Talk:Vikram Vennapusa

Hi Vikram,

Great job on your avatar. One of the things that stood out to me the most was how you styled your writing. I like how you wrote your avatar as if it was an internal dialogue. As I read, I felt like I was going through and analyzing your profile page along with you. The “real-time” feel was very unique and added a creative element to your writing. I can definitely relate to your “2014-Present” section and how your current profile is mainly comprised of secondary elements. I think it was an appropriate way to end your writing before wrapping it all up in the conclusion, but I wish you added more to it. I wish you added more “why”—like why you no longer have an interest in keeping up with Facebook’s new features or why you no longer prefer to use your Facebook to entertain others. Overall, I really enjoyed reading your avatar and appreciate the effort and honesty that went into it!

-Sam

Hi Vikram,

First off, great job with your piece! I found it to be very engaging, and you bring up a lot of good points that are relevant to Facebook's integration with the real world. In particular, your analysis of your profile in terms of online perception of an individual is very clear. You start off by alluding to your multifaceted nature but suggesting that on Facebook the perception is reduced to black and white, friend or not friend. This is an interesting idea as what we choose to present online leaves for little interpretation as that is all the information that is available. In-person communication allows for piecing together details to build a deeper perspective. I really relate to you statements regarding why you posted messages on Facebook to communicate with others when you could have just texted them. Facebook is largely about portraying your self digitally and with that comes conversations for everyone to see. I appreciate your reflection into why you did these things, and that you really don't have an answer to "why."

I think the best aspect of this piece if your structure and flow from the details regarding the beginning of your Facebook profile to the present day and personal change. You cover all the essential points you need to define yourself on Facebook and then you sum it up succinctly with a reference to ethics regarding your use of Facebook. If I were to suggest any improvements to this piece, I would say that perhaps, like stated in the previous comments, you could explore why you are not interested in Facebook's new features and why it has no appeal. I think this addition could even better help us see how you have grown as an individual and how it is that Facebook and you no longer mesh. But overall, your autobiography was well written and honest. Great work!!!

-Matt DeMaio

Hi Vikram,

I really enjoyed reading about your Facebook profile. You broke down your Facebook into a simple timeline, ironically. I know a lot of people chose the route of describing their Facebook through elements of it, but I liked how you took the approaching your Facebook through different time points.

This was a reflective piece for you. Your interests have changed since the "Genesis" and now you simply utilize it to remain connected with the world. To start off with you describe people as either your friend or not. You then go into what you were interested in such as Texas Hold'em and posting on other's timelines and now those interests gone. But to you, Vikram Vennapusa, whether interested in music or staying connected, cannot be describe through a Facebook profile. Instead, it serves as an outline and sometimes it doesn't do a good job of that. You really put a lot of thought into this and in a sense you are saying that only you can define yourself. You are unique. I appreciate this piece a lot because it serves as a reminder to what really matters.

Best, Dennis