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Social media reflects reality. However, social media also allows for a manufactured and manipulated version of reality. In as You Like it, the character Jacques states, "All the world's a stage, / And all the men and women merely players," (II, vi). Years before the advent of social media, Shakespeare was writing about how people spend their whole lives performing. Their personalities are their egos: something that is personally and socially constructed. Social media is similar to real life because it enhances the ability to create personas, change those personas at will, and project those personas to a target audience.
Social media is similar to real life because it makes it more possible to create different personas. With social media, the number of different personas that can be created is even more than what is possible in real life. In real life, the number of personas a person has is limited by their geography and social status. Social media allows the person to have an international audience regardless of their social status in their actual community. People with low social status may seek to boost their profile in public or online. In real life, people who want to boost their status might seek to form partnerships with...
Social media facilitates this process by what Squires calls being a "brand ambassador," (4). Being a brand ambassador means presenting the self on the world's stage in ways that positively reflect on one's own persona while also promoting the brand. Unfortunately, being a brand ambassador and being obsessed with how one presents their persona can cause psychological problems. In real life and on social media, being overly concerned with one's appearance can lower self-esteem (Squires). Therefore, people need to be careful about their level of media exposure in general, cultivate media literacy, and practice having high self-esteem.
In real life, people change their personas, lifestyles, and personalities and the same is true with social media. It is possible for people to create whole new identities online, using different names, and showcasing their multiple talents. Likewise, in real life, a person can suddenly show up to school with a new look because the person is no longer interested in the same music or style of clothing. Because people change rapidly, the need to change personas on the "stage" of life is a natural part of social-psychological functioning. On social media, it…
References
Shakespeare, William. As You Like It.
Squires, David. "The Cause and Effects in Social Media."
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G. politicians, movie and rock stars, etc.). Indeed, the combination of social networking sites and an abundance of cellular services and phones has even changed the socio-political landscape in countries that do not have an open or democratic regime (e.g. protests in Iran, etc.) (Friends, Fans and Followers, 2011). The role of social networks have changed the way marketers and politicians view their audience, communicate with them, and even interact. Since
Adult Education and the Social Media Revolution a Case Study: M. LeNoue, T. Hall, & M.A. Eighmy. Adult Learning Vol. 22 No. 2 p 4-12, Spring 2011 The world is changing, and now social media and web-based tools are a part of adult education. The paper by LeNoue, Hall, & Eighmy (2011), Adult Education and the Social Media Revolution," discusses this phenomenon. Given their academic backgrounds in education, including a specialization
Arguably, the raw data at WikiLeaks is far more powerful than anything that can be found in traditional media or satire news. The audience here must also acquire the tools necessary to properly digest the information, as an audience accustomed to uncritical digestion of mainstream media will be challenged by the raw information presented devoid of spin and context. Works Cited: Feldman, L. (2007). The news about comedy. Journalism. Vol 8
This source is particularly important for the topic of media violence because it proves how children are vulnerable to every example of violence they witness, even those which are apparently harmless. Sparks G.G. & Sherry, J. & Lubsen, G. (2005). The Appeal of Media Violence in a Full-Length Motion Picture: An Experimental Investigation. Communication Reports 18.1-2 . Violence is mostly present in the media because of its marketing potential, as it
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