Double Entry Journal #2

Quote:

“Young people commonly check up on their friends' activities by viewing their online photo albums or status reports, obviating the need for a phone call or e-mail, much less a face-to-face visit. One popular move is to post a Happy Birthday greeting on the Wall (a semi-public message board) of a friend's Facebook page without making real personal contact.”

“People exercise control in the way they design their pages: Staged photographs, exaggerated profiles, and padded friends lists enable online users to manipulate how others see them.”

Response:

                I chose these quotes because I felt he was saying that we purposely avoid face-to-face or more personal contact, and also was stereotyping young people’s online profiles. I disagree with the avoiding contact because in this day in age everyone is constantly on the move and has a busy schedule. For instance, I have classes all day on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays so I don’t have time to call my cousin in Canada to tell her Happy Birthday. It is much easier for both of us if I just write on her Facebook wall, and when she has time to comment back, she will. I feel that writing on someone’s wall is the same as an email only that everyone we are friends with can see it. As for some profiles they are staged and exaggerated, but others are not. Some people may want the online world to see them differently than they actually are, but I feel that your online profile should be an extension of yourself. After all, people get on social networking sites to communicate with one another. Why not be real?

 

 

Sources:
Baron, N. (2009). Educational leadeship. Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar09/vol66/num06/Are-Digital-Media-Changing-Language¢.aspx