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Participants in a online forum maybe anonymous, their real names unknown, with no tie even to an online persona. They may pseudonymous,their real names unknown, but with a persistent record of their actions available. Or they may be named,their real names and identity known and verified.
In this section Judith makes a point about how social media allows for people to live different lives than their media presence. Though written in 2004, this hasn't changed a bit. Even while being able to see each others photos and faces, we still have no clue some times who that person may or may not be in real life. I believe it's gotten even worse because it is so easy to believe what others say about themselves on social media.
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Yet in anyconversation, no matter how seemingly pointless, the participants are exchanging social information, subtlyencoded
Reading this sentence makes me think of what "social" means in social media. Simply put, like mentioned the exchange of information from one person to another. As mentioned in the "A Chronological History of Social Media" reading, social interactions can occur when people make friends with each other and share interests, look to find jobs, or even share news to a large group. These are all different scenarios but that is all an exchange of information.
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