oversharing - the effects of divulging too much information
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Taking a look at why people feel the need to share as much as they do via social media/online and the effects of doing so.TRANSCRIPT
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The effects of divulging too much information
Oversharing
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When the world was first introduced to the Internet, many people were reluctant to share parts of their lives online.
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People didn’t seem to understand this new form of technology and were afraid of losing control of their own content.
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Nowadays, we are sharing so much content that our privacy is being compromised.
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55 million status updates are posted on Facebook every day (KISSmetrics)
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Instagram users are sharing 60 million photos
and liking 1.6 billion photos each day (Instagram)
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500 million tweets are sent out every day (Twitter)
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As we share our own user generated content, we begin to build a digital footprint.
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Whether we choose to post voluntarily on social media sites…
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Or blindly as information is collected by our browser’s cookies.
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This footprint tracks and stores all of our online activity.
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Therefore, one must make smart choices when deciding on what to post and how often.
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Overshare: to disclose too much personal information or too many details about oneself (dictionary.com)
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86% of internet users have taken steps online to remove or mask their digital footprints (Pew)
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So why is everyone sharing so much in the first place?
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94% -‐ To bring valuable and entertaining content to one another. 68% -‐ To define themselves to others. 78% -‐ To grow and nourish our relationships. 69% -‐ For self-‐fulfillment. 84% -‐ To get the word out about causes they care about. (NYTimes)
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Though one may feel connected, social networking sites contribute to loneliness and depression.
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We have created an Internet paradox – the increased opportunity to connect while having a lack of human contact (Stephen Marche)
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If we continue to overshare, will there be enough to talk about in the flesh?
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Remember, it’s important to think before you click, post or share. Image: Edward Peters via Flickr
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Sources 1. http://blog.kissmetrics.com/facebook-‐statistics/ 2. http://instagram.com/press/ 3. https://about.twitter.com/company 4. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/overshare 5. http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/09/05/anonymity-‐privacy-‐and-‐security-‐online/ 6. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/is-‐facebook-‐making-‐us-‐lonely/308930/
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7. http://tripleseo.com/why-‐do-‐people-‐share/ All images are shared under the Creative Commons license on flickr.com unless otherwise sourced and are credited on each slide.