The "online" person versus the "offline" Person
Online Person: Projection of one self on a social networking site
Offline Person: The real person, in real life
Offline Person: The real person, in real life
The online Person:
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"For better or worse, we define ourselves online in multiple ways"
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Is every online person real?
NO! In 2008, Great Britain's security service found hundreds of false accounts on social networking sites belonging to Al-Qaeda members
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Positive or Negative?Online People have a decline in communication with friends and family and have feelings of loneliness. BUT, they also increase their number of social relationships and may improve their opportunities for communication!
With online activity interaction, young people can escape to their online friends without putting any effort into face-to-face interaction. |
The offline Person:
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Offline groups are likely to be made up of individuals with similar social status', while in online groups people interact with completely different types of people.
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CatfishThe video above is about a woman who falls in love with a man. However, there's a catch! The women, Sunny, met him online and has never met him in person. See what happens when they actually meet.
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Spoiler Alert:
The hosts of the show take Sunny to finally go meet the love of her life, Jameson. When they arrive at his house, they learn that 24 year old Jameson is really 18 year old Chelsea. Sunny has had an 8 month online relationship with an 18 year old girl. She had created a completely fake profile and life through a social media website. |
In thailand
Thai Facebook users choose not to put their picture or real name on their Facebook page profile. They create a whole new person but still project their own thoughts and ideas to his friends. Most of the friends on their Facebook page, they know, but those do not know the person can interact with him/her as well!
Thai Facebook Users: - use pictures of favorite pets, political banners, Thai national flag, cartoon characters, etc. - use names like "Laughing out Loud throughout the Field," "Red Linguist," "Dragon from the Plateau" |
other countries
Other countries have different types of online societies!