The Varying Personas of People in Twitter and in Real-life

Currently, people are living in a virtual world that is dominated by social media; the influence of emergences of social media platform, such as Facebook, YouTube, has far beyond the imagination of people（Pennsylvania, 2011）.There are an increasing number of people who are willing to use social media to manage their identity, which offers a large amount of opportunities for those audiences who want to standing out from the crowd.(Matthieu; Serge et al, 2013) But because of information overload, to some extend, social media are probably making it harder for them to differentiate from the counterpart .In view of the fact, how to manager personal identity has been view as a vital

Facebook and Twitter have become one of the biggest social media use by Americans. Through Facebook people can share their life experience. In reality life experiences are lost through Facebook because the person posting is not living the experience with his or her friends. Twitter is use to post little messages called tweets that can only be up to 140 letters. Tweets express how someone feels or what they are doing. Twitter

Social media is something almost every American citizen participates in, in today’s society. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and countless other examples of social media exist and in each someone can communicate with the world if he or she pleases. For example, Facebook currently has 1.71 billion users according to the second

Representation of oneself is sometimes different online than it is in person, and that is because social media and online gaming such as; Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, World at Warcraft, etc. gives everyone the ability to create an online profile with no limitations of who that person can become online. Therefore online users tend to feel more uninhibited, and they express themselves more candidly than in the real world. Thus making their own self- representation online different from the "real world". However some online users fall into false self-representation because they do not stay truth to themselves or others become cyberbullied  victims do to self-representation.

The World Wide Web has ushered in a new age of possibilities for society. Many functions and services that occurred in the real world can now be done in the online world, often faster, easier, and more conveniently than in the real world. One of the functions that the Internet appropriated from real life would have to be socialization, which on the internet is accomplished via social media. Social media website, such as Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, allow a person to communicate with people around the world anonymously or personally, depending on how they want to communicate. These social media websites allow a person to connect with other people that share similar interests and ideas to them. While this sounds good in theory, it doesn't

First, individuals can identify themselves by their personalities. If you were to ask your friend to describe you aside from your physical appearance, they will describe your persona. A persona is the aspect of someone's

Social media is defined as web-based technologies, in which it allows people to engage and interact with online activity such as Snap Chat, My Space, Twitter, etc. With sharing photos, videos, and the exchange of information in which it allows online audiences such as family, friends, and the public to see if the correct privacy setting are not correctly put in place, (Cassie, 2009). Online technologies have become common amongst its users like the public, students, and professionals in all lines of work, (Westrick, 2016). With the way, it has transformed communication between participants through mechanisms and platforms, with its ever-growing transformation. Of where it can carry messages that can either be appropriate or inappropriate to

Social media has gained immense popularity, following increased access to the internet and technology devices including smart phones. Social media is used to denote platforms in which people build and share social connections; thus enhancing information sharing and interaction. Major examples include Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest and Instagram. Through social media, people can connect, interact and exchange information such as pictures, videos and other digital media by registering as users in these platforms and updating information affecting their lives on their profiles. When social media applications came into existence, these were mostly used for interacting and sharing with friends, relations and new friends acquired through these platforms. Social media has however been constantly abused, as people turn it into a ground to vent, lie, insult, bully or threaten others. The social networks no longer serve their intended purpose in the society and users have taken advantage of the free space to say whatever they want with no regard to how it affects others. People have used such domains to brandish their selfish acts and gains.

For most people the self is portrayed differently online, compared to in person. The online individual is more likely to portray the images they would like others to portray them as, compared to an individual’s self in person. Having an online profile like a friend of mine, by the name of Zach McDonald, gives his audience a sense of disbelief on how successful and happy he is. Compared to his in-person self, where he portrays an incomplete and dissatisfied self. Not expressing all the values and attitudes that he portrays online, gives people the wrong impressions of who he really is. The self-online and in person gives people an interpretation of a life that may not necessarily be the life of the individual you are analyzing. As a member

One of the wonder of the Internet today is the invention of social media. It allows people from all around the world to come together and share their experiences, their artwork, their lives, their struggles and their triumphs. But is that all we see? Of course not. Not all people share all the details of their lives on social media like Facebook. But what I mean is, is that the real person behind that key board or just persona they have created? Because of the anonymity the internet can provide, it can be difficult to know who you really talking to. It’s hard if you know someone in the real world, but they behave so differently online, making you wonder if you really know that person. Some people who possibly have a number of different personas to fit in to different groups may have an issue finding out who they really are, not sure of their own identity. With all the time some people put into this kind of life style, they can become withdrawn into this world they’ve created for themselves and their communication and interpersonal skills can suffer as well.

Social media are web-based communication tools, websites, applications, and media that allow people to interact with each other, share information, and engage in conversations. The user 's contribution in social media helps shape the content online and their interactions with the information may drastically alter the experience of future users. Some common features that distinguish a generic website from social media are... User accounts: Sites that allow visitors to create their own accounts will likely allow users to share information and/or interact with others online. Profile pages: A profile page represents an individual and typically includes information such as a profile picture, a bio, hobbies, etc.... In order for users to engage in social media a profile page if often necessary. Friends, followers, groups, and hashtags: Social media sites may allow individuals to connect with other users join certain groups or subscribe to certain forms of information. News feeds: By connecting with other users, individuals may be able to view real-time updates on their friends and family. Personalization: It is common for social media sites to provide users with the freedom to modify their account and profile settings. Information updating, saving or posting: Websites or apps that allow users to post any and all content are considered social media. Regardless of how simple the information is, the user is interacting with the information and other users on the site. Like buttons or

Social media can be defined as websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or participate in social networking. As a phenomenon of only the past couple of decades, it has certainly changed the way we live our everyday lives. Whether socially or professionally, it opens the door to incredible amounts of information; most of which is freely shared.

Social media is an aggregate of applications derived and utilized through the internet, related to the Web 2.0 in terms of technological and ideological support. This also relates to transfer of contents that are virtually user-generated (Kaplan & Haenlein, 2009). A comprehensive literature review of relevant studies and active blogs was undertaken by Kietzmann et al. (2011) and they used a framework called Honeycomb in identifying and classifying various social media platform utilization. As a result, social media uses were described based on: identity, conversations, sharing, presence, platforms, relationship, reputation, and groups. Further analysis showed that identity was the most essential concern for users because it is associated with publicizing personal information over the web.

Tom Marvolo Riddle from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series had stored parts of his soul into different inanimate objects called horcruxes, which caused him to lose control of himself and become the infamous, Lord Voldemort. This gave him the ability to live even though his physical body was gone and his soul continued to thrive in his set of carefully selected objects, patiently waiting for the right time to strike.

Some of the top benefits of social media over the years are that it is free to anyone, the content can get out to resources virtually immediately, and it can be delivered to a wide variety of people. For these reasons, communication through social media has become an extremely accessible and convenient way to communicate. It is also popular for those who need to be in contact with others. One example that comes to mind is a teenager who goes away on a trip to visit a friend or family. They can be hundreds of miles away but still talk to their parents as if they weren’t. Another example is a person who is shy and has a hard time making friends face-to-face, social media sites are a great way to meet people and build relationships.