The research I've found has seemed to support my argument that online networking makes it easy for users to create false appealing profiles. The authors of my research all seem to have the same view points. Sherry Turkle explains how there are websites/games that allow you to create a false character allowing the users to be anyone or anything they wanted. The most interesting point in her research is how she came across a MUD that was "Dr. Turkle." She explains how freaked out she is by it and how it affected her. Brad Paisley uses satire to explain how he is "so much cooler online." I feel like this is great for my paper because my paper will be written towards my peers (young adults). In his song, Online, Paisley talks about a lot of funny things that I know I, myself, as well as many of my peers have came across while browsing online.
In Zhao's, Identity Construction on Facebook, he explains how easy it is to create a false persona on Facebook. This is the research that affected my ways of thinking the most. I feel like I will be using this research frequently in my research. When Zhao explains how when users just pick pictures that they "look best" in, this is creating a false profile. People get to pick and choose what they want on their profile, sometimes stretching the truth. I feel like this research will also have the most impact on my peers while reading my paper, because it is very true.
The only problems I'm having with research, is trying to find two more sources. A lot of the information I'm finding is about stories of people on social networks or simply information that does not pertain to my research/paper. Overall, I feel like this research has helped me a lot and helped me have a better understanding of the research I am actually doing.
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