Say Everything

This article is about young people and how they express themselves via facebook, myspace, live journal, blogs, etc. They interviewed a girl in her 20's, Kitty, she was up to date with all the latest networking sites, facebook, myspace, livejounral, and so on. They found out how much you could find out about this girl just by reading her blog and her myspace and facebook. The person interviewing Kitty found out her parents had died a few years back and that she had an eating disorder and that she had a very deep dark depressing time in her life, but now she is much better. The interviewer learned all this about her just from her sites without even meeting her. The rest of the article shows all the different ways that young people portray themselves on the internet. It also discusses how sites like facebook and myspace became so popular. They say it all started with the Real World and the obsession of reality television. It's like when you have your facebook profile and you update with photos, and status updates, it's like you're a celebrity in your own world, but is this a good thing or a bad thing?

http://nymag.com/news/features/27341/index7.html