I use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, see updates in their lives through photos and posts, and reconnect with old friends. I also use it professionally to advertise events and connect with people through a curated professional persona. On my personal profile, I regularly post photos of friends, family, and myself to share my authentic self and experiences with my network. I use Facebook messenger and events to communicate and stay up-to-date. Anyone can contact me via messenger without approval, but otherwise I control what information is publicly visible. On Instagram, I curate a playful identity through creative photos that I think will attract followers and gain likes, reflecting how I want to portray myself and lifestyle on social media.

1. How I use facebook

2. What is use facebook for
Finding out about friends and family in everyday life
How they're getting on
Looking at updates events in their lives
I use facebook to re connect with old family and friends and they see the real me
on facebook as I share photographs of us at family events and I like photographs
to do with that.

3. Work
Use it to advertise and let people know about upcoming events and ideas
This is an example of Goffman's front stage behaviour as I am putting on a
professional performance to get to people

4. My Facebook
Post about friend and family
My profile pictures changes regualry - Example of Goffmans
theory as I take selfies as I am following the norms for the
facebook sight for my age group
I share photographs – example of Goffmans theory as it is the real
authentic me
I use it for messenger and getting in touch with people I haven’t
spoken to in a while
I use it for creating events and when invited to them get to know
what's going on
Use it for birthdays and personal events as a calendar
I have the messenger app, facebook app, mac app I don’t use it
online straight

5. Privacy
Anyone can add me or talk to me via the
messenger app without my approval they
only need my name
Other than my name and facebook profile I
can’t be contacted in any other way
This is an example of Goffmans theory as in
everyday life I wouldn’t

6. Instagram
• My instagram is an example of Giddens theory as he suggests that identity is more
playful and you can build on it. He says there is more creativity within yourself, I
take photographs of things that I feel followers will want to see and I do this to
gain followers. I use my instagram as a self project as I work on myself to how I
think I should be portrayed. I post pictures of myself that are fun and outgoing,
when I go partying and what I do everyday such as an everyday lifestyle. I do this
through using an effect called Aden when I post I keep the tones warm to reflect
me. I do this because i want to attract followers and get likes it’s a confidence
boost when I get likes it makes me feel better. My decisions on this sight reflect
how I think I should act on social media.