The Influence Of Social Networking And Social Media

Today the internet is used as a tool for those whom are anti social, to have a social life without the face to face interaction. The conversation can be meticulously controlled by both parties which can be defined as identity management. It is becoming the latest trend to reinvent yourself on the internet. When it comes to online dating and social media, and chat rooms most people have an opportunity to put on a more pleasurable persona to their audience. To fabricate even the simplest things like name, age and even sex are common occurrences. What most people do know is that the misrepresentation will start the relationship off on lies but most people fell the fear of rejection will leave them feeling as if they have no other choice. People want to reinvent themselves to change the simplest things about themselves is a total bold deception plan. More people should try and be as honest as possible because you have a better chance that you may get honesty in return. This paper will give you an insight on how fictitious identities online are upheld, and the effect that they can have on people when they have faith in a fabricated identity.

As a society we have to remember that a couple of the reasons we communicate at all is physical needs and social needs. With social media the communication is unique in the structure due to the fact that there is no direct tone of voice, it is the mental voice we give the character we think we know. Social media can help people meet new people and make friends, however we have to be careful of the types of relationships we have and how blindly we go about them. Now a day with Face book, Twitter, and Instagram it is easy to communicate at any time. However the use or lack of use of the ne...

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...a is so easy to access and you can definitely destroy character. For some celebrities it is not easy to hire people or do damage control on social media yourself.

To sum this up the reality is that honesty is the best policy. You get back what you give. If you are dishonest on the internet or in any other aspect of life, eventually it will catch up to you. The internet is used as a shield for most people but everything done in darkness must come to light. If you find someone to fall in love with you, make sure that they are in love with you and no your fictious persona. The reason why people would even want to make a fake profile of them is that they are in fear they if this thing or things are found out that the people who they are communicating with will reject them. Rejection is a part of life and is needed in life so that we can build our unique self esteem.