By: Luca Di Donato Film 260

1. Social Networking:
People Skills and
True Friendships
By: Luca Di Donato
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2. Social networking
today begins at a very
young age
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3. Children become eligible under TERMSOF SERVICE
to have their own SOCIAL MEDIA account at the age
of . . .
13
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Source: Kevin Makice, Coming of Age in the Digital Age

4. In 2011, there were7.5 MILLION underage
Facebook members…two-thirds of which were
10 OR YOUNGER
Source: Kevin Makice, Coming of Age in the Digital Age Image By: Ryan Clement

5. perhaps this is because advertising
for facebook is extremelyyouth-
focused
Source: Carys Mills, ‘Facebook Fatigue’ and the aging social network Image By: sunsurfr

6. this has a dramatic effect on the way in which
our youth develop social skills, especially with
regards to human interactionand friendships
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7. they can chat from behind a
screencharismatically
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8. but when coming face to face
they are at a loss for words
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9. “Facebook is
playing a bigger
role in
relationship
formation
and
relationship
disillusions.”
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10. “Facebook
users can
avoid the
tensionof
having to
directly
express
relational
interest in the
first meeting
by asking for
a phone
number.
Rather, they
can retreat to
the nearest
computer or
smart phone
and
look the
person up
on Facebook.”
Source: Tom Jacobs, I Now Pronounce You FBO: Facebook Official Image By: macinate

11. Anartificialtimeline of one’s
life from a very early stage is
depicted
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12. thisdistortedlife story is a phony
version of one’srealexperiences
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13. itrevealsthe
splendor and
concealsthe shame
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14. Anadmirable individual is no longer one who
is modest, calmand honest
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15. Having these
qualities only
makes you
fall
behind
on the web
because you do
not post
enoughEXCI
TING
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16. Now days everyonedesiresthe person
with the most attractiveonline profile
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17. Skilfulmanipulationoften
allows individuals to
portraythemselves as
something they are not
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18. the“coolest”
kids are
those who
are most
able to
exercise
their
online
influence
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19. Those who cannot keep up with this online
frenzy begin to feelunappreciatedand go
unnoticed
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20. Our
generation
has become
dependent on
others
for
self-approval
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21. "People are looking for their friends to confirm they
look good. You want thatreassurance, we all want
people to say positivethings about us.”
Source: Jillian McHugh, 'Selfies' just as much for the insecure as show-offs Image By: Janet Ramsden

22. “Self-image is important, and not always in a narcissistic way.
It's how we define ourselves, and present for others to see. We
rely on others' perceptions and appraisals to
develop our
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23. It is important to realize that online
popularity is no measurementof true
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24. The friends who valueyou as a human
being are the ones whotruly matter
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25. they are the
ones who
will stick by
your side
through
thickandthi
n
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26. theycarefor what is
actuallyimportant
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27. Acknowledging this goes a longw a y
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28. it is what
sep a r a tes
real friends
from
onlinefriends
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29. it deciphers truthfromfiction
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