Today, technologies are getting more tied with people which have huge impacts on people’s lifestyles in many ways. People could have more than one identity now based on what they want to show others in real life or online. Digital Identity is what people present themselves on the internet. It includes what contents and information people share to the public and who they represent while interacting with others on the internet. For example, my digital identity could be my Tweets, Instagram posts, WeChat stories where I leave my footprints on the internet.
Usually, there are different purposes for personal and professional use of social media. In general, professional use of social media creates a good image also advertises an individual, company, or organization. Whereas personal social media is to share the mood, hobbies, and other daily activities to the group of people whom the publisher wants to be seen.
In many cases, personal and professional accounts are related. For example, many people set up two accounts including a personal, and the other one is professional. For the personal account, people share the daily activities, whereas the professional account covers most of positive and healthy images of the individual or company. individuals should be careful when they express their real feelings on the professional account, which could result in a negative impact on the professional image.
Good reflection on how our accounts become hybrids of personal and professional information.
Well done! Here I have a suggestion for you. In the second paragraph, you can add some examples to explain the different purposes for personal and professional use of social media.