National Survey Reveal Females are Different Online than in Person
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Posted: 7:46 AM Dec 20, 2010
National Survey Reveal Females are Different Online than in Person
A national survey shows that teenage girls portray themselves much differently online than in person.
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A national survey shows that teenage girls portray themselves much differently online than in person.

The Girl Scouts of the USA released the survey which included over one-thousand girls ages 14 through 17. It finds that girls use social networking sites to make themselves "cooler than they really are."

In person, girls say they come across as smart, kind and a good influence, whereas online, girls consider themselves fun, funny and social.

Local Facebook user Felice Primrose says, "People put a lot of stuff on Facebook that's not true. And girls in particular I think put a lot of stuff on Facebook and pictures and stuff. And when u see them in person they really aren't like that."

The study also shows that girls with low self-esteem are more likely to admit that their Facebook profile does not match their in-person image.

And 56% of girls surveyed agree that social networking helps them feel closer to their friends.

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Posted by: BigDogRex Location: Tallahassee on Dec 20, 2010 at 01:52 PM

The Girl Scouts may also be interested to know that the cute guy they've been chatting with (trying to look cooler) is not a 16 y.o. Justin Bieber look-alike but rather a 53 y.o. guy with a felony record, also trying to look "cooler."
Posted by: Anonymous on Dec 20, 2010 at 11:26 AM

Umm..duh! "I'm so much cooler on line" -Brad Paisley
Posted by: Thanks for the laugh Rowdy Location: T-hassee on Dec 20, 2010 at 08:49 AM

Rowdy...that just made me bust out laughing. Thanks for the comment!
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