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in progress-------->> Networked/ Online identity

Im interested in the issue of identity in the networked society and particularly in online identity. But before going to that point I would like to comparatively focus on how the individuality construction (Foucault) has been transformed through the informational interchanges of informagion society (Deleuze) to the current protocol condition. (Gallaway) Trough the examination of the issue of identity within this three historical waves I will attempt to approach the current status of our networked identities that seem to be created with a curator-librarian methodology. Connections with important writers and identity related topics seem meaningfull. (Harraways fragmented identities, Foucaults the care of the self, G. Lovinks multiple self and E.LLouz institutional self, Hayles critical posthumanistic views etc.) Our online identities are built with information collections acessed online, expressed with metadata and based on textual formats like the code. Moreover they are distributed within the network again and can be further remixed by others. It seems that the online world offers a space for identity construction through a variety of platfroms like personal webpages, blogs, social networks, elearning, online business etc. This could be liberating on the one hand, but on the other is shadowed by the fact that we tend to think of internet as a free space, while it is highly controled. Therefore it raises my interest to explore furhter questions like: Are we free in the objects we chose in our information collecting practises ? On which basis is our identity constructed within the context of social networking? How does constant information collecting and producing affect the way we perceive and present our selves? How does the extensive use of metadata created by others affect us? ( I am thinking that identity was always built with metadata, but within the cultures of free sharing, social tagging and remixing this notion is beeing transformed) Are we distributing our alternative identities? Is finally virtual space liberating in terms of identity or are enclosed in a very liquid controlled identity construction space? How does the networking charakter of our society affect identity construction? From individuality construction to customized identity construction what has really changed? Have the degrees of freedom of expression changed?

online profiles- management reputation- person as information- collection development and management- the self- self and design- self classification- state of the self