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Monday, December 20, 2004
Collision Between F2F & Online Discussion - Dean Pape, techLearning
Social self-disclosure in the face-to-face environment long has been viewed as a positive activity. A person benefits from the affection conveyed, self-knowledge that occurs when talking about yourself and others, and there is a gain of health benefits. Of course, there are also many drawbacks to face-to-face disclosure, from the personal to the relational to the professional. However, do the same benefits and drawbacks occur in online disclosure? This essay takes the position that social exchanges of self-disclosure in online environments are not only different from face-to-face experiences, but that the benefits and drawbacks are reversed.
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