As a way to analyze, think, and talk about your digital identity it’s a good practice to start by making a Visitor and Resident (V&R) map and share it. It’s a way to visualize the way you interact in different online spaces.
Horizontal Axis
Visitor: Visiting site to accomplish a task, such as seeking out information or watching a video. No public trace after leaving or logging off.
Resident: Actively adding content to share with multiple people. This can be public to all on the web, those you’ve approved to follow, or in a more closed space such as Moodle.
Vertical Axis
Personal: This is content may show the more private or emotional side of you. It may literally be private, such as a personal Instagram account that you only allow friends to follow
Institutional: This can also be known as professional. Content may be intended towards employers or just showing accomplishments, for example. Specifically, it may be your LinkedIn profile or your work email.
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You can choose how you would like to make it but I recommend that you draw it out on paper. You may already have more than one digital identity if you maintain an identity for a business or project – feel free to map whichever identity you feel you would like to explore.
Further information on a Visitor and Resident map can be found here: Visitor and Resident Typology and Video on VR Mapping.