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Why do you pick pictures?

He frequently photographed an object he encountered in his daily life and shared it with a friend through Twitter or a different social network site. (22)

How do devices affect social media use? Ronnie primarily used a Dell laptop for his social media use; he also bought an iPhone during the course of the study, through which he also updated social network sites. (14)

Why do you post or hold back?

The information he shared on Twitter varied widely, such as updates on what he’s listening to, thoughts and musings on his way to class, images from his daily life, and questions to his friends about weekend plans or other topics. (15)

What’s the average user and how are you different?

In this way, Ronnie saw himself as different from the average user, and he worked to present himself as such through his social network site use. (14)

What does your follower or friend ratio mean to you?

On Twitter, Ronnie was conscious of keeping his number of followers higher than the

number of people he was following. (14)

How often do you post versus how often are you on social media?

He also visited Facebook a few times each day from his laptop computer to

keep up with his friends. (22)

How are you understanding community? What is their community? How do you contribute to this community?

One’s friend list on Facebook could include several hundred contacts: extended family members, friends from childhood and from college, coworkers, and professional colleagues, each of whom sees the same updates. (14)

How reflective is your social media of your true identity?

Representing or cultivating one’s identity through social network sites is an activity that happens through every tweet and every message sent. (14)

Do you feel that your Facebook identity has changed since you first got your profile?

Ronnie’s profile on Facebook at the beginning of this study presented his

identity in much the same way. (16)

Do you find it easier (or more enjoyable) to put quotes from others or personal thoughts on social media?

The information sections of his Facebook profile were devoted to his favorite quotations and a record of recent and upcoming musical performances. (17)

How much do you cater to or be mindful of your audience when you post?

Ronnie envisioned different audiences with different concerns and interests

on both Facebook and Twitter and constructed his identity on both sites with

these audiences in mind. (18)

Which social media site do you feel gives the best representation of your identity?

Starting a new account on a social network site was also Ronnie’s way to try on a

new persona for himself or a new aspect of his identity. (20)