Talk:Gauri Govil

I like the introduction and how it gives a preface about what to expect for the rest of the article. In terms of seriousness of purpose, I think you did a good job of understanding why you use or don't use Facebook. It would help your article out if you incorporated more research on what themes you wanted to touch on, which you did for one section. You definitely seem to exhibit consciousness of your behaviors on Facebook and how that reflects your personality as a person. Something you could touch on is how exactly did your interaction with Facebook change as you progressed from middle school to college and what the reason was behind it. That would be an interesting thing to hear about as a reader.

It's interesting how you're using Snapchat now, which is similar to what I've been doing as well. Do you feel that maybe as your friends list grows on Snapchat that your behaviors will mimic that of when you used Facebook? Also what about after a while and you notice that there's aspects of Snapchat that pose problems to how you choose to reflect yourself online? These could be questions that would make for a good section that I would like to read about. Regardless, I think your articles were to the point and delivered clearly.

Overall, the quality of the writing is nicely done. Everything flows logically and smoothly. There aren't many, if any, grammatical errors. The sections are labeled accordingly, I was able to get a general sense of what the article was about from just reading the headings of each section. My only advice would be to talk some more in "So how relevant is all of this?" section. You provided good information, but I wanted to know more about why you felt the ways you do, such as why you mainly only use Messenger now vs. creating a post? Other than that, good job! -Austin

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Nice bio, Gauri! I enjoyed your introduction, especially the “insight section”. It was a unique way to present “basic facts” about yourself, which when juxtaposed with your profile photo, helped the viewer envision who you are as a real person. Going along with that idea, I found it interesting that your introduction had almost nothing to do with your self-representation on Facebook, and you were very upfront about the fact that people still don’t know you, even in person. Your subsection of “Want to know more?” was a nice transition, presenting the idea of your possible online identity. I also liked your stylistic choice to switch to a 3rd person in “What do other people see?”; it was fitting and did not seem too abrupt. Even your captions for photos reflected your effort to support the idea of “curating yourself”, voicing the thoughts within your head about the external situations documented.

One point of improvement would be in your ‘How is this relevant’ section; it’s a little unclear whether Gauri has always preferred photos. You mention that Gauri never cared about “meaningless content”, so does that mean Gauri’s frequent posts in the past only consisted of photos? If so, I’d also like to hear more about why Gauri perceives statuses about her emotions and views on political climate as “meaningless” – were there experiences in the past that shaped this viewpoint?

Following your commentary on Snapchat, I’d also like to know what your views on Instagram and Instagram stories are. Instagram also leaves behind a trace, allowing users to establish an online presence, but also incorporates this non-pressuring “expiration date” on content. Do you think that this platform also fosters authenticity, in allowing one’s presence to change and evolve?

Overall, well done! - Angel