Facebook, The Virtual Diary (Wk. 6)
Facebook is fast becoming one of the world’s most popular
public diary, through the use of status updates. As McNeill said: ‘What’s in a
Name: Blogs and Diaries’. While McNeil focuses on whether or not society should
be reading the virtual diary of another, humanity remains infinitely curious
about what others think, usually for ego-related reasons. We chronicle the
actions of our everyday lives and even go as far as to post photos of what we
are having for dinner. We want people to know how we are feeling and this leads
to the notion that Facebook is just one big diary that is there for the whole
world to read, depending on your security settings.
I myself, quite often use Facebook to chronicle my
achievements, some of the things I do and yes, sometimes I even post about what
I am eating. I know people on Facebook, who spend more time sharing their
feelings online than with other people.
For more information on this topic visit: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1660747/facebook-diary-trailer.jhtml
McNeill, L. (2011). Diary 2.0?: A genre moves from page to
screen, in Rowe, C. & Wyss, E. L. (Eds.) Language and new media: Linguistic, cultural, and technological
evolutions (pp. 313-325). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton.
Wilkinson, R. (2013). Week 6 Lecture.
Image retrieved from: http://www.ecu.edu.au/news/latest-news/2012/10/diaries-to-the-rescue
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