Talk:Sara Otto
Hey Sara!
That was an awesome piece to read, extremely well written and I really appreciated how clear and open you were in your writing. Some things I really enjoyed were how frank and genuine you were about your usage of Facebook. A lot of people tend to fabricate themselves on the digital realm in order to make them seem better than they are in real life. You write about how you want to represent yourself on Facebook as you are in real life and how, even though you selectively post, any time you do post, it is completely genuine. My favorite part of the article would definitely be the opening post about your digital avatar and how to actually posted on Facebook to grab the reader's attention.
Something I think could be improved in your article is hashing out some ethical implications of your behavior on Facebook. Obviously, it is pretty hard to judge whether your own digital actions are ethical or not, but I think that would add an interesting discussion going about the ethical implication of selective posting. Talking about why you choose to be extremely genuine online versus digital fabrication and the idea of "self", I think, would be a really cool topic you could discuss in your writing.
Amazing job!
Best, Bryant
Hi Sara,
Great job on your Facebook avatar analysis! I especially liked that you integrated a Facebook status to showcase your introduction to the rest of the article. I also like how you stated that you “avoid misrepresenting” yourself on Facebook and believe that it is morally sound to present your authentic self on social media—good information ethics analysis right off the bat! I especially found your section about “Close Friends” particularly fascinating, as this is something that I’ve been looking to integrate into my Facebook profile as well. I agree that it is important to show case more aggressive and opinionated aspects of yourself to “people [who] already have a stable understanding of who [you are] as a person.”
The only criticism I have is that I wish your conclusion were a little longer so that it would have tied your piece together. Right now, your avatar analysis ends abruptly and doesn’t give a succinct analysis of your article.
Other than that, great job! ☺ - Tanya Madhani
Hey Sara,
First, I just want to say that I really, really like how you designed your Facebook Avatar page. Setting it up so that it mimics how one's Facebook profile actually looks like is ingenious and certainly wasn't something that I had even considered when I was building mine. It made for a really cool experience as I was reading your analysis. I was kind of surprised to see just how differently you and I use Facebook or choose to represent ourselves on the site. You strive to represent yourself as truthfully and completely as possibly while I try to only portray the best and non-controversial aspects of myself on the site. It was actually really interesting to see how differently we perceive our audiences to be and what we feel willing to disclose to them. Speaking of audiences, I also found it interesting how curated and edited you have made your experience on Facebook. It seems as if you have gone to a lot of effort to actively edit how much you are seeing, how many people are seeing your posts, and also what you are seeing in return. I wonder a bit if that high level of editorialization leads you to only seeing the things about the subjects and people you care most about? I also wonder if you may only be seeing certain aspects about controversial topics and not necessarily seeing viewpoints/perspectives from people who may have a differing opinion on a subject?
Overall, I thought that your page was supremely well done and I have no significant suggestions that I believe could have made it better. (Another thing that I really liked was how you related aspects of your avatar back to the Smith and Watson article - it provided great feedback).
Good job!! - Logan Meyer
