Virtual Friendship And The New Narcissism Analysis

Christine Rosen's "Virtual Friendships and the New Narcissism" discusses how social networking gives people the power to portray themselves as they like, all while online connections are leading to dwindling human connections. Social media is like a self-portrait and users can portray themselves in any manner, Rosen says,"...self-portraits can at once expose and obscure, clarify and distort." With the power to create their image, users of social networks become more involved online then offline and are changing the norm for people's daily life.

Social networks are growing their user base and becoming more prevalent in daily life. Connections are what online sites are based on and the popular sites all share the common feature of "setting