Summary & Synthesis In those three articles that we have studied, Nicholas Carr, Sherry Turkle and Clive Thompson have a common focus: effects of sharing information. Nicholas Carr mainly focuses on the sharing of objective information, the information that is related to science and facts. In the mean time, Sherry Turkle writes about sharing subjective information, the personal and emotional messages that we deliver on social media. Clive Thompson talks about the sharing of both kinds of information. However, their views about sharing information are totally different. The similarities and conflicts between their arguments can actually help us to compare and crystallize those different points of view on sharing information. In his article …show more content…
In general, she suggests when we reveal information about ourselves online, we “hide as much as we show” (Turkle 388). Since we actively present this information to other people, it is natural to present ourselves in the way we “wish to be seen” (Turkle 388). Eventually, the information that we present becomes part of our personal identity. As a result, some parts of our original self identities are neglected, even forgotten. For a large portion of this article, Turkle uses the example of a high school junior Andrey to illustrate such concept. Andrey has an extreme enthusiasm about Facebook; she posts pictures to Facebook all the times and she is extremely proud of the amount of personal information that she releases online (Turkle 380). According to Andrey, in the world of Facebook, she can “can create who she want to be ” (Turkle 388). Furthermore, Andrey believes this personal information online is actually a vital part of her self identity. She says, “I like to feel that my life is up there... If Facebook were deleted, I’d be deleted... All my memories would probably go along with it” (Turkle 388). Her obsession with sharing personal information online supports Turkle’s idea that excessive revelation of our personal information can potentially make us to lose our self
In the digital age, social media platforms have become an integral part of our daily lives. Facebook, the world's largest social network, has been the subject of intense scrutiny over the years due to its handling of user data and privacy concerns. In a recent article published on Vox, titled "Facebook’s data collection tactics and algorithms threaten our privacy and democracy," author Rani Molla explores the ways in which Facebook's data collection and algorithmic systems pose a threat to both user privacy and democratic values. Through a combination of rhetorical strategies, Molla successfully argues that Facebook's actions represent a clear danger to both individuals and society as a whole.
Most people, including myself, use social media as a way to stay connected with friends and to create a better image of themselves. People like myself do not want to be left out of the loop and want to fit in with the crowd. We want other people to like us and be jealous of our lives. After reading this chapter, it makes me want to change the way I use social media to make it more meaningful. I waste so much time on social media looking at other people’s images and creating a positive self-image of myself with I could be impacting another person’s life by helping them find their identity or enhancing their life in some
Not everyone that a person once associated with still lives in close proximity to said person and thus allows for people to reconnect with people from all parts of the globe that have access to internet. Jurgenson illustrates the notion that people putting photos and scribing statuses on platforms such as Facebook are engaging acts of validity, thus proving that a said someone’s online life is “real”. Furthermore, sharing something on the internet is not just for online friends or showing someone “pics or it didn’t happen”
In the article “How to Protect Your Reputation in The Digital Age,” Greg Beato, the editor for Reason magazine, claim that within the digital age of the internet no one is truly secured or private. Beato argued with the internet many had adopted negative personas to ridicule other as they believe that their action has no impact and consequences. Beato argued that eventually these people will go so far as playing judge and jury with others social life’s and harm reputation’s in the process, but he asserts that it’s easier than ever for others to find you on the internet than ever. Beato believes that what you do on the internet resonate more about you than you think, and they speak and represent you. As he reminds us that people represent themselves
Children nowadays have 1000 friends on Facebook but doesn’t have enough friend to hang out in real life. In the article “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk”, Sherry Turkle talks about how the technology have affected people with results of different research and gives her own explanation to them. This article relates to the human psychology and the use of technology It is a worth reading article because most of us can related
In the content, "why selfies matter", writer Sifferlin(2013) clarifies the hugeness of selfies throughout today's life. Firstly, the writer discusses the conflicting notions with respect to selfies. Some say selfies are a manifestation of narcissism when others guarantee it to be a type of advanced correspondence. At that point the writer questions whether selfies convey undesirable data about people. A while later, Sifferlin notice an unmistakable clinician and proposes that selfie in not so much another idea as it may appear.
Social media brings together the millions of people of earth, it has revolutionized the way we think of pen pals; we are able to communicate with other individuals around the world. Most of all we are able to find others with the same interests as us and befriend them. All though it is wonderful to be able to do this it has also caused a backfire. Joe Keohane, a journalist states in his article “How facts backfire,” that backfire is a phenomenon in which people with a strong set of beliefs will not change their belief even if there are facts given (1). Facts are supposed to enlighten an individual’s opinion not enhance their mistaken one.
In her document “ The Fakebook Generation,” later to be published in the New York Times on October 6, 2007, Alice Mathias enters the topic of the most used social networking service worldwide, Facebook. Mathias debates on Facebook’s claim of being a forum for “genuine personal and professional connections” and tries to influence her readers to ask themselves if the website really promotes human relationships. The author illustrates in her document the power and impact Facebook had on the population by convincing to be “a place of human connectivity,” but states her idea of Facebook missing its real reason of enriching human connectivity. Mathias goes on how Facebook became more as an “online community theater” than a functional service tool. She provided examples like people who announce relationships with Chinese food in their status in order to make others laugh instead of providing useful updates.
In his powerful 2016 essay, “ In the Depths of Digital Age," Edward Mendelsen persuades readers that humans are compelled to constantly change their perception of the world in both positive and negative ways as a direct result of the digital era. Changes caused by the digital revolution are abrupt and overpowering like an unpredictable storm. In consequence of this sudden transition and the development of the smartphone, people’s lives have become progressively public and accessible. The younger generation(s), especially, have a different understanding of privacy, and thus are prominently the ones to expose themselves on social media and the rest of the virtual world.
Seemly , the action of liking reflects back on the common attributes of other people who have experienced this. Analysis Computing and communication technology enables the collection and exchange of personal information on a scale unprecedented in the history of civilization. Increasing the potential for violating the privacy of individuals and groups on facebook and other social media. 1.7
Facebook and Privacy: Big Brother “Likes” Us Case Analysis Summary Introduction Facebook was founded by Harvard students Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes on Feb 4, 2004 known as Thefacebook. In the beginning, Facebook was “closed”, limited to college students to share information using their “.edu” email address, until it was opened for the high school students, then opened for the public users, moved beyond the narrow focus and became a social network that could link friends with other friends on the internet. By 2008, Facebook reaches 100 million active users overtaking “MySpace” to become the internet’s largest social network.
Social media is used as a source of information on individuals as well as organisations. As a result, it is becoming increasingly common for company’s Human Resources department to assess the Facebook page and other social networking sites of both existing employees as well as job candidates so as to assist them in their employment practices. For that reason, employees and job candidates have to be cautious of the kind of content and information which they decide to post on their social network pages. This is because nowadays employers or future employers are able to make use of the anonymity of online personas with the aim of gathering private details or monitoring the private life of the staffs or job candidates on the social networking
Facebook is one of the most currently relevant and widespread platforms for social networking. Facebook is a social media device which allows its users to connect with friends, family, coworkers, and the entire public. It is a media platform that allows people to easily share news, images and posts to all their “friends”. There is an option for people who become your fans to be frequently reminded of your presence by status updates, news, and other interactions. Jian Ghomeshi the former CBC host for the radio show called the Q used Facebook as a media platform to express his feelings to his friends, family and his fans!
It is about sharing and broadcasting your life online, conversing with friends as well as strangers. III. POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA Positive effects of Social Media:- 1. Social media as a tool for
Sherry Turkel’s main idea of this reading is she thinks now days people are so connected to the media the internet and our social networking, people are losing the ability to communicate or having a conversation with each other in person. Sherry Turkle said "when media are always there, waiting to be wanted, people lose a sense of choosing to communicate.” People feels more secure communicate through emails or social networking is because that they can edit, they can delete and they can be who they wanted to be. People like social networking because there will always be someone responds to you on your social network. People are afraid of being alone and being along makes them feel anxious.