Talk:Austin Cai

Feedback from Chase

Austin, I thought this was a really interesting post. In reading over the posts of our class, the common theme seems to be people posting less than they did in middle school. It seems your case is an extreme version of this trend; you were intensely active in middle school and now have completely faded away from posting.

I think you did a great job of assessing the gap between your Facebook identity compared to your true identity. Additionally there seems to be a thorough description of how this gap has changed over time. For example in the middle school section, you describe how your online posts were not yourself, but instead a reflection of you doing whatever it took to be popular around school. Then in high school you characterize yourself as a “lurker” that never posts comments or photos. This shows a lack of identity on Facebook, once again a distancing of your online and true identity.

The article flows very well. I like the chronological nature of the format, as the article begins at the origin of your Facebook and spans to present day. This highlights how your content and identity have changed over time.

I would suggest adding more high quality pictures towards the bottom of your post. In the middle school section of your post, the pictures effectively illustrate what you are describing. But as the piece goes on there seems to be less high quality pictures that aid the reader in understanding your Facebook identity. For example, images of specific posts which illustrate how your Facebook had become a “Fakebook” could make your post even stronger.

One additional small thing, is a potential typo in the “Now: Lurker” section. In "I just don't feel that my time should be wasted on a site that brings any significant benefits into my life”. Did you intend to say, “ that does not bring any significant benefits”.

Overall this is a very strong post that shows the evolution of your Facebook identity over time.