Social Media Identity
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study The age of internet boosted the efficiency and increased the rate of news spread and information in a massive manner. Also, it introduced the rise of social media which immediately made its way to be acknowledged as the backbone of the circulation of information in the World Wide Web. The advantage of internet is limitless, especially in times of war, calamities, and turmoil because it keeps the people, and its nation, together. With the internet, considerably, at its highest point regarding efficiency is now so convenient that even third world countries can acquire access via social media as easy as purchasing a low quality smart phone. Children that grew in this era consider the internet an indispensable variable to their life and with it comes along the social media. Due to the rising number of a wide variety mobile device that could easily be purchased by the general public. The world can now be seen at the palm of a person's hand. The World Wide Web is easily accessible because of the trend of Android Phones and Smart Phones, Tablets, Laptops, and Notebooks and the Wireless Free Internet revolution that is currently sweeping the nation. And with this rapid surge of changes shaking society, time stands still at every video, photo and comment posted online every second of every day for the past three years since this trend began. People, their actions and their thoughts are immortalized. Every post on Facebook, every Tweet they send out, and every video they post of whatever they have to offer to the world can be seen easily by anyone having an access to the internet, anywhere. Majority of the people that has access to social media tend to post pictures of themselves with the hashtag ‘#selfie’ at least once a day maybe for the rest of their lives. This is commonly practiced by women other than men. Age is a variable from this result because those selfies provide for those who want to look back in time so
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study The age of internet boosted the efficiency and increased the rate of news spread and information in a massive manner. Also, it introduced the rise of social media which immediately made its way to be acknowledged as the backbone of the circulation of information in the World Wide Web. The advantage of internet is limitless, especially in times of war, calamities, and turmoil because it keeps the people, and its nation, together. With the internet, considerably, at its highest point regarding efficiency is now so convenient that even third world countries can acquire access via social media as easy as purchasing a low quality smart phone. Children that grew in this era consider the internet an indispensable variable to their life and with it comes along the social media. Due to the rising number of a wide variety mobile device that could easily be purchased by the general public. The world can now be seen at the palm of a person's hand. The World Wide Web is easily accessible because of the trend of Android Phones and Smart Phones, Tablets, Laptops, and Notebooks and the Wireless Free Internet revolution that is currently sweeping the nation. And with this rapid surge of changes shaking society, time stands still at every video, photo and comment posted online every second of every day for the past three years since this trend began. People, their actions and their thoughts are immortalized. Every post on Facebook, every Tweet they send out, and every video they post of whatever they have to offer to the world can be seen easily by anyone having an access to the internet, anywhere. Majority of the people that has access to social media tend to post pictures of themselves with the hashtag ‘#selfie’ at least once a day maybe for the rest of their lives. This is commonly practiced by women other than men. Age is a variable from this result because those selfies provide for those who want to look back in time so