Questionnaire

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Using your cyber portrait as a reference, select the three interactive Web environments in which you are most active. On the Answer Sheet provided, write their names at the top of each Web Environment column and answer the following questions for each one.
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Online Profile

1. This profile has:
   
   
   1. one (or several) recognizable photo(s) of me
   2. one (or several) unrecognizable general photo(s)
   3. personal data that could be used to identify me (e.g., e-mail address, birthday, name, school, reference to a sports team, etc.)
   4. there is no profile option on this Web site
   5. I have chosen not to complete an online profile on this site
      
      
2. Imagine that someone you know in the physical world comes across this online profile. Could this person link this profile to you (either by reading the profile content or by following your e-mail address)?
   
   
   1. yes
   2. no
   3. not sure
      
      
3. Who can see this profile?

1. only people I invite (secret profile)
2. only people I accept (limited profile)
3. people in my network: school, town (public profile)
4. everyone
5. not sure
   

4. Have you ever posted recognizable photos of your friends in your profile?
   
   
   1. yes, after checking with them to make sure they didn’t mind
   2. yes, without checking with them
   3. no
      
      
5. Profile Content
   
   
   1. I would have no problem showing what I have posted in my profile to my virtual conscience
   2. I would not want to show my profile to my virtual conscience
      

Communication Characteristics

1. Characteristics
   
   
   1. one-way communication (where your audience or the object of your comments has no way of responding directly to you)
   2. two-way communication (where your audience or the object of your comments may respond, online or otherwise)
      
      
2. Have you ever sent, forwarded or posted an image of someone that was intended to put down, make fun of, or embarrass them?
   
   
   1. yes
   2. no
      
      
3. Have you ever sent, forwarded or posted comments about someone that were intended to put down, make fun of, or embarrass them?
   
   
   1. yes
   2. no
      
      
4. Nature of Communication
   
   
   1. I would have no problem showing my chat logs or what I have posted to my virtual conscience
   2. I would not want to show my chat logs to my virtual conscience
      

Passwords

1. Does anyone else know any of the passwords that you use online?
   
   
   1. yes
   2. no
      

Lifespan of Data

1. What is the lifespan of the images, and/or information I have posted or shared in this online environment?
   
   
   1. temporary
   2. permanent
   3. don’t know
      

Bonus Question

Are you ever truly anonymous when you are online?

1. yes
2. no

What do you base your answer on?