--Originally published at iTec – Digital Identity
The internet is a very diverse place and it can be used differently by different people. Some people use the internet as a tool warehouse, they get in, search for whatever they need (photos, information, videos, etc) and then they leave, leaving no trace of them online. This type of people are called visitors.
On the other hand, some people use the internet as a “place” or a medium to socialice and meet other people, a part of their lives is through the internet. This people are constantly leaving traces on the internet, either with the information they exchange with other people or with the content they create. They are called residents.
These two types of people usually interact with one another through the same site, for instance, a person in youtube watching a video might be a visitor while the person who appears in the video is a resident.
