Identity in Communities and Networks

The importance of anonymity and pseudonymity in youths’ exploration of identity online

Rachel Tiongco, Curtin University Abstract This conference paper investigates the importance of anonymity in social networking sites. It first tackles the problematic statement by Zuckerberg that to have more than one identity online is to lack integrity by using Goffman’s (1959) impression management to unpack the statement. It will then analyse the ways in which… Continue reading The importance of anonymity and pseudonymity in youths’ exploration of identity online