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
