Talk:Mira Kovacova

Hey Mira!

I am not surprised that you have the language on your Facebook set to French! French culture plays a large role in your life, so I appreciated your focus on how you have used Facebook to keep in touch with that aspect of yourself.

Early on in your statement you used the term côté français… I am unfamiliar with this term as I assume many non-French speakers are. I imagine it has something to do with French culture from the context of the section in which you included it, but I might have had a clearer idea about the theme you were trying to convey if you more clearly defined côté français and how it specifically applies to your Facebook persona.

Further, you could have compared how your European friends perceive you online to how your American friends perceive you. Do all of your friends have the same perception of your regardless of the language they speak? You included a screenshot of a profile picture that one of your French friends had posted exemplifying French humor. Have you detected differences between the posts that your European friends respond to and the posts that your American friends respond to? I would be interested to hear about how you have attempted to appeal to an international audience representing a wide variety of cultures or if you feel that you simultaneously appeal to all of your friends regardless of where they are from.

I was intrigued by your conversation about your grandmother’s lack of an online presence. You could have used the questions you asked about whether or not she is missing out by refraining from joining Facebook to investigate how your life and European ties might be different if you did not use Facebook.

At parts, I felt like you could have rearranged sentences for the statement to read more smoothly. I always find it helpful to read my writing out loud to ensure fluidity and ease of understanding.

The screenshots you included effectively showcased the version of yourself you present on Facebook. At the end of your statement, you note, “My content is a candid reflection of whatever topic I am writing about and reflects my true self as I see it.” From the screenshots you chose to show your audience, I definitely believe that your Facebook profile represents who you really are.

Sara Otto

Hi Mira,

I definitely feel like I got a sense of who you are through this and through the bits of your Facebook profile that you allowed us to have access to. I believe you when you say that you feel as though you are generally very genuine and act as the real you on Facebook.

I very much liked the discussion of the two different parts of your background having a big impact on your profile. I can see that you are proud of those two parts of your life, which is part of what helped me to get that sense of who you are. It made me curious, however, how your friends who do not speak French or have connections to the two cultures react to those posts. Do American friends ever comment on posts written in French in confusion? Do they translate the post to understand you? Do they just ignore it? Maybe the algorithm will not even show those posts to them because they are in a foreign language, which would be an interesting comparison to the other part of your avatar. These are just questions that came up in my reading.

All of you insights into both your Facebook profile and about the Facebook algorithm felt very thought through and thorough, which I very much appreciated. Overall, I felt that the writing quality was good, as it gave me a sense of you and your voice without seeming unprofessional.

To me, the conclusion did feel a little too much like summary. While some summarization is necessary in a good conclusion, I usually like to see a connection to something larger. Otherwise, the summary just seems unnecessary and could be space left for other writing, such as answering some of the lingering questions left by the rest of your writing.

Overall, I really enjoyed reading your avatar. You seem to have a good grasp on who you are and let that shine through on your Facebook.

Katie Lehman