My Identities on the Internet
When thinking of my identities online, the messaging tools on my mobile phone and computer first come to my mind, namely Wechat and Gmail. I view the two applications as the most important online tools since I use them mainly for talking about urgent matters in daily life: sending course files, contact families and friends, receive notifications from the college... I think this kind of tools helps people fulfill the needs of communication which closely link to real-life matters. In the communities of my WeChat friends and Gmail contacts, my online identity is nearly the same as the offline social identity: a college student, an intern, a member of a student society... An example of WeChat Another important online platform in my life is the different social media applications, such as Instagram, Facebook, WeChat Moments, Weibo… Posting on social media accounts mostly follows my personal interests. For instance, I like to post traveling pictures on Instagram or collect news ...