A lot of my friends and acquaintances make fun of me time to time on how many friends I have on Facebook. They’ll be saying, “how many friends do you have Mary, like over 1,000?” Truth is I do have over 1,000 friends on the networking site however that is because half of the friends are people from high school and half are from college and some are minor league baseball players I have met over the few years. The whole point on why I have so many friends is because of networking. I know this poses the fact that since I have so many friends, does that mean I hold back on putting more pictures up because I may not want that many people to be able to view my personal information? My honest answer is, even if I only had friends I truly know on the site, I would still not put more pictures and other personal information of myself because it is the internet and once we put something on the internet, it’s released into the cyber world where anyone and everyone can end up being able to view.
This then leads into what I learned from this article, and one crucial point made, I have not thought of often enough is, “Social identity [is the part of] personal identity—our sense of who we are—that comes from our group memberships and the social categories to which we belong…” (Ellis, 38). We create our identity (how we interact with others) by mixing it with our own personal identity we have already created for ourselves. How we establish what groups we are part of and what school we go to, where we work, all that plays in and constructs our overall identity. What I found interesting and useful about this article was how the author mentioned a lot throughout it how everything we do on this site, is based off our interactions with others we are friends with and when we put a profile picture up we are stating that means something to us and even though we already know how others may react to it, we still like to see what they truly have to say. This article made and helped me to be more aware of what my theory on this site or any networking site has been, which is, I know quite a few people who portray themselves differently sometimes a completely different person online in comparison to in person because they want to show to their friends how interesting and exciting they are. However, when you talk to them in person, the identity we thought they have, takes a 360 turn and really makes us question who the person really is, which one do we believe and trust more, what’s portrayed on their profile or how they are in face to face interaction or both?
Monday, January 31, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Introductory Post
Hi there everyone and Happy Thursday!
My name is Mary and I am a junior Communication Studies major. I was a Business Marketing major until last Spring when I took COMM 40 and loved it and realized I wanted to major in Communication Studies instead. I have taken COMM 101C and 144F last semester. I have taken three online classes at San Jose State so far and am taking two this semester (both communication studies courses). I’ve found online classes have taught me to be diligent, disciplined, organized, and better time management skills.
I do use Facebook as a networking resource and used to have MySpace in high school. What I hope to gain from this course is how using networking sites and the different technology can influence us as an individual and as a society and how people communicate differently virtually in comparison to in person.
A little bit about me… I am a hardcore SF Giants fan, and have grown up around it my whole life. My favorite sport is baseball in general, and although most people find it to be one of the most boring sports around, I on the other hand, not only find it fascinating and intriguing, but inspiring especially since it is America’s past time. So one can imagine since this past year when the Giants won the World Series, that was the best Christmas gift any fan can want and wish for. I love being in the outdoors and love walking different places. Lake Tahoe is my favorite vacation spot, been going there every summer with my family since I was a little girl. I love people and love making others around me smile and laugh.
I look forward to getting to know everyone more throughout this semester.
-little miss daisy
My name is Mary and I am a junior Communication Studies major. I was a Business Marketing major until last Spring when I took COMM 40 and loved it and realized I wanted to major in Communication Studies instead. I have taken COMM 101C and 144F last semester. I have taken three online classes at San Jose State so far and am taking two this semester (both communication studies courses). I’ve found online classes have taught me to be diligent, disciplined, organized, and better time management skills.
I do use Facebook as a networking resource and used to have MySpace in high school. What I hope to gain from this course is how using networking sites and the different technology can influence us as an individual and as a society and how people communicate differently virtually in comparison to in person.
A little bit about me… I am a hardcore SF Giants fan, and have grown up around it my whole life. My favorite sport is baseball in general, and although most people find it to be one of the most boring sports around, I on the other hand, not only find it fascinating and intriguing, but inspiring especially since it is America’s past time. So one can imagine since this past year when the Giants won the World Series, that was the best Christmas gift any fan can want and wish for. I love being in the outdoors and love walking different places. Lake Tahoe is my favorite vacation spot, been going there every summer with my family since I was a little girl. I love people and love making others around me smile and laugh.
I look forward to getting to know everyone more throughout this semester.
-little miss daisy
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