ONLINE IDENTITY

The Internet is a device that can be used to talk to anyone across the world. This can be done in a whole manner of ways, including, instant messaging, Skype, E-mail, through Blogs, such as this one, and through websites like Facebook and Myspace. But not everyone on the Internet are always exactly who they say they are. Online you can create a whole new identity, telling people exactly what you want to about yourself, giving you the option to completely re-invent yourself, giving you the opportunity to change your age, where you live what you look like and even your gender. For my final project, i shall be investigating how easy it is to assume a new identity, which is totally different to my own. To do this i shall be using networking sites, such as Facebook and Myspace, to invent fictional characters. By doing this i hope to demonstrate how easily this can be done, and how people online should not always be taken on face value, as you can never be 100% certain who you are talking to!