Exercise 2: Web 2.0 Digital Footprint

Web 2.0 Digital Identity                                                                                            

Evaluate your current digital footprint. Is your identity passive or do you already manipulate how Google, yahoo or “deep Web” search engine sites such as Pipl, 123people, Peoplefinders, PeekYou, Spokeo, Wink, and ZabaSearchshow about you. As new media practitioners, you are going to have to create and manage a professional digital identity and make sure it represents you well.
Part 1:Individually

Search your name.

Ask yourself:

1) what does your current digital footprint says about you,

2) Would you want an employer or teacher to see that? What do you want it to show and say?

In your wordpress blog, create a post of your answers using the categories and tags: mpm17, assignment1, web 2.0 digital identity.  If you are not comfortable making this post public, make it password protected and email me the password.

Step 2:(in groups)

Look at each others digital identity. what does it say about your peer?

Step 3: In Groups

Research how to establish your digital footprint using web 2.0 technologies (facebook, wordpress, flickr, youtube and others) and how to create a data trail that can be searched and found via keywords.

Step 4: Make sure your blog shows up 1st in search engines.