As I coloured and reflected on where my footprint and digital identity exist and as depicted on my topography, I confirmed I have more of a professional footprint than space to “hang out” in digital social circles. I plainly see that I am a simple user where my motivation in digital use depends on the function in my professional life versus personal. I realized that my footprint with social media is minimal, and lack a digital presence–this is something I am working towards, deciding my digital identity. I have never been a “‘total’ Resident” with social media (White and Le Cornu, 2011). Coincidentally, I see that I have a central box to my digital world where I “move around the box, sometimes functioning more as Visitors, sometimes more as Residents, according to their motivation” (White and Le Cornu, 2011).
White, D., & Le Cornu, A. (2011). Visitors and Residents: A new typology for online engagement. First Monday, 16(9). doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5210/fm.v16i9.3171