Self presentation using the internet

Using different forms of media and technology to generate a profile of yourself is highly common within our generation, individuals use sites such as face book, MySpace, bebo etc to develope a clear outlook of how they wish to be portrayed and also viewed upon by others. The way in which we wish to communicate changes immensely depending on whom we are talking to, we often moderate our language when engaging in different forms of  media related social interactions for instance as individuals we choose to communicate differently when talking with various types of people for instance the way in which we talk to our parents is different than the way we talk to our friends and the way we talk to our friends is extremely different then the way you conversation with your partner even when sending out emails you would choose to write formally if it is a important email or informally if you are writing to a close friend on a social basis.

Human beings are today being socially categorised through social networking sites, these sites paint very distinct pictures of particular groups of individuals and is the main cause of them being socially recognized. The affiliation between the internet and stereotypical images given out is one of an ongoing thing and has been around for many years. The internet is a form of because of its very fast way to receive and deliver information from all over the globe. It’s also known for collecting data and researched studies and statistics. As the internet is a very widely used interconnected system in many ways it tends to generate the stereotypes in people’s minds and make them inferior.

There are many representations of stereotypes shown to us through a variety of altered digital and social media. These characteristic that are publicized through video games and other forms of what we call social media, social media experiences the implication of interactions situating amongst individuals in which they construct , distribute, exchange, and comment about significant and insignificant topics. As a whole social media allows people of different demographical backgrounds to come together and engage and interact in fundamental communities and networks amongst themselves.

As the digital and media world continue to surround us with information and changes to society we are also obliged to look at certain identities and personalities visually specified to us by the mass media with the clear intentions of creating a somewhat vivid image in our minds of how they wish us to view those currently in the public eye. These identities and illustrations of people that are seemingly demoralized have the power to influence and even put pressure on our judgements based on that particular political party or individual. With regards to politics and self-presentation it’s fair to say that if viewers dislike the attitude of the main leader or representative they will base some of their judgement on that but mostly the medias interpretations of their political ideas expressed .

Reference

http://stereotypebyinternet.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-internet-might-deal-with-stereotypes/