Transitions – changing your online persona as your real life changes
This session is moderated by ScienceWoman and Propterdoc:
As you move from high school to college, then to grad school and postdoc, and finally get a job in academia or elsewhere, you leave your name (and thoughts and pictures) all over the Web. When you are blogging as a student or postdoc, your style and choice of topics probably reflects your position in the Academia. How do you change your blog once you get hired (without alienating your regular readers) so it works for you in your new position? How do you manage your online persona so what is out there on the Web about you reflects what you do at the moment and not the ‘shady’ past?
Discuss:
Note to live bloggers etc: We would prefer that our real names are not used in any posts/forums concerning this session. Science Woman, and Propter Doc/KH are fine. Thanks
How to keep your real name from being associated with your blogger identity, through google for example, may be worth discussing. I’m sure many people have had ‘near misses’.
Relevant Blog Posts
ScienceWoman: Transitions: Blogging While on the Job Market
Follow-up post by James Annan: The Dangers of Blogging
ScienceWoman: Transitions: How does your online persona change as your real life changes
A Blog Around The Clock: Managing Your Online Persona Like a SuperHero
