Are "you" who your Facebook portrays???

I could tell you my Facebook name, my Myspace name, blog name, or my Twitter name, and they do have ONE thing in common... Each of them do not encompass my actual name. Some are shortened, some have different spellings... But what do you expect? There could be cyber stalkers at any corner... Ok, maybe that's a bit dramatic since we have come a long way since the infamous line of "a/s/l" and AOL chat rooms.

From AOL "chat now" to Facebook, online communication has streamed from anonymous to nonymous. When all we had were screennames, any person could talk to another without the slightest idea as to whether that person was telling the truth about their age, sex, or location ("a/s/l").
Myspace brought a more accurate database on individual information but there was still a question regarding true identity.




Following Myspace, the all-powerful Facebook that branched from Harvard to all colleges, high schools, corporate companies, and lastly to any adult, there is finally a truer sense of identity. But a sense for sure, no one believes these profiles are concrete facts about any particular user.
Is your default photo, the picture everyone who accesses your page sees first, an accurate display of yourself? Is it a recent photo? Or, are you reliving your high school days and you're really 55? No problem if it is and you are, that is fine, but it just isn't current and therefore not entirely accurate.




There is no question about the growth and success of Facebook. Those who deny this are threatened and possibly a little insecure in their own standing. Facebook keeps up with trends and trends within itself. Such as the reemerging trend of "fake names." Even though there is a deep warning when a user attempts to change their name. In so many words, expressed is; this better be an accurate name as it will be checked by Facebook workers before it is changed. The message is so strong that when I personally went to change my name, I backed out! So my name on Facebook is still pretty close and my picture is currently me smiling in a sepia toned picture.
Is yours really you? Is it "you" as you want to be seen? Or, "you" as is?
Online communications are still far from concrete unless you're on some government site like the CIA's database of all human existence with names, pictures, and fingerprint listings... Either way, I suppose part of the fun is playing the part of whoever you want to play without question... without direct question.
Therefore... enjoy being "you" for now because Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, they all supply that leeway to be who ever you want to be.