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  Mapping Your Digital Space           Image Source: DigitalSpace.com As as self described reluctant technology user ( see my previous post ), if I am to be honest about my activities online, I would indeed break it into the four categories which are personal, professional, visitors, and resident. Our digital activities are much like our physical ones. How would we categorize our presence in our homes, churches, stores, libraries, gym, the movie theater, the bar or even the park where we take walks and strolls on beautiful days. Still, I was a little confused about the meaning of “resident” versus “visitor”. The V&R model aims at understanding “understanding how people use the web, and the differences between their approaches to online engagement”. A visitor merely uses the internet “as a series of tools and a pool of information ” while a resident “expresses him or herself and leaves a proof of his/her visit”. Image Source:Indu...