Plan – Facebookaholics Anonymous
Intro
* Thank members for attending
* Introductions and how often they use Facebook
* Explain purpose of the group and the intentions – read the leaflet out
* Talk about confidentiality and honesty/respect
* Disclaimers – all must sign
* Brief intro to concept of fb identity and social identity construction
Group discussions
* Does your Facebook profile really represent you, if yes in what ways?
* Have you ever lied or exaggerated the truth on Facebook, if so why and what
* How often do you post something fairly mundane/boring on your own or someones elses timeline, why?
* Why do we feel annoyed about people posting mundane/boring things on their profiles, should we feel annoyed?
* Would you be happy if there was no way to untag or remove things from your timeline?
* Would you be happy if everything you did in a day was posted on your timeline as a status and why?
* How selective are you with your profile pictures/photos you are tagged in, and why?
BREAK
Split into pairs and hand out paper and pens
Pair discussions
* Why would you try and alter your identity for Facebook?
* How is your online identity different from the real life you and how? (photos, statuses, fitting in with social groups, music, films, ‘likes’ – selection and choice)
* How often do you write how you really feel in a status?
* Are you happy with how you come across in our Facebook profile?
* Have you ever posted something or changed your profile picture, then removed it because no one ‘liked’ it? And why?
* If you had to make your Facebook identity more representative of your real life identity, what would you change?
* Who are you trying to impress/ fit in with through the construction of your Facebook identity?
Feedback on pair discussions – Any issues raised etc
Confession Time
* Is there anything you would like to share with the group, anything you feel embarrassed about your profile… something you’ve done, or not done, hidden, posted, stalked, lied etc
* Thank group for sharing
* Any feedback
* Any thoughts provoked from the session
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