1. Watch the following video: Visitors and Residents by Dr. White and then write a blog post reflecting on where you are in this continuum and how you see your future on the Internet. If possible, leave a thoughtful comment on some of your peers' blogs
After watching the video of Visitors and Residents I have determined that I sit at both sides of the perspective. I have created my own digital identity over the years from Facebook, Pinterest, Etsy, blogging, various forums, and even a "Livejournal" from my middle school days (No you may not have that username, I am so thankful I did not put my real name on that tidbit). I use these sites to store and share information. I also use these sites to stay in contact with people I have moved away from or often cannot see on a regular basis. Thus in this aspect I am a resident of the internet. On the other had I fit into the Visitor side of Dr. White's description in that I find what I need, a piece of information or research as a tool in a disorganized box, (the web) and then throw it back in once I am done. I use the internet primarily as a Britannica, and rarely share all the information I find on the web on my social networks.
It was only recently when I started to sell paintings on the web did I start posting my real name on the web. Since then, what I used to keep private I have now used to establish a name for myself. The prospect of selling on the web is what encouraged me ultimately to become a true resident on the web than my fake persona I created in middle school to be a visitor.
Maybe the way it works is that when we visit often enough for long enough we become comfortable with the space and bit-by-bit (or byte-by-byte) become residents.
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