Although I feel an urge to create via the written word I am also extremely protective of my privacy. There are ways to go about exerting a certain degree of anonymity when creating content (like this) for electronic dissemination but I find the fact that I can see my email address up the top of this page extremely confronting (yes, I know that it's just because I'm signed in and I have set the profile to not display it). I'm not Gen Y or Z (or whatever they might be called: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generations), but I don't think it's a simple as that. Does anyone else feel similarly intimidated by putting themselves/their thoughts etc on to the Internet? Should I just go and make myself a large pot of Camomile tea?
I also have 1 small piece of advice for everyone else starting the 2nd generation of Learning 2.0 - compile a list of all the addresses, usernames and passwords and keep it by your computer (or in a document on your computer). Unless of course, you are keeping track of them all on your iphone.
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privacy is definitely an issue and something to consider. As with many web 2.0 applications, it's courses for horses - they don't all appeal to everyone. Good post - glad you're thinking about it critically. Feel free to add a topic for discussion on the ning forum!
ReplyDeleteI'm concerned about privacy too. I use a pseudonym and different email address on Facebook and only joined because my neices (who I want to keep in touch with) have all but abandoned ordinary old email. I still hate being "on show" though.
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