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Essay / Self-disclosure through blogging and perceptions of...
IntroductionThe way people choose to present themselves on an online social networking site or on a dating site is not always true to form. real life. There are many conditions that one must meet to be comfortable not only receiving, but also distributing their personal information. This article will explore the different ways in which online presentations in mediated communication via dating and social networking sites are represented and the issues that coincide. Social media sites have distinctive cues that create different levels of importance for those who browse them. Today, almost everyone has a social media account, and there are plenty to choose from. People can be facetious when revealing who they really are, even when looking for a partner. The self-competence that exists in people is very well presented online and it is curious to see what is true and what is not. Forming ImpressionsThe idea of forming an impression in an online environment comes into play quite frequently. Since there is no face-to-face technical meeting, a person is left with their own assumptions about what their supposed partner actually is. It is common for one person to be skeptical of what the other says because it is easy to alter the truth in a computerized relationship. Whether it's choosing a new partner or making a new friend, impressions are formed in advance, especially in an online world. In the article “The Effects of Verbal or Photographic Self-Presentation on Impression Formation on Facebook” by Brandon Van Der Heide et al, the idea of textual and visual primacy on Facebook is explored. The proposition of "impression formation in the context of social networking websites shaving new q...... middle of article......9.07.005.(http://www.sciencedirect .com/science/article /pii/S0747563209001216)Palmieri, C., Prestano, K., Gandley, R., Overton, E., and Qin, Z. (2012). The Facebook phenomenon: Online self-disclosure and uncertainty reduction. China Media Research, 8(1), 48-53. Toma, CL, Hancock JT, Ellison NB Separating fact from fiction: an examination of deceptive self-presentation in online dating profiles (2008) Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34(8), pp.1023 -1036Van Der Heide, B., D'Angelo, J.D., & Schumaker, E.M. (2012). The effects of verbal and photographic self-presentation on impression formation on Facebook. Journal of Communication, 62(1), 98-116. doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.2011.01617.xZhao, S. (2005), The digital self: through the mirror of telecopresented others. Symbolic Interaction, 28: 387-405. do i: 10.1525/if.2005.28.3.387