self-disclosure and social Networking

Self-disclosure is personal information that you shared intentionally that another person would have problems finding out without being told. We negotiate between our privacy or not. You choose to tell another person something about yourself and we also choose how to tell it. However, our privacy and self-disclosure can change when the channel changes. We do not self-disclosure in the same way when we are talking face to face with someone than when we are using a social networking. Many people online are available and seeking companionships. You also have the power to secure a profile of the other person before you exchange personal information. When you are talking with someone on-line who you don’t know you can exchange e-mail and talk on the phone without ever revealing your identity. You are available to ignore a person on-line if you don’t feel like talking. You can know how a person thinks and writes just only checking her or his profile. In addition social Networking match people who have similar qualities, interest, and relationships goals, increasing the chances that you will meet someone with whom you are compatible.
However, Social networking has their disadvantages. the message could be misunderstood and also it could create a conflict. As the article ¨social networking: are we revealing too much” says, in face to face encounters, we regulate what we says according to the facial expressions, body I language and immediate replies we get. In cyberspace, we don’t see those visual cues. Moreover, we have to be careful in what we write in our social networking web because some people may be feigning intrest in you and your profile, manipulating you to gain information, or simply having a good time at your expense. Many people, as McMullen, Tyler from the article, are victims of psychopaths who use social networking pages to find their victims. The suicide of Tyler does not have to make us indifernet. We should be really carefully of what personal information we should or shouldn’t share to the world.