This is a discovery post rather than prescriptive on how to be transparent and authentic online. There are a number of recent incidents in various online environments which triggered some thoughts and feelings requiring associated decisions and actions for me. In this post, I’d like to discuss the environment factor.
Environment is an essential factor for success. I believe, like it is in the real world, one expect the online world to be clean and healthy to play with confidence and enthusiasm. If an environment gets toxic with mediocrity and childish behaviour, one’s enthusiasm and willingness relatively decrease. I believe authentic and transparent people instantly affected by their environments. An environment, for example for blogging, makes difference for one’s participation and collaboration.
Spirit of networking is directly related environment which play a significant role for participative actions. Who has the key impact on environment? Without doubt that the members of the environment have the key impact to keep the environment clean, healthy and pleasant to play with.
I’d like to discover how one can be transparent and authentic in this online world. How would you define and describe a clean, healthy and pleasant environment. Look forward to obtaining your insights stemming from your online experience, thoughts, and personal preferences.
Regards,
Dr. Mehmet Yildiz
Dear Mehmet,
ReplyDeleteThank you for having invited me to comment on your blog.
I think that the attention rate is an important factor of success and that the winners are sites that offer a lot of simplicity.
If the attention rate is high, tansparancy increases.
If the attention rate is low, transparency decreases.
But there are many other factors that play a role.
Have a wonderful and successful time!
Best
Lucas
I think, the online environment is mostly created by the users. Of course, the technique is done by the creators of the social network platform, but all other is done by the users.
ReplyDeleteIf I do not like the behavior (environment) of one platform, I will not be active there - that's very clear, isn't it?
Only if a person is veritable, other people will follow them. By the way - showing another image than the true one is possible only for a short time... The personality of an human is visible online as well as offline - and, of course, one needs time to learn to know each other.
Thanks Lucas and Solveigh. Your comments make good sense to me.
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@Is it possible to be transparent and authentic online?
ReplyDeleteYes, definetely, yes... If we differentiate in some points.
It is acceptable to provide some personal insight in to our online business life to be more transparent. It is not required a full view and it is not necessary at all because the main interest is to present the product or the service.
If someone wants to be online just for his private amusement or to waste his freetime and want be 100& transparent to be authentic, I wouldn't see any sense in it unless a tendency to exibitionism.
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Tedora