oversharing - the effects of divulging too much information

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The effects of divulging too much information Oversharing Image: Kathleen Donovan via Flickr By: Lesley Sherman

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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.

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The  effects  of  divulging  too  much  information  

Oversharing  

Image:  Kathleen  Donovan  via  Flickr  By:  Lesley  Sherman  

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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.    

Image:  Adam  Tuttle  via  Flickr  

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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)  

Image:  Nate  Bolt  via  Flickr  

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Instagram  users  are  sharing  60  million  photos            

and  liking  1.6  billion  photos  each  day  (Instagram)      

Image:  @lesleysherman  on  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.  

Image:  Theen  Moy  via  Flickr  

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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?  

Image:  Kat  N.L.M.  via  Flickr  

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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/    

Image:  mkhmarketing  via  Flickr  

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.