DIGITAL

SELF
SELF IN A DIGITAL
PERSPECTIVE

DULCE, LOREN S.
BSED 104 F
MIDTERM PROJECT
MR. DATU JOEY
 CONTENTS
IMMERGING SELF
SELF IN A DIGITAL
IDENTITY IN DIGITAL
PERSPECTIVE
WORDS

IMPRESSION
SELF-PRESENTATION
MANAGEMENT

SELF DISCLOSURE vs. MANAGING DIGITAL

PUBLIC SELF SELF
 SELF IN A DIGITAL
PERSPECTIVE
In the twenty-first century, the self is projected into
interactive digital media experiences, where it takes
on a flat shape on social media or social websites
and reveals all of its aspects. To distinguish it from
the self that arises from face-to-face interactions
with others, name the self that is conceived online
under the influence of the "E Audience" the "digital
self." Altheide calls the disembodied and
anonymous other teenagers they interact with in the
online world the "E Audience," which, like those in
the offline world, "invites meaningful participation
and displays of self."
More than 150 times every day, people use devices
like tablets, smart phones, and desktop computers.
Computer-mediated environments (CMEs), which
enable customers to portray themselves in virtual
worlds using digital rather than physical referents,
have evolved with the development of new
technologies. The CMEs are digital, virtual
locations that don't exist in actual space or time.
They are naturally discursive settings where
individuals voluntarily gather to interact with one
another (Kozinets 1998, 1999, 2002b).
People connect in these digital spaces to work,
shop, study, amuse, and be entertained (Weiss
2001).
Teleconferencing, streaming technologies, and
electronic conference rooms, businesses, and
malls (Alba et al. 1997) are progressively
enhancing, and in some cases replacing, social
and commercial interactions that were formerly
done in real time between people in the same
place (Armstrong and Hagel 1996; Venkatesh
1998). Computer-mediated environments (CMEs)
are real, and their existence serves as a stage for
self-promotion.
SELF-PRESENTATION

Self-presentation is the aim to convey a desirable image to

both an internal and external audience (other people)
(ourselves). We strive to control the impressions we leave
behind. In order to boost our confidence and validate our self-
images, we may need to explain, justify, or apologize
(Schlenker & Weigold, 1992). In order to protect our self-
esteem, we also need to be careful not to boast excessively
and run the danger of losing the acceptance of others
(Anderson et al., 2006). According to one research, students
who were instructed to "put your best face forward" left a
worse impression on persons they had just met than those who
were not subjected to such expectations (Human et al., 2012).
Looking attractive yet without overdoing it in social situations
requires careful balancing. That appears to be especially true in
collective societies, where modesty is a "default approach" to
prevent upsetting others. Japanese participants self-improved
equally to American participants when there was no threat of
offending (Yamagishi et al., 2012).Self-presentation in the
digital age is the extent to which individuals expose themselves
to risk through the social performance of identity. Self-
presentation is more accessible 24/7 in the cyber world than in
the physical one. The idea that what is real in the physical world
may equally be real in virtual space has changed. Self-
presentation as projective social behavior can be genuine,
virtual, or occasionally made up in order to be more socially
acceptable.
SELF DISCLOSURE
vs. PUBLIC SELF

The problem of self disclosure then interacts with the private self
when you show yourself digitally. How much of our personal
information can we disclose on social media is the key question.
Self-presentation and self-disclosure go hand in hand. According to
Collins and Miller (1994; Derlega 1979), self disclosure is the
inclination an individual has to divulge personal information to
others. This definition refers to the substance of one's self-
presentation. Because of the pressure of social desirability, some
people may find it easier to disclose themselves in computer-
mediated environments (CMEs) than they would to a physically
close friend, according to researchers like Moon (1998, 2000).
Respondents with personal websites that were questioned by the
researchers Personalizing their own website can be done for a
variety of reasons.
A personal website can have
three different sorts of starting
motivations:
• (1) a triggering event,
• (2) a desire for personal
development, and
• (3) advocacy.
The data set produces these
categories without any
discernible distinctions between
intrinsic and extrinsic motives. A
friend's inspiration or a shift in
circumstances, such as posting
wedding footage, might spur a
blogger to launch a personal
website. Through social media, a
novice who wishes to work could
provide the greatest portfolio. A
person who wished to inspire
others and spread their
enthusiasm also creates their
own account.
Whatever the initial goal,
People in the millennia don't
expressing oneself has benefits
hesitate to post what's on their
both within and externally. CMEs
minds. They are fearless, loud,
as a form of mediated
and vocal on social media,
communication may therefore
where they often use it as a
enable more honest self-
platform for expressing their
expression. It is feasible to
feelings. What they publish
express latent and layered
replaces the Sigmund Freud-
identities (Herb and Kaplan 1999)
introduced phenomenon of
and to more thoroughly expose
talking therapy. Self-disclosure
parts of the self that are
transforms into therapy in a way
challenging to physically depict
that their posts are flogged with
(Nguyen and Alexander 1996). In
emotive shout-outs. Hampton
the second essay, titled the
(2003) provided more evidence
expanded digital self, which
of the growth of this talking
focuses on the issue of social flat
cure. Blogging is becoming a
forms like Facebook, the notion
form of self-care. Those looking
of self presentation and self
for guidance might participate
disclosure are connected. For
in discussions on social media or
one-sixth of humankind,
other forums to help
Facebook has become essential
themselves.
to how they express themselves.
 IMMERGING SELF
IDENTITY IN DIGITAL
WORDS

The construction of self identity today takes place

online. The conflict between a person's own self-
definition and her affiliations with other people and
social groupings is what determines identity (Kleine,
Kleine, and Allen 1995). Individual identity is the self
as it is unique and different from others. Digital
environments allow for various identities. The various
identities and accounts that one maintains might take
the shape of digital appropriation, modification, and
linking to other websites' text, photos, symbols, and
other content (Nguyen and Alexander 1996). These
IMMERGING SELF digital selves may or may not be related to one
another or correlate to real-life (RL) identities
IDENTITY IN DIGITAL (Cheung 2000; Turkle 1995;Wynn and Katz 1997).
WORDS
 Identities might represent a single
possession, a number of affiliations, or a
group. The wider your network, the more
popular you will become. When
possessions indicate a person's
accomplishments, abilities, tastes, or The me/autonomous and we/affiliative phenomena
distinctive creative endeavors, they are described as "two fundamental determinants of
convey individual identity (McCracken consumer behavior. Identity and operating values are
1988a; Schultz, Kleine, and Kernan 1989). two types of values. Operating values are those that
a certain person or social group follows; they may be
seen in everyday habits such as wearing a watch and
Affiliative identification is essential for arriving on time for appointments. Ideal values are
locating oneself in the social context and ideals that a person or organization aspires to but
transmitting one's identity to the target may be unable to sustain in practice.
audience (peer group, government,
descendants, etc.). Individual
identification is considered to indicate
"me," but affiliative identity establishes
"us." Wearing one-of-a-kind antique
garments establishes individual identity,
whereas an official NFL club hoodie
displays a desired affiliative identity.
 IMPRESSION
MANAGEMENT

Impression management is the deliberate or subconscious

process by which people strive to affect other people's
views of a person, item, or event. They accomplish this by
managing and regulating information in social interactions.
Erving Goffman initially proposed it in 1969, and it was built
on in 1967. Erving Goffman developed the foundation and
defining concepts of impression management in his book
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. According to
impression management theory, one strives to change one's
view based on one's aims. In other words, the idea is
concerned with how people want to display themselves, but
in a way that meets their wants and aspirations.
MANAGING DIGITAL
SELF

Technology is a two-edged sword that may

create new opportunities. Like self-expression
and digital image construction. The widespread
usage of social media sites such as Facebook,
Twitter, and others is common to that digital
self-expression. Understanding the nature of this
flat shape might give a better method of
presenting oneself and managing how this
impression develops over time. The fear of
missing out (FOMO) and this continual stay
increases pressure for others to be online 24
hours a day, seven days a week. As one spends
more time online, the shifts in social comparison
become more pronounced.
There are also cites that might have an impact on your health.
Different social cities or group memberships utilize the platform
to discuss mental health concerns like as depression, suicide,
and personality disorders. Mature and appropriate social media
use begins with certain fundamental measures. The first step is
to understand why you desired several accounts. Look for
platforms that are social in nature and create an account to
interact with others. The second step is to consider how much
information needs to be disclosed or shared on the platform.
Remember that what we post online is permanent and cannot
be quickly removed. The next point to consider is balance,
which simply means spending adequate time both online and
outside. If an activity necessitates face-to-face contact, make an
effort to meet together, such as in a coffee shop, rather than
spending time online. Choosing the appropriate activity at the
appropriate time will provide a balanced chance for social
connection.
Thank you