A/S/L: The Profile Before Profiles
In short: A/S/L, online chat shorthand for age, sex and location, offers a way to think about how people described themselves in typed words, from early text chat to today's profile-based social media.
A 2:06 short film in the series “Being Social Online”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Cambridge University Press & Assessment (Cambridge Dictionary), “a/s/l”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Chat room | History, Technology, & Facts | Britannica”; SAGE Journals (article by Tom Postmes, Russell Spears and Martin Lea, 1998), “Breaching or Building Social Boundaries? - TOM POSTMES, RUSSELL SPEARS, MARTIN LEA, 1998”; Taylor & Francis (tandfonline.com); article by Emily van der Nagel, Swinburne University of Technology, “From usernames to profiles: the development of pseudonymity in Internet communication”; Springer Nature (Philosophical Studies journal), “Becoming oneself online: narrative self-constitution and the internet - Philosophical Studies”; Springer Nature (Springer, book chapter), “Online Self-Presentation and Identity: Insights from Diverse and Marginalized Youth”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Computer - Social Networking, Connectivity, Interaction | Britannica”.
Sources used in this film
- Cambridge University Press & Assessment (Cambridge Dictionary) — a/s/l · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Chat room | History, Technology, & Facts | Britannica · View →
- SAGE Journals (article by Tom Postmes, Russell Spears and Martin Lea, 1998) — Breaching or Building Social Boundaries? - TOM POSTMES, RUSSELL SPEARS, MARTIN LEA, 1998 · View →
- Taylor & Francis (tandfonline.com); article by Emily van der Nagel, Swinburne University of Technology — From usernames to profiles: the development of pseudonymity in Internet communication · View →
- Springer Nature (Philosophical Studies journal) — Becoming oneself online: narrative self-constitution and the internet - Philosophical Studies · View →
- Springer Nature (Springer, book chapter) — Online Self-Presentation and Identity: Insights from Diverse and Marginalized Youth · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Computer - Social Networking, Connectivity, Interaction | Britannica · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Cambridge University Press & Assessment (Cambridge Dictionary): a/s/l
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Chat room | History, Technology, & Facts | Britannica
- Also: SAGE Journals (article by Tom Postmes, Russell Spears and Martin Lea, 1998): Breaching or Building Social Boundaries? - TOM POSTMES, RUSSELL SPEARS, MARTIN LEA, 1998
- Also: Taylor & Francis (tandfonline.com); article by Emily van der Nagel, Swinburne University of Technology: From usernames to profiles: the development of pseudonymity in Internet communication
- Also: Springer Nature (Philosophical Studies journal): Becoming oneself online: narrative self-constitution and the internet - Philosophical Studies
- Also: Springer Nature (Springer, book chapter): Online Self-Presentation and Identity: Insights from Diverse and Marginalized Youth
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Computer - Social Networking, Connectivity, Interaction | Britannica
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