Facebook is a place

When sitting down to write this blog I was stumped as to how to connect language and the making of place to Facebook. Then the links became quite clear, when going on pages that are created for  certain uses such as Townsville Buy, Swap and Sell creates a place of trading.  As Yi-Fu Tuan (1991) states  if a place is not talked about it will fade from consciousness. Is it is not kept alive by social support it will fade from our minds.  This is supported by the members of Facebook and how true their identities are.

The person you choose to be on Facebook can that of a true or false nature.  Mine is that of a true nature although I am always aware of what is posted on my page. Although I know quite a few people who have multiple accounts or create fake accounts so that they control who is friends with them and so it would never affect them in a working environment. As Ariella VanLyun (2013) said it is all about the perception other people have. So when  Posting comments or trying to create a place on Facebook with your words you have to imagine how a complete stranger would perceive it and whether or not that post would give them power over you or not.

References

Tuan, y. (1991). Language and the making of place: A narrative-descriptive approach. In Annals of the Association os American Geographers, 81(4), 684-696

Van Luyn, A. (2013). BA1002: Networks, narratives and the making of place, week 5 lecture. Retrieved from http://learnjcu.edu.au

Image credits

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