Jonas S.
IT Professional (analyst, architect and developer; system integrator, web designer; journalist, Web editor/publisher)
Does your virtual "identity" (and behaviour) differ from physical (in real time)?
How often people act differently in Virtual and Real "lifes"? Why (in our opinion)?
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Ramesh K.
CTO & Human Search Engine
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I am aggressive on Internet. I am not aggressive in real life.
On internet I communicate with anyoone freely.In person, I dont like meeting new people.
Ramesh
The Human Search Engine
Riccardo R.
Sales Consultant and Bid Management at Fujitsu Technology Solutions
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is not.
My digital identity is just an easier way to communicate, not to hide.
My two identities do not differ much :) In both spaces I'm quite open, slightly arrogant and friendly. The biggest difference lies in the fact that online I'm a bit more assertive (the same as Ramesh (I don't think he meant "aggressive")).
Shabeena A.
Give me a good challenge, and ideas would reap.
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No. I am exactly the way I am in real life. I am upfront and honest in real life too!
Laura S.
Service Performance, Business Continuity and QA at EUROCONTROL.
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Not intentionally. But I think there's an inherent difference in the situation that affects behaviour.
In a physical context, there is a greater interaction between people: body language, eye contact, facial expressions etc; that is missing in the virtual world.
Amit S.
Delivery Excellence Head at TCS
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No pun intended..........we've got some SPLIT personalitites here..........:-)
Nonetheless the basic nature of a person remains the same whether one is virtual or physical. Those who differ, probably are intimidated in physical life by what they are more expressive about virtually.
Judy B. M.
Business WRITER | Editor | Blogger | Strategic MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS | B2B | Web Content Creator | BusDev
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I think I'm pretty transparent here on LI. I have an open profile, which is quite detailed, along with a recent photo. I answer questions as forthrightly as I can in my own voice. Other people are obviously less so. Some hide behind fake profiles and cryptic names, lurk in the shadows and operate much like stalkers do in real life. It takes all kinds. The digital universe simply makes it easier for the "virtuals" to get their licks and kicks.
Bryan C W.
Seeking a new opportunity in B2B technology; global experience
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My actions are consistent in both. It is part of my Personal Brand. For me it would be wrong to act differently in either.
In fact, if I found someone on LI that was "different", I would not connect or would disconnect.
ENJOY!!
Jim S.
Training and Develomemt Professional, SPHR JimSutton@GotLearning.com 724-678-7165
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Does your virtual "identity" (and behaviour) differ from physical (in real time)? No.
There may be some differences due to my interaction with the media, but not a lot. Some basic personal differences will create differences in online behavior. I am an introvert and may not hang out in a group to finish a conversation just because I am not energized by the group interaction where at my desk I may stay with the conversation much longer and be more engaged.
Nykie D.
at NDL Metasycbe Ltd
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No, I think I'm pretty much the same online as in real life, sarcastic for example.
Since the medium differs, the way people act will also differ. If you are put into a situation you have little experience with, you're likely to act differently when compared to a situation you've experienced several times.
Virtual Reality quite often relies on text and emoticons to relay emotion, while non-verbal communication is - believe it or not - a huge part of the way people communicate in real life. All those non-verbal signs you "read" when meeting in person are missing from the VR experience!
This makes it harder to understand the other party, while easier to "fake" something should one want to. Hence, even if one aimed for a 100% resemblance of their real life in VR, it would fail due to missing a number of ways to communicate we use in RL.
My point is : even if you act the same, you'll be "read" differently.
Kevin H.
Web Business Consultant since 1998
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Not particularly.
The thing about the web is I will be more firm, but also more sensitive that any world out of place can and WILL be misinterpreted.
It is OK to focus on different parts of our identity, but not to have false ones. For instance a comedian may focus on certain aspects of their personality on stage, and of course at work we focus on certain facets of our selves and at home focus on other facets. We don't want to hug the boss as much as we do our families, people may get ideas...
Heather V.
Tutor, Teacher, FR-EN Translator, Editor and Trivia Writer
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I would say yes and no. My personality is the same throughout the sites on which I spend time working or enjoying myself or learning. I think many of us have an identity on a site for a pasttime or passion like, stamp collecting or antiques, or jokes, or gaming, or what have you. Our personality might differ from our business profile and that is not 'fake' in itself, simply enjoying the company of like minded individuals with whom we share cultural references.
I am told that I'm a lot more joyful in person than I am in writing. I guess it may be because I don't indulge in smileys or emoticons in writing as I'm old school for that aspect and prefer to do things the old way.
I often am amazed at the things I retain about people I know online for one reason or another like birthdays, family situations, education and travel, and yet, I've never met them in person. For me, it's a bit easier forming friendships with like minded individuals online for shared interests, then, if we happen to be geographically close, we can meet. Some of the 'normal' ways of meeting friends, like the schoolyard gate when you have children, school, pottery or yoga classes, and that sort of thing aren't as easy these days when your lifestyle has changed.
I don't see anything wrong with either way, but I would say that my personality is slightly different when I'm sharing cultural references with someone. In person I would not want to leave someone out because they didn't watch Gilligan's Island reruns after school and eat dimestore ice cream cones like I did.
Ooops, doesn't sound as though I have a pat answer for that one.
Jon B.
President at Circulation Service America, Inc. - CircServ
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I've been as careful as possible to ensure "what you find on the internet" about me is true and professional. I would be crushed if a customer or vendor chose not to do business with me because of something they found on the internet.
I think now people are just starting to see how what they put on myspace in jr. high can hurt them. Colleges are looking up students and employers are looking up applicants. That pic of you flipping the bird with a lampshade on your head is not going to do you any favors.
Your virtual identity and your perceived identity make a BIG difference down the line.
Sapphire M.
ἀρετή - A focus on Quality excellence!
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I write as i talk and think as I write... Of course if one is an enigma in real life than it is perfectly natural to be equally imperceptible, and illusive... I am constantly searching for similar types, there is something exciting in discovering multifaceted individuals who are extraordinarily different (positively) to the impressions that they present in their different 'forms'. That is itself the conundrum that the imagination poses. Anyone who attempts to say that they are consistent in both mediums might actually bore one to distraction as there are no surprises then. For me the fact that there can be such 'differences', is itself the joy and excitement of being unique and having the quality of just 'being'.
Susan S.
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., financial marketing writer.
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The thing I like about the Internet is that no one cares how tall you are or how deep your voice is: what they care about is articulacy.
I am articulate in person and online. I am learning, more and more, to write the way I speak, which is useful.
I am more aggressive online than I am in person: in person, I'm constrained by the formal manners I learned as a child, the chain of command at work, or simply nerves. Online, I'm tougher. Online makes me a person I like being and has taught me how to be less fearful of confrontation in person.
As for the rest, what you read is what you get, heaven help you.
Patricia W.
Read my profile. ► Discover introvert secrets from a woman the Wall Street Journal wanted to hear from.
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Great question. And what a blast reading the answers. I'm in agreement with a few people who said, I am who I am. Why would you want to create yet another mask, if you already had a mask before all this online communication? It would get exhausting. I might not be online some days as much, and some days I'm online more than out and about. I say online what I might say in-person - except quotations on Twitter. I don't go around "Tweeting" quotations although, if I am giving a speaking engagement, I'll include a quotation or two. My identity is.
Wilton A.
Principal Research Scientist at Battelle Memorial Institute
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My goal is to NOT have my virtual and my physical persona differ in substantive ways. People's on-line personalities often seem to differ however, and frankly this troubles me somewhat. My suspicion is that people are "braver" when they are: anonymous and/or shielded by 1's and 0's. I sincerely hope that I treat people on-line pretty much just as I would treat them in person, since the alternative strikes me as, well, cowardly. (I could be wrong, though.)
Cassandra "Cassie" W.
RENTAL DIVISION MANAGER at A DELTA REALTY
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"I yam what I yam and thats all I yam..." I absolutely 100% am .....what you see is what you get...
Dave M.
Professional trade show booth traffic builder and party entertainer. Corporate and private sector events.
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Besides calling myself The WireMan online, everything about me offline or online is the same...
Erica F.
Social Media Optimizer, Publisher at ALC Publishing, President of Yuricon
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No. I seek to be exactly the same whereever and whatever role I am playing. Whether I'm The President of Yurikon, an Information professional, a friend, a fan of animation...I'm exactly the same.
One of the reasons I always signed my real name to all my online communications has been so that I will never say anything I won't stand behind.
Why do people behave differently? Because anonymity means that people can't be traced, they can't be held accountable and they cant be controlled. Also, with lack of visual cues, certain behaviors fail to translate to text, so aggressive misinterpretation of text is common.
Cheers,
Erica Friedman
Yurikon LLC
Intelligent Business Promotion
http://www.visualcv.com/elfriedman
Sahar A.
Diversity& Inclusion|Leadership training|Social Media Marketing|Social Media Training|Public Speaker|Culture Competence
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Jonas:
Not at all I am ME anywhere I am, online or offline I even talk the same way I write
I think people can be different online than offline as they feel safe behind their screens in their own comfort zone they can just turn their computer off if they dont like anything or they feel threatened so they get like a bravado persona (In a nice way just to open up and be themselves online)
My 2 cents
Sahar Andrade
John P.
Head of Corporate Sales - AllStar
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I am the same - anything else would be playing games and I don't like being played - nor would I want to play anyone else.
Doctor jeckyl and mister Hyde....
Are you the same with your wife and your friends?
Are you the same with your kids and other kids?
Are you the same with your mother and your mother in law?
Internet can be a place to expose hidden aspects of your personality, good or bad, suppressed or dormant, bring out the best or worse.
It all comes down to the company you keep. Linkedin is a professional community with educated professional members, so attitude is similar.
Gamebusters kick a@# is an online gaming community of teenagers with too much sugar and lots of hormones, so attitude is alike.
Heidi T.
Editor at Wordsmith Pros
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I tend to type more slowly than I think and speak. Therefore, I don't put my virtual foot in my mouth online as often as I put my real foot in my real mouth in real life.
Sydney Morgan D.
CFO/Controller at Sound Answering & Business Svc (dba Sound Telecom)
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Hi Jonas.
Really, it depends on the "mood" of the situation. Meaning, not my "identiy" per se, but my behavior, if you will, depends upon how formal or casual the real life situation or online forum is.
My philosophies, my beliefs, my identity, don't change. My manner changes in real life, like I said, depending upon the situations, as it may
in online forums.
Thanks!
Sydney
Karen E. L.
Currently temping as Administrative Assistant - seeking permanent position.
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I'm much cuter in person. ;-)
Seriously, I am probably a bit more outgoing online than in person. I majored in English in college and am comfortable expressing myself in writing, with time to consider what I am going to say. Also, I enjoy doing research (at least in a small way) and being able to fact-check via Google or other website(s) and back up my statements with a link, when applicable, makes me more willing to offer up opinions to an audience of (mostly) strangers.
Clarification added July 18, 2009:
Heidi said it well. Online there's time to think and edit before committing my thoughts to an audience, thus less chance of putting my virtual foot in my mouth.
