All of us (even those, that are not such prominent bloggers as me) have some some sort of presence on the web. And usually this presence is fragmented into many disoriented little pieces of personality. Now I am not talking about people having fake profiles on social networks, so that they can poke and have fun at others. I am talking about different aspects of the “real” us.
Me for example, I have this blog personality, which talks about things that reflect my interest in the web, and other techno-related stuff.
I have a facebook personality which is concerned mostly with keeping in touch with people that I have met abroad (mostly while visiting Ireland last august, where I first heard about facebook. It was before the facebook hype caught up with Israel). This facebook personality is somewhat related to the blog personality, because both speak mostly English, try to be funny and interesting (and fail) and have a long geographical distance to their “audience”.
Another web personality I have, publishes infrequently stories and songs, written mostly in Russian on a large Russian resource Samizdat.
This personality speaks Russian, is mostly interested in hearing positive reviews of his work from his peers, and sometimes reads others’ works, and leaves comments.
Additional personality is the dating one. This one has almost identical profiles in large Israeli dating sites, it speaks Hebrew and Russian, and is preoccupied with charming women. It is maybe the most “whole” personality because it is the one that feels the most “real”, daily me.
So all those personalities (and a horde of smaller and less important ones) live an independent and unrelated lives. The question is, shouldn’t be some way to bring them together, and make your web personality wholesome? I am talking about some technological solution that lets you reflect the many you’s in a consistent way.
Of course privacy issues is maybe the biggest problem. Do you really want to put all of your eggs in one basket? One password to protect all of your personal data? Probably not.
Maybe the solution is simply having facebook application for each personality, and have facebook become the solution that brings it all together?
Maybe. Anyway I was just thinking out loud.
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Actually there is a “technological” solution, that really solves the privacy issue.Although out of the technological advances of what humans can achieve by building it themselvs.This technology is called the “Human being body”Think about it: it’s the best way to solve the privacy issue – only those that take the trouble to get to your geographical point will get the chance to really know you.Then you need to screen those that are really interested and those that are fake (and probably just want to sell you something 🙂 )And after you get to know them and they get to know you, you’v got a chance of exploring even more intimate aspects of yourself with the other.The technology on the Web can never change that, but the diversity is part of the reason it works. This way those interested in dating you go to the dating site, those who already know you go to facebook, those who are interested in other more exploratory aspect read this blog.What do you think? is this a solution or are you just looking for a better facebook?Your dear friend Gal.
Actually there is a “technological” solution, that really solves the privacy issue.
Although out of the technological advances of what humans can achieve by building it themselvs.
This technology is called the “Human being body”
Think about it: it’s the best way to solve the privacy issue – only those that take the trouble to get to your geographical point will get the chance to really know you.
Then you need to screen those that are really interested and those that are fake (and probably just want to sell you something 🙂 )
And after you get to know them and they get to know you, you’v got a chance of exploring even more intimate aspects of yourself with the other.
The technology on the Web can never change that, but the diversity is part of the reason it works. This way those interested in dating you go to the dating site, those who already know you go to facebook, those who are interested in other more exploratory aspect read this blog.
What do you think? is this a solution or are you just looking for a better facebook?
Your dear friend Gal.
I think you have a very good point in saying that in part what makes the web work is the myriad little islands on which people are looking for the same thing you do. What I am pondering about is that maybe there should be some way to connect them all together.Human body is a great invention, maybe the best after human mind. I wish I had as much control over it as I have over my interweb personality.
I think you have a very good point in saying that in part what makes the web work is the myriad little islands on which people are looking for the same thing you do. What I am pondering about is that maybe there should be some way to connect them all together.
Human body is a great invention, maybe the best after human mind. I wish I had as much control over it as I have over my interweb personality.
Are you sure you have more control over your interweb personalities – or are they just so clumsy to handle that they require full attention.Whereas you human mind/body connection is so efficient that it’s mostly automatic and only when you need to change something or need “fine-tuning” you become aware and start working it “manually”.I believe you can have alot more of control of yourself, it’s just that we are designed in such a way that we don’t really need to.As you know me, you know I like every gadget I stumble upon – I’m currently registered to a new social service called twitter (twitter.com) that is all about the small status updates (like the one’s in facebook) and nothing else, but work with SMS and GTalk (there’s a problem currently with the GTalk module).This is another aspect, but if your look on the big picture it’s just another facad – and even if you got a more complex facad, managing more aspects and yet seperating them by the people you choose to, you get back to the same way you live and breathe with regards to other people.Truly YoursGal
Are you sure you have more control over your interweb personalities – or are they just so clumsy to handle that they require full attention.
Whereas you human mind/body connection is so efficient that it’s mostly automatic and only when you need to change something or need “fine-tuning” you become aware and start working it “manually”.
I believe you can have alot more of control of yourself, it’s just that we are designed in such a way that we don’t really need to.
As you know me, you know I like every gadget I stumble upon – I’m currently registered to a new social service called twitter (twitter.com) that is all about the small status updates (like the one’s in facebook) and nothing else, but work with SMS and GTalk (there’s a problem currently with the GTalk module).
This is another aspect, but if your look on the big picture it’s just another facad – and even if you got a more complex facad, managing more aspects and yet seperating them by the people you choose to, you get back to the same way you live and breathe with regards to other people.
Truly Yours
Gal
I don’t know if this is the sort of thing you’r looking for, but it seems that someone thinks like you and wants to combine all the aspects of your online social being.Take a look at ping.fm which lets you easily update your blog/profile/stauts on all (well – most) social networks from anyplace simultaniously – it’s just a centrelised control center, but it’s a start.P.S.: You’ll need a “betacode” which you can get from their twitter stream – on the way you should also check out twitter.com. :-)Gal
I don’t know if this is the sort of thing you’r looking for, but it seems that someone thinks like you and wants to combine all the aspects of your online social being.
Take a look at ping.fm which lets you easily update your blog/profile/stauts on all (well – most) social networks from anyplace simultaniously – it’s just a centrelised control center, but it’s a start.
P.S.: You’ll need a “betacode” which you can get from their twitter stream – on the way you should also check out twitter.com. 🙂
Gal
Yeah, I am familiar with twitter, but didn’t try to use it. Seams a bit pointless, but I guess the same thing could be said about facebook too.You tried to use Twitter? What is it good for?
Yeah, I am familiar with twitter, but didn’t try to use it. Seams a bit pointless, but I guess the same thing could be said about facebook too.
You tried to use Twitter? What is it good for?
It’s like facebook status update only, but the real innovation is that they give you the option to update and be updated via SMS – take you web life with you almost anywhere. Although I’m connected I don’t have any friends yet, but I loved the idea.
It’s like facebook status update only, but the real innovation is that they give you the option to update and be updated via SMS – take you web life with you almost anywhere. Although I’m connected I don’t have any friends yet, but I loved the idea.
Great work.
Great work.
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