The Stage That Is Instagram: How Social Media Allows People to Become Actors and Create a Performance Through Online Identity
Introduction
When the world was first introduced to the World Wide Web, users were only able to play a passive role, as it was a “read-only” platform (Getting, 2007). This was socially and technologically significant at the time, but the emergence of Web 2.0 and its social media platforms allowed users to play a more active role in the communication, Read more [...]
Abstract: Socials, politics, and economics shapes every upcoming generation of teens. Today’s teens (iGen) are no different. They are considered to be “the first generations whose lives are saturated by mobile technology and social media” (Divecha, 2017). But why is social media such a significant aspect of their lives, and how does one escape the “real world” through anonymous posts and comments?
Anonymity helps create a new world for younger generations with the help of Webpages Read more [...]