Kang+Diana

=**Self Identity Through Personal Homepages**=

**By: Diana Kang**
My issue analysis paper will be from chapter four in the //Web.Studies// textbook.

I will be focusing on self expression and identity through personal homepages, and also the social interactions with those on the World Wide Web versus real life.


 * CLICK HERE** (to be directed to my personal website): [|http://individual.utoronto.ca/dianakang/index.html]

March 30, 2010
 * Critical Analysis** **of "Self Identity Through Personal Homepages" by Kevin Shum

// This Issue Analysis Website provides sufficient information on how page makers choose to portray themselves on the internet however there are a few issues that are not brought up that may provide more depth to this topic. Issues such as the difference between the virtual self and the reality of the self within the real world. // Diana's insight on the ways in which the average page maker portrays their personalities is spot on, however it seems that the problem of dishonesty when such page makers create their persona's has not been addressed. According to Diana the creation of these personal web spaces gives people the freedom to show what they want of their personalities without the repercussions that in may bring in the real world due to the fact that these personal web pages can be altered by their creators. Perhaps the ability to alter theses web sites over and over may cause a rift between what the page maker feels is the ideal vision of themselves and the reality of who they are. Diana seems to be fixated on the positive effects of the creation of personal web pages but is lacking in providing information in regards to the negative effects and risks that these web pages may bring.

Although this paper seems a fair bit one-sided, it is well written in a clear and concise manner and it did provide me with much more insight on the practice of personal web page creation than that which I had already. ** Unlike the real world where there are a lot of factors that can disrupt the representation of self, which can lead to possible humiliation