Online identity management

Imagine talking to someone online for a few months/years. Only to find out that the life you thought your “partner” had, was a lie. The internet is a place where people can communicate and meet with each other… yet the internet can be dangerous when it comes to online dating. Online dating can create false profiles making people believe they are real but end up being lead to letdowns, predators and criminals. People try online dating usually for two specific purposes, one being either to find

Online vs. Traditional dating Over the years and even decades the tradition of dating has changed drastically. We now have online dating which is one of technologies new advances. Although people may prefer to `the new aged tools of dating, there is differences and similarities between old fashion dating and online dating. Time plays a huge part with the two.  In today’s society there is hardly any time to try to approach a stranger to ask for a date. Usually single people do not have the time

world’ and ‘virtual world,’ we understand ourselves by developing aspects of our identity. However, in the virtual world, we can explore our inner-self without rejection that may be experienced in the real world. Cyberspace is, thus, a psychological ‘space’ to build and form, explore and discover, and accept and understand ourselves. To explain this, we must view this on an individual and collective perspective. Identity in cyberspace allows an individual to construct themselves, and culture in cyberspace

This includes creating fake profiles and posing as another person. As individuals are creating these fake profiles they aren’t realizing the effect their lies are having on others as well as their own self-esteem. So, why do people create false identities and what are its outcomes? Creating false profiles has become a common theme amongst the social networkers and has caused great issues. Both teens and adults are a part of this rising ordeal. People are creating profiles of who they wish they can

Match.com, Tinder, eHarmony, SingleMuslim, Plenty of Fish, Shaadi.com take your pick. We can search and create-our-own human being in the same way we can order up a pizza from Dominos. We have access to a limitless online shopping-esque world of potential dates in a way that no generation before us has ever seen. For anyone who hasn’t tried it before, Internet dating can become so overwhelming. It’s a rollercoaster of emotions. Unchecked, it suddenly becomes a real

opened up to the emergence of online, social dating. These online dating site have change the way relationships interact, gossip, flirt and communicate. However, numerous people do not understand the deception and manipulation aspect that comes with online dating. Forming a passionate relationship over the internet under false pretense can be emotionally destructive. Several studies have been performed in an attempt to explain and understand the non-traditional world of online dating. The sources explore

What does the newest research tell us about online dating? Why is the industry so powerful? How does it work? What are the real risks and dangers of online dating? The innovation of online dating did not even enter the vocabulary of romance until the end of second millennium, following the fast advances of the technology and the internet. In the last decade, searching for romantic partners via online dating sites has become a visible and common strategy for those looking for companionship. As of

location-based technology. Levine (2015) talked about virtual proximity, which is beneficial in the online dating scene. The simple visual presentation of the site portrays the distance and location on the user’s profile allowing the contact of matches at the user’s fingertips. Ultimately, the user is in control of what other users see. Likewise, the user can message people they match with and interact with them online and on the phone. Yet, virtual proximity is less likely to mean sharing in participation

less face-to-face interaction and more communication via text messages, emails, and online chatting. This social stigma is up for much debate on how it relates to the progression in romantic relationships. This literature review focuses on how the Internet is utilized as a supportive method of courting used by individuals to meet online in hopes of forming a romantic relationship. Counterarguments suggest that online communication expands social interaction because it connects you to a plethora of

I choose to look into the question of whether or not people leaving relationships the minute it gets tough is due to online dating or whether it’s a personality thing, with a large focus on the convenience of cheating following the invention of online dating. This question was touched on in the first article “A Million First Dates: How Online Dating is Threatening Monogamy” however I don’t feel the article really answered the question but was rather just a mere mention of a persons opinion. The