Whose business is it ? In this day and time the internet, or social media is the new way of communicating with others. In fact, it is quite rare to not see someone at any time of the day on their cellphones interacting via social websites such as Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and dating websites. However, the question is, are you fully aware of who you are associating with on these websites ? Over sometime, people have since become concerned about how “real”, or “authentic” a person actually appears on social media, and if they should have the permission to remain anonymous, or obscure, when interacting with others virtually. Some people believe that everyone should pose on social media as themselves. In fact, corporations such …show more content…
In most cases, people use nicknames, and pseudonyms as their social media names. Although this may be true, the opposition may argue that, it should be forbidden for people to hide their true identity because it can cause a plethora of problems. For example, the internet can to have perverts, and serial killers using pseudonyms to lure in victims who are usually children, and women. As a matter of fact, a show by the name of “Catfished” has arised from people using Pseudonyms and pictures that were not their own to essentially “hook-up” with someone online. Another reason why obscuring your identity is opposed is due to the fact that people tend to get bullied by people who obscure their identity, and without knowing their true information there would be no way to hold them accountable for their actions. Nevertheless, making sure that people are who they appear to be online is crucial, when it comes to dating websites it’s important for both persons to know who they are interacting with, especially if they are potential spouses. In the case that a person on a dating website is not who they appeared to be online, it can give the dating website a bad reputation, and possibly result in someone being arrested for false …show more content…
In some cases, people feel more comfortable not using their entire name, or their real name on social media because it yields more privacy. One reason people should be able to conceal their identity is to not be easily identified by employers. Unfortunately, many people live a different lifestyle, compared to the facade that they give off at work. With a concealed identity, it allows them to freely express themselves on social media. Also, appearing anonymous, or by a pseudonym on social media allows you to monitor family members, or loved ones without the concern of appearing nosey. Of course, most parents and spouses are concerned with what their loved one could potentially be doing on social media, and with a pseudonym they are able to monitor this at
In our age of endless involvement in social media, we often see that people know online aren’t what they seem. Some social media users don’t know that same people we follow or are friends with on Facebook are controlling the way they are being perceived by other users. It’s a new social phenomenon born online and isn’t taken noticed by the everyday users, but there had been movies and stories about it. The topic of identity on social media is being bought up more often in the worldwide conversion about what social media means to us. In the essay “Impression Management on Facebook and Twitter” by Annalise Sigona seeks to inform readers and social media users about the unknowns about the impression and the way user present themselves in social media. When reading this essay, I was introduced to new term, and something I had vague understanding for.
Using the informal tone he enhances his argument by providing several thought-provoking statements that allow the reader to see the logic in the article, “Social media is designed for the information shared on it to be searched, and shared- and mined for profit… When considering what to share via social media, don 't think business vs. personal. Think public vs. private. And if something is truly private, do not share it on social media out of a misplaced faith in the expectation of privacy” (134). The reader should agree with Edmond that when posting or being a part of the social media bandwagon, you’re life and decisions will be up for display. Moreover, the business vs. personal and public vs. private point is accurate and logical, because evidently if you post something on any social media outlet you should expect that anyone and everyone can see it, regardless of your privacy settings. Edmond highlights that Facebook along with other social networking sites change their privacy settings whenever they please without
The word “privacy” has a different meaning in our society than it did in previous times. You can put on Privacy settings on Facebook, twitter, or any social media sights, however, nothing is truly personal and without others being able to view your information. You can get to know a person’s personal life simply by typing in their name in google. In the chronicle review, “Why Privacy Matters Even if You Have ‘Nothing to Hide,'" published on May 15th 2011, Professor Daniel J. Solove argues that the issue of privacy affects more than just individuals hiding a wrong. The nothing-to-hide argument pervades discussions about privacy. Solove starts talking about this argument right away in the article and discusses how the nothing-to-hide
Over the years people have all safeguarded their personal identities for the risks of emotional pain that others can cause, the recent use of the online identity being another fortification to this protection. However this has lead people to confuse which identity is their personal one and which is their online one, because of the development of taking technology with you. This can harm one’s relationships with close friends and family that sometimes get confused for the others. With the consequences of bring aspects of online identity into personal identities, many people find it hard to maintain the boundaries of these two. The first step is to understand the problem so one can better see how each identity can fix into its place and still be able to protect them from any positional emotional scarring.
Another concern is that the number of misrepresentations in profiles may create problems as couples learn more about their spouses after the wedding; one of the primary fears that people have about online dating is encountering sexual predators.
Social media companies have to be careful when doing anything with privacy settings because people get extremely defensive regarding their information. There is also a level of comfort that comes with age. The older generations have no trust when it comes to putting their information online. Most feel as if they are being tricked in some way.
Stealing the identity of another is not an honest act. However, the Internet allows many opportunities for exploration of identity and has displayed personal social exploration to fulfill their curiosity. According to Lemke (1998), young people develop a sense of full presence online, living in them semiotically as they make cultural and personal sense of their participation. The shaping of an identity plays a vital role in the online world especially in having sustained online presence within any particular online-group. Turkle (1995) believes identity tinkering online opens the potential for young people to take risks and to explore all aspects of one's identity.
For centuries, humans have used their interaction with one another to help shape outsiders' perceptions of them. Often communication experts refer to this as constructing one’s “social identity.” For many years, this projection of self-came through interpersonal communication; face-to-face communication or other forms of personal interaction. In the progress of technology, this development of one’s personal attributes has come to include photographs, letters, published and unpublished writings, and physical attributes. Many aspects of a person’s “identity” as others see it are difficult and almost impossible to define. In the modern age, such vague characteristics are both helped and hindered by using social media and the internet to “construct”
With technology advances steadily in today’s society, individuals steadily advance too. One of these aspects includes dating. Individuals in today’s society hope to find companionship through online dating websites so that someday some online daters might be able to find a companion. With websites like eHarmony, Match, Christian Mingle, OkCupid, Black People Meet, and JDate, finding the one seems to be easier and more convenient than ever. Most of these websites even display statistics showing that one out of five relationships start online. The questions that should be asked, is this a better and safer option than looking for the one in person? Individuals tend to ignore the possible risks involving online dating. They are willing to release personal information from pictures of oneself, to locations of where they work, or live just for the possibility of finding a companion. The online users have to ask themselves: is the risk worth it in the end, or does the benefit outweighs the cost? When searching for a companionship through online dating websites, negative aspects such as profiles, self-presentation, self-disclosure, predators and sexual mishaps, may outweigh the positive aspects and cause more problems and strife then actual good.
they say they are," (Source 3). When you are on the Internet nobody can see who you are, making it simple to change your identity. Anyone on social media can lie about their age, gender, location, and a lot more. An innocent conversation with a total stranger on the Internet
In a way, this creates a suspicious environment in the world of social media. If we don’t know the individuals we befriend on social media sites personally, how are we to know if they are real people or fictional characters produced out of the mind of someone else. In this way, a sense of identity is destroyed.
Social networking sites have become popular over the years, like twitter, which allows users to present themselves through their tweets using photos, hyperlinks, or hashtags. Boyd (2010) argued that social media platforms like Twitter encourages members to use their actual identities but it does not mean people are presenting themselves online the way they do in real life.
I googled my name in different variety of way to obtain the best results for example, Jenna Coffey New Carlisle, OH, Jenna Coffey, and Jenna Brooke Coffey. The information I found was my age, city I live in and year I was born. This makes me extremely uncomfortable. Not only is that information exposed to the world-wide web about me but it so shows information about my family. Fortunately I was unable to find my Facebook , Instagram, and twitter account using my real name. This was reassuring for me. Subsequently, working at a prison (40 miles from my home) and a hospital in my community I have already taken precautions concerning my privacy. Currently, the name on my Facebook, twitter and Instagram is Jenn Brooke. Therefore, by taking my last name off social media and using “Jenn” instead of “Jenna” has helped with problems I have already faced in my current occupations.
I think in ever expanding world where social media spreads like wildfire and easily connects everyone no matter where they are, people should make more of an effort to keep some things private. Gossip and speculation of fact can easily tear down relationships, friendship and many times does social networking reveal some harsh thoughts or inappropriate pictures that should have never been there. Keeping things private is crucial to protecting yourself as well as others. Society as a whole requires a person to have behaviors and be abiding to the norms of society. I believe that people have a duty of themselves to keep their business private.
What we post, share and do online depends mainly on two things. Firstly, the "friends" and our relationships with them on a social platform (Rowe, 2010). For each different relationship we have with people we choose to share certain information about ourselves, for example you won't share the same information with your friends than what you share with your mother or even your partner. As mentioned by (Rowe, 2010) th...