I see the profiles we can create on the internet as a form of creating drawings. It's like making your mark on the internet; I was here. I AM here. The way you build up a picture of who you are, or at least, how you would like to be seen by others. In some ways, using a programme like Second Life, creating a Weemee, you literally are building a digital drawing of your avatar (NB - I am interested in the origin of the term Avatar - ) to be displayed in the game or environment. Computer games have done this for years - you can create your identity within the game as a way of feeling immersed in it or connected to it. I feel that it is a way of connecting ourselves to the technology.
Facebook my facebook page
Facebook pages are a drawing of yourself, and feature many ways to represent your tastes and spin an intricate web of your contacts. Relationships are created, developed and displayed. Networks are drawings.
Grafitti Wall
Using a basic drawing programme where only line thickness, opacity and colour are editable, drawing can be used to leave messages for friends - some can be very intricate.
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