Annotated Bibliography

Nicolas Bogdan

October 5^th 2016

New Media Online

Annotated Bibliography

Alwahaidi, K. (2015, July 30). Two-Faced: How Social Media Is Turning Us Into A Fake Generation. Retrieved from http://elitedaily.com/life/social-media-making-us-faker/1101264/

This article is about why people are acting like they have perfect lives and only showing their selves in perfect form, not when they are just living their lives. This article uses example such as “people want to act like they do not eat a lot, so they post photos of artisanal salads” and “Why don’t people feel its necessary to post photos of themselves shaving their dogs or with wet hair.” I feel like people want to look better in the photos they take and make people feel like they are always having fun to make them seem more interesting.

ARCENEAUX, M. (2015, October 22). Is it 'fake' to only show your best self on social media? Retrieved from http://www.complex.com/life/2015/10/social-media

This article is about young adults portraying happiness and also deciding how much of their lives to share, or keep private. When you are only posting photos of all of the fun and exciting things you do, you make be faking a lifestyle that is not really that way. It speaks about not posting all of the undesirable things in your life, but to keep it more realistic and human. No one is perfect in every way.

Baer, J. (n.d.). Social Media, Pretend Friends, and the Lie of False Intimacy. Retrieved from http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-media-tools/social-media-pretend-friends-and-the-lie-of-false-intimacy/

People are more connected than ever. The writer talks about how he used to receive more that 15-20 phone calls a day because that was the only means of communication. Now most people have more than 10 forms of communication and use them all daily. You can even connect with people you have never even met before and make them think you are a totally different person.

Green, R. K. (2013, October 7). The Social Media Effect: Are You Really Who You Portray Online? Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/r-kay-green/the-social-media-effect-a_b_3721029.html

Most people only show their ideal self on social media. Other people’s perception of ourselves is more important than ever. We see and look up to these social media celebrities and it makes us want to actually become something like them in our own way. People are taking ideas and marketing skills from one and other and using them in their own way. People do not want to be their “real self” but instead their “Ideal Self.” This article also offers tips to consider while using social networking.

Henderson, J. M. (2012, July 11). Is Social Media Destroying Your Self-Esteem? Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/jmaureenhenderson/2012/07/11/is-social-media-destroying-your-self-esteem/#47cc3614cd9d

This article speaks about how much more woman are interactive with social media than men. When people are reading and searching through social media for content is it one thing, but when it becomes obsessive and makes you upset, it becomes a problem People need to focus on their own dreams and not worry about what other people are doing. It simply makes people jealous and makes them loose their self-esteem and brings people down.

Herrick, L. (2016, June 30). 11 Things We Fake in Our Social Media Lives. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lexi-herrick/11-things-we-fake-in-our-social-media-lives_b_7693182.html

This article lists the main actions and things that people lie about on social media. Appearance, relationships, partying, traveling, food, Diet, fitness, babies, pets, coolness, clothing, and perfection are all things that people lie about. I will/can go more in depth when I am writing the paper.

HOW SOCIAL MEDIA CAN RUIN OUR PERCEPTION OF REALITY — IN 140 SECONDS. (2014, October 4). Retrieved from https://www.babble.com/tech/social-media-perception-reality/

This is a video about how social media is changing out perception of reality. It makes us show off and act certain ways to look cool to others.

Lilcaakes (Ed.). (2016, September 1). False Reality. Retrieved from https://themessyheads.com/2016/09/01/false-reality/

This article talks about the effects that “perfection” on social media is causing people many issues and depression. Just spending time and looking at how celebrities are posting on social media are changing the perspective and what peoples image of themselves are. Beauty and style have changed and are consistently changing.

Lindsey, D. (n.d.). Social Media Is Not Real Life, But That's Not the Problem. Retrieved from http://theeverygirl.com/social-media-is-not-real-life-but-thats-not-the-problem

This article talks about how social media does not portray their real life. Some people are deciding to remove themselves from social media because they feel like they are losing themselves.

Wann, L. (2016, February 22). The False Reality of Social Media. Retrieved from http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-false-reality-of-social-media

This is sort of an overall view of the same concept with a religious side towards it. It talks about what you do on social media and how god or your family from the past would think about what you are doing on social media and lying to others.