Some people try to engage someone else into a relationship by creating a fictional Online persona. This behavior is called,

“catfishing.” Today there is an MTV show called Catfish: The TV Show. On the show, the hosts try to help people figure out if they are with a “catfish” and this entails navigating many different social media (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Vine, Snapchat). How does social media make creating and revealing identities easier and more difficult? Why do people create these different Online identities? How should we approach Online identities?