Profile Me...

When it comes to who I am online I try to keep it as real as possible, yet at the same time whenever I click into the internet I tend to take on multiple personalities.

For instance, instead of using my last name on most of my profiles, I use my middle name. Most of my "online friends" know me as Haley Adele, rather than Haley Fowler. I feel like it adds character to myself, and it flows better when people ask who "that" is.

Ive also discussed previously how I'm a promoter, so there is also a business side to my online personalities. I have that side, the talkative blunt self, and the onlooker who just sits back and clicks the mouse while browsing random useless websites to waste time.

I feel as if many people have more than one "self" online. They're all an idea of who you are, but when its behind a computer screen you can take on roles you dont really want to take on in real life. People create these profiles to "get to know you" but in reality you cant really get to know someone by reading a few paragraphs. You actually have to interact with people, and thats the cool thing about the idea of the world wide web.

There are some dangers with online profiling though, because whatever you put up, or whatever is posted is there forever. You never know who is "viewing" you at any given moment, therefore allowing problems everyday in identity issues.

The internet can be a fun place to promote yourself, but you have to do it in a safe way and always be aware of what and where you're posting things.