The first profile I decided to look at is an old family friend of mine who I grew up with. He is a sophomore in college at a school in Texas. The first thing I noticed was his profile picture, which is clearly a picture of him with his girlfriend. I have noticed that it is pretty common to feature your significant other in your profile pictures as if you want to publicly display how happy you and your other are. I then noticed it says he has 1,070 friends, which I highly doubt that he is actually friends with all of these people. This could mean he is either a friendly guy who doesn't say no to friend requests, or that he wants people to think he is extremely popular. He filled out a few areas of interest and the biography, but nothing extensive. Him and his girlfriend are clearly "Facebook official" as well- which is another thing I find entertaining about Facebook. Does being official on Facebook really say anything about the quality of your relationship- I think not.
Older Female-
The second person I looked at on Facebook was a 52 year old mother of two. Her profile picture is of her and her two kids, which I think is extremely common with older Facebook users with kids. She rarely updates her status and is rarely tagged in pictures. However she often posts pictures of her and the kids, as if she wants to show the world all of the great things her and her family do. Lastly, I noticed that she includes her maiden name as well as her married name on Facebook. This is most likely because she wants older friends from her past to be able to locate her and reconnect with her. She rarely writes on other people's walls or has any Facebook activity for that matter. It seems that for her, Facebook is more about connecting with people from the past while promoting her children.
Denver College Female-
The last person that I "analyzed" on Facebook is a senior at DU. I recently because friends with her because we have a class together but I dont feel like I know her on a personal level. Her current profile picture does not have her in it- it's actually a promotion for a sorority event coming up. I find it interesting that the first thing you notice on her page isn't a picture of her- but of a sorority event. This says to me that her sorority is her life and that she is very dedicated to it. The second thing I noticed was how she was tagged in over 1000 pictures, some of which would not be appropriate for an employer of teacher to see. You would think she would untag some? or edit the privacy settings. She also frequently updates her status, all of which fill you in on what she is doing that minute as well as sorority events going on in her life.
It's really funny how Facebook can say so much about a person. Whether it be a sorority girl that seems to be nothing but sorority, or an older mom promoting her kids- we all chose what we display to the public which indirectly dictates what people think about us.
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