This was a quick presentation to fellow PhD students, introducing my research topic during a retreat.

1. Frances Ryan
First Year Research Student

2. Online Reputation
Management
in a Digital World

3. Creative Commons
sydneycampos.com

4. The Questions
The proposed research will answer two questions:
1) How do people evaluate the
reputations of others from the online
evidence available to them?
2) How do people manage their own
reputation through their online
activities?

5. Key Terms
•Reputation
•Identity
•Information

6. The Research
• Social informatics viewpoint
• Focus on how individuals decide
what to share – or not to share
• Use of pseudonyms and anonymous
accounts
• Opting to not use social media
• How individuals evaluate others

7. Methodology
• Undetermined at this time
• Scoping survey
• Likely in-depth interviews
• Possible assessment of interviewees’
reputations + second interviews
• Open to ideas!

8. Next Stages
•RD5 in autumn
•Literature searching
•Literature review
•Scoping survey

9. Questions?

10. (Yes, I am online!)
www.JustAPhD.com
@cleverfrances
www.about.me/francesryan