform the family's story. The family members do not exist outside of their interactions with the rest of the family; the characters themselves cannot exist without the acknowledgement and assistance of the artists; and, despite traditional lines between real life and fiction, every family member character and "real-life" character is altered by the interaction. How much are our identities--as we experience them--dependent on others for validation? Are we performing our lives for others? At what point do we (can we) draw boundaries between spectator and performer, especially in relation to identity creation?
Tara Wibrew

Is Facebook Making Us Lonely? - Magazine - The Atlantic - 2 views

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  • Tara Wibrew on 01 May 12
     
    Stephen Marche wrote this piece for the Atlantic Monthly, arguing that Facebook (used here as an umbrella term for most, if not all, social media platforms) is responsible for an increase in loneliness and a contributor to "social disintegration."
John Fenn

Open Graph - Facebook Developers - 1 views

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  • At Facebook's core is the social graph; people and the connections they have to everything they care about. Historically, Facebook has managed this graph and has expanded it over time as we launch new products (photos, places, etc.).
  • The Open Graph allows apps to model user activities based on actions and objects. A running app may define the ability to “run” (action) a “route” (object). A reading app may define the ability to “read” (action) a “book” (object). A recipe app may define the ability to “cook” (action) to a “recipe” (object). Actions are verbs that users perform in your app. Objects define nouns that the actions apply to. We created sets of actions and objects for common use cases and a tool for you to create your own custom actions and objects. As users engage with your app, social activities are published to Facebook which connects the user with your objects, via the action.
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      John Fenn on 08 May 12
       
      Wow...."you" become an app in this environment. Intriguing, esp. when we think about the "arbitrary' actions noted in the first paragraph...
  • Jonathan Lederman on 03 May 12
     
    How does Facebook's Open Graph and "Social Design" concepts apply to mapping social media?  I'm not entirely sure how the process and operations work just yet, but I think there is certainly something of importance here pertaining to this week's topic. 
Jonathan Lederman

Why Can't We Be Friends? Social Media Boundaries Between Teachers and Students | NEA Today - 2 views

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  • The key is finding a way to take advantage of the learning opportunities social media provides while striking the proper balance between protecting kids and preserving professional boundaries and First Amendment rights.
  • “teachers should not post things that are private and confidential about a student.”
    • John Fenn
      John Fenn on 05 Apr 12
       
      common sense? legal/ethical boundaries?
    • Jonathan Lederman
      Jonathan Lederman on 26 Apr 12
       
      may not be common sense if an individual doesn't realize their message is public. For example, if I think i'm sending a private message on Facebook to an individual who legally/ethically should be the recipient, and it ends up on their public wall, that may be a misunderstanding of how Facebook works. The message composer understands that the message is supposed to be private (whether it be by common sense or professional training), but doesn't understand how the communicative transmission works ... 
  • Kids don’t need to see my backyard, or know what I say to my wife over dinner. When I have fun with friends and family, that’s a different me, and it’s important that I make that distinction,” he explains. “Being a professional means that I project the values of my profession and my employer when communicating with students.”
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      Jonathan Lederman on 26 Apr 12
       
      everyone uses social differently. some individuals may not post this type of information. others may post it and don't mind who reads it. others could feel that their facebook profile has a specific type of information on it that should only be available to certain people.  Even if this individual is a professional that projects the values of the profession and employer when communicating with students, that doesn't mean that the individual cannot post such communications on a (semi)public forum like a Facebook page. 
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  • weigh the safety and educational benefits of social media.
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      John Fenn on 05 Apr 12
       
      multiple kinds of "boundary considerations" here....
  • Teachers should have separate sites – one for work and one for personal use and the two should never cross paths.”
  • John Fenn on 05 Apr 12
     
    "Around the country, school districts are grappling over guidelines that would govern how - and whether - educators should use social media."
  • Jonathan Lederman on 26 Apr 12
     
    "Around the country, school districts are grappling over guidelines that would govern how - and whether - educators should use social media."
Tara Wibrew

Facebook Isn't Making Us Lonely - Slate Magazine - 2 views

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  • Tara Wibrew on 01 May 12
     
    Slate's Eric Klinenberg responds to the Atlantic Monthly's story, "Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?" His response focuses on more of the research evidence refuting some of the assertions made in Marche's original article--including some of the quotations Marche pulled from Klinenberg's book on the rise in number of people living alone. Also, participants on the most recent Slate Culture Gabfest (a weekly podcast series, which I highly recommend) discussed both the original article and response. Available for download on iTunes or streaming:  http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/culturegabfest/2012/04/rupaul_s_drag_race_facebook_and_loneliness_and_the_legacy_of_dick_clark_on_slate_s_culture_gabfest.html?tid=sm_tw_button_toolbar via
John Fenn

Social Media Swami, Are You A Social Media Maven? Probably Not! - 3 views

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  • Jonathan Lederman on 30 Apr 12
     
    My immediate thoughts are against setting standards for being a "social media maven." It seems that the abilities, standards, and etiquette contextualizing what determines a social media expert are changing so rapidly that it is difficult to set such specific questions rating expertise. I think these are good questions, but it seems the answers are either subjective or subject to change at a moments notice. For example, who says I can't upload a slick graphic containing contact info in my facebook timeline banner photo (that is, until facebook skewers this feature too)? Why is this a no-no? Unless the individual asking the question is actually referring to the content type allowable in this field .... in that case, it would be an image.
  • Mary Morgan on 01 May 12
     
    We talked about Nyan cat. It used to be quite the cred to report how long you could last looking at the "longest videos". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKzqP4-0Z6M
Mary Morgan

A Facebook friend shares my links without giving me credit. - 3 views

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  • Mary Morgan on 24 Apr 12
     
    This week, Slate's tech columnist Farhad Manjoo and Dear Prudence advice columnist Emily Yoffe debate the question: Should you confront a Facebook friend who shares the links you post but doesn't acknowledge where she found them? Subscribe in iTunes ∙ RSS feed ∙ Download ∙ Play in another tab What's...
  • John Fenn on 25 Apr 12
     
    It's only 7minutes long, so give a listen for Thursday of next week!
Mary Morgan

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  • Mary Morgan on 01 May 12
     
    we discussed this 5/1/12 issues of access, identity via mediations
John Fenn

Social Media Boundaries | Spin Sucks - 4 views

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  • But it’s less to promote the company and more to engage with people I don’t know in a place that feels safe to me.
  • I love Twitter and the relationships I’m able to develop using that tool.
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      John Fenn on 23 Apr 12
       
      In thinking about this post and the boundaries at play, I'm wondering about this: what's the diff between FB and Twitter, esp. in this case? Why talk to anyone via one platform, but a restricted group on another?
    • Jonathan Lederman
      Jonathan Lederman on 24 Apr 12
       
      Some days I don't feel like leaving messages in the (potential) digital panopticon of communication. I write something with a hashtag and I have no idea who reads it. Or who takes a screenshot and saves it forever. We could even try and figure out the data structures, models, and infrastructure Facebook develops for targeting advertising based on gender, age, birthday, education, relationship status and other information collected over the course of your 'timeline'. At any rate, her point is that she uses different virtual social networks based on notions of different physical social networks, because those things are supposed to private and separated online as well, right? Some days I do abide. On those days, I try to be much more mindful of what I write.
  • What are your boundaries? How would you have handled the friend request I mention above?
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  • I also like Facebook for the sheer reason that it creates better relationships with employees, peers, and clients
  • Brant Burkey on 24 Apr 12
     
    In the offline world, we all have different personas for different situations. Say the differences between how we interact or represent ourselves at work, with friends, with lovers, with children, with strangers, etc. Are we simply transposing or correlating these personal differences to online social spaces as if they still equally apply? It seems natural that we would be concerned with privacy, surveillance, or safety, but if it just a matter of establishing certain social boundaries, should they really be defined the same in a digital environment as they are in the offline world? If so, why?
Mary Morgan

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  • Mary Morgan on 10 Apr 12
     
    *Chapter 1- Spoiling Survivor- Jenkins NOT SAFE FOR WORK- (NOT SAFE FOR LIFE)! Jenkins mentions briefly the undercurrenty world of fan fiction. This has been a community that is often the butt of many jokes. The vocal artist "Duke", has a particularly hilarious audioboo in which he finds terrible things online such as facebook statuses, google reviews, foreign bootleg DVD descriptions, and reads them aloud in his advertising voice. (Spelling and grammar mistakes included!) I actually personally love the animated show Adventure Time, but in this link, Duke reads some particularly disturbing fanfiction. Fanfiction very often has a sexual connotation and reputation as fantasy writing, lending to it being laughable among "trolls" or other internet threads. Feel free to delete this if its inappropriate- sometimes my personal filter is off-kilter when it comes to the internet. I mean no offense or harm. It is media convergence in its seedy side, academically speaking.
Mary Morgan

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  • Mary Morgan on 26 Apr 12
     
    I'm sure that the young lady who wrote this as a part of her Facebook profile didn't expect it to be immortalized by a professional voice actor and an animator.
John Fenn

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  • John Fenn on 25 Apr 12
     
    my kids are obsessed with this station....interesting illustration of some of the convergence between radio & social media discussed in reading this week...
John Fenn

Digital Media And Boundaries - 1 views

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  • Before beginning I think it is important to note that I am not against social media; I have a facebook, twitter, and a very inactive myspace (I can’t figure out how to delete!). I am an avid status writer, photo poster, and occasional procrastinator who thinks it may be time to rethink my social engagement
    • John Fenn
      John Fenn on 23 Apr 12
       
      what kinds of "boundaries" are embedded in this paragraph? around "social", modes, portals, platforms?
  • There seems to be nothing I want to know and feel privy to that isn’t already broadcasted over the internet. In my case this over-divulging of information is equally true.
  • The same is true for any physical relationship yet in the digital world there is no buffer. Where I can tell my friend in person how far I am want a conversation to go, online activity is done with only one person in mind: the sender.
    • John Fenn
      John Fenn on 23 Apr 12
       
      universally and always 'true'?
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  • However, online parting physically can be replaced with keeping tabs on people digitally. This behavior in particular can feed energy into thought life, behavior, and speech that needs to altogether be moved past.
    • John Fenn
      John Fenn on 23 Apr 12
       
      "boundaries" extending across physical/electronic spaces...thoughts here?
  • Brant Burkey on 24 Apr 12
     
    There is no question that we should all evaluate our social interactions online, but it is interesting that we now have to reconsider how to censor ourselves and our "friends" in online environments as if those digital messages represented the same type of interaction as if we were face-to-face. We have given this type of communication the same status, but are they really? Or do we need to develop a different sort of etiquette?
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