Comments on: Delete – The Virtue of Forgetting in a Digital Age http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2009/11/20/delete-the-virtue-of-forgetting-in-a-digital-age/ social media, youth participation, e-democracy & social change Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:53:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Legacies of social reporting: an IGF09 example : Tim’s Blog http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2009/11/20/delete-the-virtue-of-forgetting-in-a-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-93137 Legacies of social reporting: an IGF09 example : Tim’s Blog Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:59:46 +0000 http://www.timdavies.org.uk/?p=2567#comment-93137 [...] just been reading Delete, which very sensibly suggests that not all content should be online for ever – and [...] [...] just been reading Delete, which very sensibly suggests that not all content should be online for ever – and [...]

]]> By: Merlyn Horton http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2009/11/20/delete-the-virtue-of-forgetting-in-a-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-90553 Merlyn Horton Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:43:11 +0000 http://www.timdavies.org.uk/?p=2567#comment-90553 (Thanks for the link to Spark. We're very proud of their podcasts here in Canada.) (Thanks for the link to Spark. We’re very proud of their podcasts here in Canada.)

]]> By: Merlyn Horton http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2009/11/20/delete-the-virtue-of-forgetting-in-a-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-90552 Merlyn Horton Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:42:20 +0000 http://www.timdavies.org.uk/?p=2567#comment-90552 This has come up in conversations with youth and adults here in B.C.. Sometimes professionals are very resistant to having anything (Facebook profile, pictures, etc.) online. I don't think it's an option. Everyone will end up with some sort of online representation of who they are. The only question is, are people going to participate in the construction of that representation or are they continue to complain about their 'lack of privacy'. This has come up in conversations with youth and adults here in B.C.. Sometimes professionals are very resistant to having anything (Facebook profile, pictures, etc.) online. I don’t think it’s an option. Everyone will end up with some sort of online representation of who they are. The only question is, are people going to participate in the construction of that representation or are they continue to complain about their ‘lack of privacy’.

]]> By: Nick Morgan http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2009/11/20/delete-the-virtue-of-forgetting-in-a-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-90451 Nick Morgan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:06:58 +0000 http://www.timdavies.org.uk/?p=2567#comment-90451 Joel Spolsky had a good point about this on the Stack Overflow podcast: "the best way to control your online presence is to fill it yourself with all the cool stuff you’ve been doing! Don’t let others tell the story of you when you can tell it yourself." (http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/10/podcast-70/) His point was that if that story about you comes at the top of Google's results, replace it with something more interesting, compelling, and positive. Joel Spolsky had a good point about this on the Stack Overflow podcast:

“the best way to control your online presence is to fill it yourself with all the cool stuff you’ve been doing! Don’t let others tell the story of you when you can tell it yourself.”

(http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/10/podcast-70/)

His point was that if that story about you comes at the top of Google’s results, replace it with something more interesting, compelling, and positive.

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