This is a Resident-Visitor Typology mapping out my current relationship with Social Media. The horizontal axis illustrates a continuum from Visitor to Resident; with the icons further away form the center representing the increasing depth of my relationships; and the vertical axis representing my relationships in the continuum of Personal to Institutional relationship. I’ve also used relative size of the icons to show my relationships; the larger icons represent a higher degree of relationship than the smaller.
While constructing this Typology I tried to place icons – in reference to my relationships to the individual platforms – by degree of use, interaction and presence. What I discovered about my use is that although I have a large presence of some platforms, most of that deep presence was as an Institutional user. In fact, my personal presence is rather light. White and Cornu refer to this as one individual inhabiting the web in different depths and roles at different times and that the concept of motivation of the person at that specific time is the most defining aspect (White and Cornu, 2011).
References
White, David S., & Cornu, Alison Le, (2011). Visitors and Residents: A new typology for online engagement. First Monday, Volume 16, Number 9 -5 September 2011. Retrieved form https://firstmonday.org/article/view/3171/3049
July 24, 2019 at 8:57 pm
Great visual Earl, interesting that you discovered your interactions are generally related to your professional digital presence; I wonder if you will discover fluctuations as you continue to evaluate your footprint?
July 25, 2019 at 10:24 pm
I appreciated the power in the simplicity of your Visitor-Resident Map of Digital Use, Earl; especially when I believe that your use, understanding, and contributions made via the web are anything but simple! I too appreciated how White and Le Cornu referred to individuals inhabiting the web in different roles, at different depths, and that a defining aspect was motivation at any given time. I am interested to hear more about your presence and contributions on Pinterest!
July 27, 2019 at 5:47 pm
Your final comment prompted me to think about how my use of social media platforms has evolved over the past 13+ years. Initially my personal use of FaceBook, Twitter and Instagram was significant, but institutionally, almost nil. There’s also a pattern for usage to trend downwards over time, as I explore a platform, and then eventually get bored. It would be interesting to see it charted on graph. And, how the work in the MALAT program will impact that trajectory. Thanks for a thought provoking post.