Personal Homepages and Construction of Identity on the Web
Homepages can be compared to bedroom walls of teenagers, for reasons such as posters and pictures of celebrities such as sports figures and music artists can be compared to the things that they display on things such as Facebook and twitter. It helps the individual create a personal identity for themselves, and for other people to see. Due to homepages, people can almost meet you without physically ever meeting you, when people do this it is never 100% certain they meet the real you, they meet the person you want to be/ the person you want others to see, this could mean you portray yourself in a different way or use someone elses picture and claim it's you. You can create your own personal identity without anyone knowing if its the real you or not.
Communication via the web is not as easy as it is in person, for example, when you speak to someone online you don't see things such as facial expressions, body language or gestures. This can make communication harder to understand.
People can choose to reveal different amounts of personal information on homepages, such as relationship status' on Facebook for one example, people could also post anything they want, no matter how personal it may be.
People can post numerous amounts of content of the Internet nowadays, for example some people can make blogs online now and become famous for it. This means that people have a new way of communicating and getting their ideas out, whether it means it is via the Internet, it means someone can make a big difference and everyone has the opportunity to change the world from their computer.
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