Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Readings due 6-10

Bortree
1.) When users use one of the five strategies for self-presentation do you think people ever exaggerate or lie about the qualities they are trying to portray and possibly begin to actually believe it?
2.) On page 26 Bortree says “female bloggers were more likely than male bloggers to share intimate details about themselves, including feelings of vulnerability and affection”. Do you believe this happens only on blogs or is a part of all communication with females?
Clark
1.) The article gives the reasons as to why the females tend to use chat rooms and lie about their self images because they lack the feelings that relationships give in their real life. Do you think the males have the same reasoning?
2.) The article also mentioned that males considerably outnumbered females in these chat rooms. What do you think the reason is for that?1.) The article gives the reasons as to why the females tend to use chat rooms and lie about their self images because they lack the feelings that relationships give in their real life. Do you think the males have the same reasoning?

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