tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708433796378092981.post5533581117362561710..comments2023-07-21T05:58:56.240-04:00Comments on Strate Up Social Media: Faceless BulliesLance Stratehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033954765699126246noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708433796378092981.post-64733659552826493102010-04-20T22:55:29.401-04:002010-04-20T22:55:29.401-04:00There is this sense of anonymity and safe distance...There is this sense of anonymity and safe distance that comes with online communication, and perhaps lower inhibitions, but as noted, it is possible to trace the computer that's being used.Lance Stratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033954765699126246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708433796378092981.post-81831786890302327822010-04-13T15:45:16.256-04:002010-04-13T15:45:16.256-04:00I agree with what you've said. I think in many...I agree with what you've said. I think in many cases, though certainly not all of them, people can make themselves seem tougher or more demeaning than they really are by using a technology to spread hate, or other negative actions. Truthfully though, these people may not have the guts to say something real in person. It's annoying, and really frustrating in instances that aren't about bullying. But when it does apply to online harrassment, it's really sad that words coming from someone like this can have the desired effect on a victim.Kimberly Engelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11992130625260255787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708433796378092981.post-2774709235380651362010-04-13T14:54:59.032-04:002010-04-13T14:54:59.032-04:00I definitely agree that people behave differently ...I definitely agree that people behave differently on these social media websites than they do in person. I think that a main aspect of communication lost online and through text messaging is the expressive verbal tone people are using, and this lack of tone context makes for confrontation and wrong impressions.Amanda Fiscinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432402161412507239noreply@blogger.com