International Law

Apparently I'm an attention-seeking extrovert

Australian social networking expert Laurel Papworth analyses social networking profiles for News.com.au:

IF you're changing your Facebook status every five minutes there is a good chance the only thing people will notice is that you're an attention-seeking extrovert.

Social networking analyst Laurel Papworth says there are hidden messages behind the overt displays of self-promotion on websites like Facebook or MySpace.

Status updates can show if someone is an extrovert or fishing for sympathy, she claims.

"The extrovert, they are always going to be updating because the world revolves around them and one can assume that means the world needs to know how they are feeling from minute to minute," Ms Papworth told NEWS.com.au.

"There's a lot of passive-aggressive behaviour in social networks and some interesting statuses ? I'm mad at my boss, I'm mad at my mum, my teacher.

"We're expecting our good friends to come and commiserate and give presents on our page or leave comments on our page presumably in support of our emotional state."

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Full post as published by Freedom to Differ on May 23, 2008 (boomark / email).