"Back up, you're in my personal space!"

"People who are addicted to posting status updates can be categorized into five different personalities: the drama queen, the celebrity wannabe, the boss, the joker, and the stalker." ~anonymous

Facebook is a social media site that is set up to be an interpersonal communication , where people can communicate that know one another, share information about their lives, photographs, status updates, and leave one another messages on their walls, or send personal emails to each other. This allows for people to be welcomed into your personal space. This also shows that it is more socially oriented because people are sharing personal information like the birth of their child, or buying a new home, moving to a new place, vacation photos, asking for advice on their children and jobs, etc. Not only does face book allow you to connect to people that you know, but it also opens the door for networking with people you haven’t met. You can find people in your circle of business, in your circle of friends, parenting groups, and other activities to be friends with and share your personal information with, without having met the person.

Facebook can be part hyerpersonal as well because you can have an idealized perception of the other person and vice versa. With a social media site like face book, you can disclosure only the information you want to, share photos that only show you in the best light, and create a different persona of who you are. You can also see the other person glorified and perhaps not see their faults because of the information they are sharing with you. We are able to self edit yourself and think through your messages and emails to other another, when you can not delete what you say in a personal face to face interaction.

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