Study Task 5: Practical Approaches - Creating a digital identity

I am interested in looking at how we craft our own identity when online. I want to take a survey and examine elements such as

• Why we choose the usernames that we do
• Which pictures we choose to represent us
• Who do we speak the most to online
• Who do we meet online

By curating this information, I hope to create a few profiles of what I imagine digital users in the future will be like. I want to incorporate elements of character design and curate a digital zine with this information, with an overview of different digital users in the future, and how they will be using the internet. I think this could be a really interesting way of presenting the idea of identity and communication online. 

From my essay I have gathered information from a range of theorists and examples to help me understand the scope of internet usage.

I think a survey will also help me get a good idea of what individuals are using the internet for. After the session today, I do want to explore how we use the internet outside of the obvious services and sites (Instagram, facebook, etc.). A survey would be biased, however, as I don't think I could access as wide a range of individuals as my essay examines, just due to the nature of internet reach in certain circles.