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What are the implications for individual identity in relation to the rise in Internet cultures?
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What are the implications for individual identity in relation to the rise in Internet cultures? To begin with, it is important to define what is meant by identity. "Identity relates to the understandings people hold about who they are and what is meaningful to them" (Giddens, 2001, 29). One of the ways in which people build up their identity is by interacting with others and experiencing things. In the pre-internet world, all the people with whom it is possible to interact with and the experiences available are limited by geography, ie. it is only possible to interact with people who you can meet face to face. It is possible to have a relationship with someone based purely on the use of telephones of letter writing, however, it is unlikely that random mailings will inspire long term friendships. The internet, however, seems to be unique in that random people can end up...
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