Summary Of The Flip Side To Internet Fame

In the article, "The Dark Side of Web Fame" by Jessica Bennett, posted online at http://www.newsweek.com/dark-side-web-fame-93505 and published on February 21, 2008, the author recounts multiple stories of when the power of the internet had not benefitted people, but had actually harmed their reputation. Bennett starts the essay by giving an example of a high school boy who made an unfortunately embarrassing video, that was never meant to be published. Sadly, another student found the video and released it online, where the video became a viral sensation and the teen was humiliated not only on a local level, but a global level too. Throughout the article Bennett gives other examples to show the reader that people, using the tool of the

These three traits are known collectively as “The Dark Triad” (Mariani, 7). The article looks at three case studies and quotes psychologists for evidence of the ominous side of social media. The main evidence is a case study on two teenage boys who almost shot up a neighborhood for views on Periscope, an app that allows you to film what you are doing to an audience (Mariani, 3). A second piece of evidence focuses on a girl who snapchatted herself driving at over 100 mph before crashing into another car and severely injuring the passengers and herself. A third instance of horrendous behavior is when a girl filmed her friend being raped on Periscope instead of intervening because of the attention she was receiving. A psychologist, Keith Campbell, explains that social media promotes self-obsession (Mariani, 6). He argues that social media has made it possible for people with negative traits to get ahead in life. It does note, however, that many people who use social media are simply seeking connections and popularity for regular things. In conclusion, the article warns of the dangers of social media for those seeking fame and “social rewards” and also says further studies need to be done to better

In his essay, “Get Over It,” Jeff Jarvis argues that “ . . . our supposed privacy crisis, . . . could result in our missing many of the opportunities the net affords to connect with each other and with information” (430). On the other hand, Andrew Keen, in “Sharing is a Trap,” states that “. . . this increasingly ubiquitous social network . . . is invading the 'sacred precincts' of private and domestic life” (426). With all the posting, tweeting, and blogging privet lives have become open to the public. SMS, emails and even calls are being traced, recorded and reviewed every day, you are not safe on the internet. Keen’s argument regarding social media is valid in regard to the transformative nature of the Internet, privacy and “publicness.”

“Dog poop girl” isn’t the only thing that stinks. The internet reeks of crap, although not in the literal sense. Kids these days get their rocks off by harassing and humiliating people in videos and scandalous activity online. Jessica Bennett describes this phenomenon in her article, “The Dark Side of Web Fame”. Once a video or other post goes online it’s out there forever for anyone to criticize, and there’s almost nothing anyone can do about it.

In the article “The Flip Side of Internet Fame“, author Jessica Bennet argues that while posting things online can get you a quick rise to fame, these embarrassing things do stick with you for a lifetime. Bennet wrote, “ In 2002, Ghyslain Raza, a Canadian teen filmed himself acting out a fight scene from ‘Star Wars’. Using a makeshift light saber, Ghyslains’s awkward performance marked him as ‘internet famous’. Jessica stated that for over a year the video was kept on a school shelf at Raza’s schools’s Tv studio;however, in 2003 one student discovered the video , digitized it and posted it online, and that's when Raza’s nightmare began.

The war concerning whether social media is fantastic or terrible has raged on ever since it’s birth. Our world has changed plenty due to advancing technology, and our generation is the first to grow up constantly staring at a screen. The question is, what will become of us? “Teenage Social Media Butterflies May Not be Such a Bad Idea” by Melissa Healy is an article from the internet that supports Social Media. Hilary Stout gives the negative and positive sides by writing “Antisocial Networking.”

Social media is often praised for its ability to connect people worldwide, but in reality, it is forcing us further apart; we are no longer individuals but are instead creating for ourselves a fake social identity. Nicholas Carr, author of “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” focuses on how reading on the Internet has made it almost impossible for us to do “deep reading.” In “Just Between You, Me, and My 622 BFF’S,” Peggy Orenstein looks at how social media has stolen younger girl’s identities, and formed their sexual identity. Chuck Klosterman in his article “Electric Funeral” sees the Internet as a breeding ground for “villains” who feed off our primitive impulses to draw attention and fame to ourselves. These three authors have powerful

Society now and more than ever captures most of their life’s greatest and most unforgettable moments on camera. Moreover, social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram gives people the ability to share those memories with distance family and friends. No longer does distance hinder individuals ability to share special moments like- school plays, funny home video’s and birthdays. However, Amy Web argues that many citizens fail to think about the consequences of uploading family and sole photos online. In contrast she belives social media is a great way to stay in thouch with aquantes. Amy Web, author of “We Post, Nothing About Our Daughter Online”, unveiled the detrimental impacts social media possess in a child's future. Furthermore,

Most people are uptight about the likes and comments they receive on social media websites, Carr formally proclaims. All of the popular websites use this method to receive more people active on them. Doing this urges people to share personal details about their life. “...people share four times as much information about themselves when they converse through computers as when they talk in person” (Carr 3). It is not necessary for people to share an extreme amount of details about their lives, but they still do.

In the article, "The Flip Side of Internet Fame", Jessica Bennett, the author, dives into the unflattering aspects of the internet. Some might think the internet is harmless and just a fun way to communicate, but for some people such as the "star war kid", it was a devastating part of their life.  Something that is clear through the numerous examples she gives, is the internet can be humiliating, damaging, hard to regulate and it can convey lies. Two other point she makes is that public shaming is becoming much more popular and the internet can lead to devastating repercussions and trauma.

In her 2008 article, The Flip Side of Internet Fame, Jessica Bennett explores some of the problems created by the nature of the Internet in connection with the consequences of publicly-released information in the digital age. She details the account of a teenager whose life was affected very adversely by someone else's choice to post an embarrassing video of him without his permission. She also outlines some of the problems attributable to the fact that information posted online is not subject to any filter for accuracy, fairness, or appropriateness. Public posting forums allow the publication of defamatory statements about others with much fewer protections afforded by laws applicable to other types of injurious and untrue communications about others.

Schinke explains two scenarios: Kevin Hoffman’s love of Howard Stern went out on social media and Jessica Blinkered shared photos of her drinking with friends, only for police to arrest her for drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter (72-73). He concludes people, between ages 18 and 34, have become “comfortable” in the Internet world; as a result, they refuse to adhere to the consequences of giving “too much” information to the public (73). Moreover, Surveillance cameras, cell phones, and computer cookies can now track their movements and posts anywhere (73). Because young people have grown interest with technology, Schinke also relates their actions with celebrities. He quotes Emily Nussbaum’s post, “In essence, every young person in America has become, in the literal sense, a public figure” (73).

The written word,now a weapon, is now digitized and feed through media. “A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take the shot from the weapon.” (Bradbury 58). Not only have books become a media revolution so has social interaction. Social media allows for connections formerly unheard. “The problem, they say, is that we spend so much time maintaining superficial connections online that we aren’t dedicating enough time or effort to cultivating deeper real-life relationships.”(WSJ). This avenue of socialization allows for discretion of the true life and person of the poster. “And even worse, the human condition is beginning to devolve. We have become addicted to the vanity of social media unable to expose our lives to the world.”(Green). This media based socialization can overtake the lives of many. “When you add it all up, the average American spends more than 10 hours a day plugged into some form of media.”(Synder). Making the human race even more technology

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Today’s youth generation, has a strong attachment to the online world. Many adolescents spend most of their time online versus offline. Therefore, one can consider these adolescents as a social network addict, a person who spends a fair amount of time on one or many social platforms. Throughout the three articles, “Social Networking Addiction: An Overview of Preliminary Findings” by Mark Griffiths, “Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship” by Nicole B. Ellison and “Taking Risky Opportunities in Youthful Content Creation: Teenagers’ use of Social Networking Sites for Intimacy, Privacy, and Self-expression” by Sonia Livingstone, show how this addiction has changed people’s communication among people. While there are