Social media has opened up the world to international conversations. Thanks to the advances of social media, we are engaging and speaking with people that we may never have had the opportunity to converse with previously and our social networks have expanded exponentially.
When engaging in conversation, whether face-to-face or on social media platforms, we feel compelled to share a little bit of ourselves. Rather than being stiff and formal, we like to offer extra information, something personal to lighten the mood.
The difference between a face-to-face conversation and a social media discussion is the audience. Too often it appears that we forget how vast and to a certain degree how infinite, our social media audience is.
Who are we really talking to?
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