DIGITAL IDENTITY, USING
SOCIAL MEDIA.
Course code:COM 122
Lecturer: Folahan Jiboku
What is Digital Identity?
In the real world, proving your identity is a pretty
straightforward stuff. When you show up in
person to open a bank account, cash money from
western union, book a hotel room, play a bet on
bet9ja, you present your government-issued
ID(Passport or Drivers license), proof of address or
whatever might be required for the transaction,
and the company you’re doing business with can
physically see that you are who you are claiming
to be.
This process gets far more complex in the digital
world. Now, these same companies must find a
way to verify you are who you say are, even
though you aren’t physically there to present your
ID or documentation. Companies must find a way
to assure your digital identity matches your real-
world identity.
So, what is a digital identity?
Your digital identity is the
compilation of information
about you that exists in digital
form, this can be everything
from your date of birth to
something you like on
Facebook, Simply , A digital
identity is the body of
information about an individual,
organization or electronic
device that exists online.
Digital Identity Cont,
Examples of data points that can help form a digital identity
include:
Username and password
Purchasing behavior or history
Date of birth
Social security number
Online search activities, such as electronic transactions
Medical history
USING SOCIAL NETWORKS
What is Social
Networking?
Social Networking involves the use of the
internet to connect users with their friends,
family and acquaintances. Social networking
websites are not necessarily about meeting
new people online, although this does
happen. Instead, they are primarily about
connecting with friends, family and
acquaintances you already have in real life.
The most well known social networking sites
are Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and Tinder.
These sites allow you to share photos, videos
and information, organise events, chat, date,
download music and even play games like
Scrabble and Chess online. Often, each of
your “friends” (Facebook) or “followers”
(Twitter) will be “friends” with several of your
other “friends”. Just like in real life, the
connections between people aren’t just one-
on-one, but a network of connections.
LinkedIn
I'm going to be talking mainly about Linkedin
LinkedIn is a valuable resource for career and business
professionals to network; obtain resources and support; and
build relationships with potential customers, clients, and
partners. It's ideal for home-based business owners,
freelancers, and telecommuters, as it can help them build
their business and career, as well as stay connected to the
outside world.
LinkedIn is a social network specifically designed for career
and business professionals to connect. Over 65 million
professionals use LinkedIn to cultivate their careers and
businesses. Unlike other social networks in which you might
become "friends" with anyone and everyone, LinkedIn is
about building strategic relationships. Thus, the number of
connections is less important than the type of connections.
In fact, LinkedIn stops showing your actual number of
connections once you have 500 because it's about quality,
not quantity.
Social Media Cont,
And of course we all know about other social
networks like instagram, twitter, facebook, baddoo,
tinder, etc
So many of us spend and waste hours of our days
without gaining anything on these sites, we keep
liking irrevelant pictures, watching unsubstantial
videos without making anything out of them. Don't
get me wrong, these sites are good but spending
too much time on them without learning or gaining
anything meaningful is bad. Some people even go
as far as scamming people of their money using
social networks, parading themselves as “SBA
boys, Benefit Boys etc.” this is absolutely wrong.
There are sites you can go to that could help your
career e.g neo.com, it is a site where
entrepreneurs go to relate, if you are looking for
someone who is passionate about your business
so as to sponsor you, Neo is the right place to visit,
thousands of serious minded, gifted entrepreneurs
are there. Other professional social networks
include Yammer, Slack etc.
BLOGS
A blog is an online diary or journal located on a website. The content of a blog
typically includes text, pictures, videos, animated GIFs and even scans from
old physical offline diaries or journals and other hard copy documents. Since a
blog can exist merely for personal use, sharing information with an exclusive
group or to engage the public, a blog owner can set their blog for private or
public access.
When a blog is made publicly accessible, anyone can typically find the blog
through links available on the blog owner’s individual or business website,
their social media profiles, emails and e-newsletters and online
keyword search engines. Many blog owners also set up blogs on websites
devoted to the creation, storage and sharing of blogs, such as Blogger,
LiveJournal, Tumblr and WordPress.
The primary difference between a blog and a website is that a blog is a
specific type of content displayed on web pages on a website. Confusion often
occurs because individuals and representatives of businesses often use the
two terms interchangeably. For example, someone might say that they visited
a company’s blog when in fact the blog was merely one part of the company’s
website. Confusion also occurs because platforms that are devoted entirely to
blogging create the impression that a person’s or company’s blog on one of
these platforms is also their primary website.
Forums
A feature of a learning management system that supports course-
related online discourse among students engaged
in online learning. Online discussion forums can be implemented using a
variety of platforms such as instant chat, video conferencing, and social
media. A forum enables students to integrate different types of media to
support their viewpoints.
Wikis
A Wiki is a collaborative tool that allows students to contribute and modify
one or more pages of course related materials. Wikis are collaborative in
nature and facilitate community-building within a course. Essentially, a wiki
is a web page with an open-editing system.
CYBER BULLYING
Cyberbullying is a form of bullying that takes place
via internet connected devices like smartphones,
computers, or tablets. Cyberbullying can occur via
social media, email, messaging apps, text messages,
forums, games, and more. Any online medium that
allows for the sharing of information can become a
platform for cyberbullying.
Simply put, cyberbullying is the use of technology to
intimidate, harass, threaten, torment, or humiliate a
target. Examples of cyberbullying including sending
mean texts, posting false information about a person
online, or sharing embarrassing photos or videos.
Types of Cyber Bullying
• Doxing – publishing revealing personal information
about an individual online, for purposes of humiliating,
defaming, or harassing the victim.
• Harassment – posting hurtful, threatening, or
intimidating messages online, or sending them directly
to someone, with the intention of harming that person.
• Impersonation – creating fake accounts or gaining
access to a person’s real social media accounts and
posting things to damage the victim’s reputation.
• Cyberstalking – tracking and monitoring a person’s
online activity, and using the internet to stalk or harass
an individual
