Managing Online Identity

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Managing Online Identity by Mind Map: Managing Online Identity

1. Reputation Management

1.1. Web Pages that describe you inaccurately

1.2. Making a good name for yourself

1.3. Tools

1.3.1. Google Alerts

1.3.1.1. Alert you based on a search term

1.3.1.2. Daily, Weekly, Monthly Digests

1.3.1.3. http://www.google.com/alerts

1.3.2. Technorati

1.3.2.1. Tracks keywords in blogs

1.3.2.2. Can track comments on blogs

1.3.2.3. http://technorati.com/

1.3.3. Board Tracker

1.3.3.1. Tracks forums/discussion groups

1.3.3.2. http://boardtracker.com/

1.4. Responding to Inacccuracies

1.4.1. Posting your own blog

1.4.1.1. Keep the content fresh

1.4.1.2. Keep it on top of google searches

1.4.2. Social Media Sites

1.4.2.1. High Authority sites - Favoured by google

1.4.2.2. Interlink with Blog Posts

1.4.2.3. Flickr - Photo Sharing

1.4.2.4. Youtube - Video Sharing

1.4.2.5. Digg - Social News

1.4.2.6. Wikipedia - Collaborative Encyclopedia

1.4.2.7. Twitter - Microblogging

1.4.3. Network with others in the same field

1.4.4. Be receptive to criticism and address it

1.4.5. Communicate directly with Publisher (Less effective)

2. Dealing with Meanies

2.1. People who are smal and weak in other area's of their lives, feel empowered

2.2. Step away from the computer, think about the response

2.3. Doing nothing often removes stops the abuse

2.4. Find useful information between the negativity

2.5. Hurtful messages do not hurt unless you let them