Facebook and Myspace have become 2 of the largest and most popular social networks for people that are in high school and college. Both of these social networks allow users to post personal pictures and pictures celebrities and other people that are popular figures that we see on TV, magazines and other forms of media. Users are able to post what they like and dislike on their profile pages and can create groups expressing their same likes or dislikes. On these networks the things that separate us and make us “unique” in a sense can also bring its users together to share their opinions on different figures and events we may consider being popular.
My Facebook page for instance has a small list of movies and tv shows that I like to watch and lists the genres of music i’m into. My myspace page on ther other hand lists, pictures and a play list that i had created to several artist within those specific genres. These social networks I feel could give people slight idea of what my interest are and what makes up my personality in this small “shrine” of my personal intrest.
I was really intrigued when you spoke about the things that seperate us and make us unique. I know several people, myself included, who have manipulated the facebook/myspace system in order to project an image of themselves deemed “cool.” Using social networking sites to create an unrealistic image of one’s self is something that has become increasingly popular and misleading. Great post!