Social Media Self Analysis

An online profile can convey a lot about one. A lot of times, one’s digital body can say a lot more than their physical can (Source F). This can be either a good thing or a bad thing. The good side of it may show talents that could contribute to the applicant. The bad may show traits of racism or the using of illegal substances. It is one’s responsibility to be aware of what they post on social media.

Being addicted to a certain task or substance is never a good value to have, in the case of using social media, lack of real-life socializing is a hazard to a person’s health. For the first article, a survey on 23,532 Norwegians from ages 16-88 was conducted. All of the participants were required to complete, web-based survey that contained the e Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Andreassen, Pallesen, Griffiths, p. 287). The results were concluded to finding a negative correlation between social media usage and self-esteem. In the discussion section, it elaborates on why certain people respond to social media in a powerful way. “People with low self-image, may also prefer communicating online instead of face-to-face” (p. 291). This portrays a message indicating that social media can create an unsafe environment for a person’s mental health by someone relying on a screen to express their emotion rather than physical appearances.

The examiners randomly assigned participants to a control group (offline), exposure to a mirror (offline) and exposure to their social media profile page (online). Surveyors told all participants the study was designed to examine people’s attitudes about themselves after viewing different websites and told both offline groups that they were the control group. In the social media stimuli group, participants viewed their personal profile page for three minutes. The profile pages contained self-generated content. The mirror stimuli group viewed their reflection for three minutes. The control group viewed no stimuli. After the three minutes had elapsed, all participants completed a survey designed to measure self-esteem. To measure selective self-presentation, the examiners asked the online group if they left or edited their profile page. Compared to the control and mirror stimuli groups, participants exposed to their social media profile page reported higher levels of self-esteem. Individuals who viewed only their profile page reported greater self-esteem than individuals who also viewed other profile pages. Finally, participants who edited their profile page reported higher levels of self-esteem than those who did not. Gonzales notes that social media “is a unique source of self-awareness stimuli in that it enhances the awareness of the optimal self. Thus, the

Silva effectively uses rhetorical appeals throughout the article to convey her stance on the side effects of social media. She uses her credibility, emotion, and statistics to open the eyes of many and hammer in on each factor of self-esteem it effects.

the personality assessment and reflection assignment in the FYE 105 class helped to put my personality traits, and type into perspective with the given definitions and examples throughout the project. I discovered that my personality type was “the Defender”, and my top strengths are being loyal, hardworking, practical, and supportive. Conversely, my top weaknesses are taking things to personally, overloading myself, repressing my feelings, and being shy. With this information in my “mental toolbox” I will be able to focus on and utilize my strengths to ensure success while at the same time working to build up my weaknesses and reduce their impact. Having this information and consistently working to improve myself by utilizing what I have learned about my personality will allow me to align individual and professional goals in a productive way to achieve my career pathway, and personal

The first area I found characteristic to be important was in an organization inside Boy Scouts. The organization, Order of Arrow, is designed for the Boy Scouts who have shown extraordinary

Applications, recommendations, and essays; essential keys when starting a new phase in one’s life. But maybe there is one thing a potential student is forgetting to perfect when sending in their submissions: their social media profiles. A survey showed that one in ten admissions counselors at the country’s top five hundred colleges are now viewing social media sites as a component of the admission’s process, as stated in Source A (Cartwright).) Although some believe this practice will lead to unfair discrimination and is an unethical practice, it comes down to a simple factor: if a social media profile is public, it is now public knowledge.

Social media is being used today by Adults, Teens now even Children. Peggy Orenstein “Each twitter post seemed a tacit referendum on who I am, or at least who I believe myself to be” (Orenstein, 381). She does a wonderful job explaining the negativity and positivity about social media and internet.

The Project 2 Assessment allowed me to see some personality traits that I hold (Project 2 Assessment, 2017). I found that I am an agreeable and open to experience personality. I will take opportunities to have power over a group setting. Although, at times I will agree with others opinions. I am an extremely motivated person that likes to get a head start on work. This comes from the fact that I am good with problem solving situations. It is always great to have the challenge of coming up with a solution to an issue. Another positive trait is my communication skills. I did find out that I am not exactly ready to become a leader. I still have maturing to do in my career to reach that point. When that time comes, I could see myself reaching

In today’s day and age, social media is popular more than ever. Now, just by clicking the “tweet” button, you can expose yourself and what you put out there for anyone throughout the whole world to see. Twitter, Instagram, etc have taken over the world, with millions and millions of users that range from super young to super old. Personally, I have three different platforms of social media. These include twitter, instagram and snapchat. I am interested to evaluate how I use it versus how I consider myself to be in real life and on a day to day basis. I believe the way that I represent myself on social media has some similarities and differences between my actual self on a day to day basis.

There are two possible ways that the use of social networking sites can affect a person’s self esteem. According to a study conducted by Amy L. Gonzales and Jeffrey T. Hancock, Facebook helps amplify students’ level of self-esteem. They explained in their study that when people post something on their profile, they have the opportunity to filter the negative information that they would not like to be exposed, and only publicize the information that they consider as positive. By doing this, people can build an ideal image of themselves online, which consequently increase the level of their self-esteem (Gonzales and Hancock, 2011). On the other hand, the study conducted by The University of Gothenburg in Sweden, which

Today as in November 18th, 2016, the way that a lot of young women are developing a sense of self construct is through the use of social media, specifically Twitter. Self construct is defined as “a social mechanism, phenomenon, or category created and developed by society; a perception of an individual, group, or idea that is 'constructed' through cultural or social practice”. Twitter allows its users to from all over the world to connect by viewing each others tweets through the use of hashtagging similar interests. Unfortunately, because of how public Twitter is, terrorist groups such as ISIS, have been using the hashtags as a way of spreading propaganda and gathering those who feel “isolated” and seeking a “community”. This is what happened to a girl who goes by an online persona named Alex. Alex viewed one of

“Tweet that!! Post that pic on Instagram!! Slide in my DMs!!! Add me on Snapchat!!!” These are the phrases our generation love to use when we try to interact with one another. Social media is a great way to open up opportunities and can assist us with getting our merchandise/business/art promoted or advertised for the world to see. However, there are numerous ways that social media can ruin people’s reputation/careers/future in getting a job. Today I am going to provide the positive and negative features of social media.

I’m still learning just how to be transparent to all of y’all while also keeping some things private and close to my heart. What sense does it make for me to try to build a personal brand to authentically connect with readers and then feel like I can’t really share my life with them? If you follow me on Twitter (BTW, go follow me @merci_britte) then you get

The sharing of photos picturing wild, late-night college parties, alcohol consumption, and new tattoos or piercings is becoming commonplace in social media. Though they may vary in degree, none are the particularly “good” traits that one would expect to find in a good employee. Practices such as these should stand out as “red flags” that are not typically desired by employers. Other, more subtle, red flags include: obvious mood swings, overly emotional postings, and overly personal content. All of these, potentially detrimental, characteristics can be detected, and avoided, easily with a quick review of a candidate’s social media profile(s).