As I have mentioned earlier, online relationships create an
element of risk. One may not know who are your real friends and who are the
fake one’s. These chapters discussed the different types of online friendships
that are created and how some might be dangerous. In order to cope with these
stalkers, creepers, wrong-reason followers, social media had to develop
settings to reduce the dangers. The evolution of social privacy thus began.
There are now age restrictions, viewership restrictions, blocks and reports
that can be set by the user to control their privacy and safeguard their
information. Everyone can now personally control his or her profiles, which is
a good thing.
Media has become an identity of us that conveys the message
when we cannot do it in person. Just as we grow and develop as a person, media
has to be able to cope up with our changing identity. Thus there is old media
and new media. Based on the newer requirements that are a part of an individual, the media has to develop features and tools
that will enable the user to share this information. Logan has elaborated on
some of McLuhan’s points, but in simpler words.
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