The document discusses the effects of oversharing personal information online. It notes that while people were initially reluctant to share online, social media users now share large amounts of content every day. However, this oversharing can compromise privacy as it creates a permanent digital footprint. The document examines why people overshare, such as to connect with others, but warns that oversharing may paradoxically cause loneliness and limit real-world interactions. It emphasizes the importance of thinking before posting personal information online.

1. The
effects
of
divulging
too
much
information
Oversharing
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By:
Lesley
Sherman

2. When
the
world
was
first
introduced
to
the
Internet,
many
people
were
reluctant
to
share
parts
of
their
lives
online.
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Woodward
via
Flickr

3. People
didn’t
seem
to
understand
this
new
form
of
technology
and
were
afraid
of
losing
control
of
their
own
content.
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Tuttle
via
Flickr

4. Nowadays,
we
are
sharing
so
much
content
that
our
privacy
is
being
compromised.
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via
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5. 55
million
status
updates
are
posted
on
Facebook
every
day
(KISSmetrics)
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Bolt
via
Flickr

6. Instagram
users
are
sharing
60
million
photos
and
liking
1.6
billion
photos
each
day
(Instagram)
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@lesleysherman
on
Instagram

7. 500
million
tweets
are
sent
out
every
day
(Twitter)

8. As
we
share
our
own
user
generated
content,
we
begin
to
build
a
digital
footprint.

9. Whether
we
choose
to
post
voluntarily
on
social
media
sites…
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Jake
Guild
via
Flickr

10. Or
blindly
as
information
is
collected
by
our
browser’s
cookies.
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C
via
Flickr

11. This
footprint
tracks
and
stores
all
of
our
online
activity.
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Moy
via
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12. Therefore,
one
must
make
smart
choices
when
deciding
on
what
to
post
and
how
often.
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Legate
via
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13. Overshare:
to
disclose
too
much
personal
information
or
too
many
details
about
oneself
(dictionary.com)
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Wikstrom
via
Flickr

14. 86%
of
internet
users
have
taken
steps
online
to
remove
or
mask
their
digital
footprints
(Pew)
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Policardo
via
Flickr

15. So
why
is
everyone
sharing
so
much
in
the
first
place?
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Ochoa
via
Flickr

16. 94%
-­‐
To
bring
valuable
and
entertaining
content
to
one
another.
68%
-­‐
To
define
themselves
to
others.
78%
-­‐
To
grow
and
nourish
our
relationships.
69%
-­‐
For
self-­‐fulfillment.
84%
-­‐
To
get
the
word
out
about
causes
they
care
about.
(NYTimes)
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Jason
Howie
via
Flickr

17. Though
one
may
feel
connected,
social
networking
sites
contribute
to
loneliness
and
depression.
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Emily
Flores
via
Flickr

18. We
have
created
an
Internet
paradox
–
the
increased
opportunity
to
connect
while
having
a
lack
of
human
contact
(Stephen
Marche)
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Levers
via
Flickr

19. If
we
continue
to
overshare,
will
there
be
enough
to
talk
about
in
the
flesh?
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Kat
N.L.M.
via
Flickr

20. Remember,
it’s
important
to
think
before
you
click,
post
or
share.
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Edward
Peters
via
Flickr

21. Sources
1.
http://blog.kissmetrics.com/facebook-­‐statistics/
2.
http://instagram.com/press/
3.
https://about.twitter.com/company
4.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/overshare
5.
http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/09/05/anonymity-­‐privacy-­‐and-­‐security-­‐
online/
6.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/is-­‐facebook-­‐making-­‐us-­‐
lonely/308930/
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mkhmarketing
via
Flickr
7.
http://tripleseo.com/why-­‐do-­‐people-­‐
share/
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