The Language Of Fakebook By Katie Roiphe

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In the article The Language of Fakebook-by Katie Roiphe explains that Facebook is bad because people over exaggerate and make fake facebook pages. First ,If Andy Warhol was still alive he would write about facebook.But Lauren Mechling and laura Moser did write “My Darklyng” their innovation, their plan,unfolded on Facebook and Twitter. Second, Is like people who use social media tend to over exaggerate and in the medieval days ,before internet,teens were forced to write in journals,notebooks.Then, Referring back to My darklyng Ms.Mechling and
Ms.Moser payed Hannah Grosman to post on one of the character’s,Natalie, facebook page but she posted.What I’m getting at is Katie does not think that facebook is “Life”. Over exaggerate and

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