Self Representation is a two way system

It was the third public meeting in preparation of an exhibition about self-representation on the net, that kicked off in April 2008.

Niels van Doorn, PhD student en junior lecturer criticizes self representation on the internet, he nuances it by claiming that you're not self totally in control of your own representation. At social networking sites, one can leave comments that influence other profiles. When disabling the comment-option, this can be suspicious, what does this person have to hide?

A social networking site is working in two ways, is dynamic and the profiles can be changed by the influences your network has.
So people start creating a second profile, using a nickname. One profile for your employer and one to be free and informal. A new form of schizophrenia emerges: new spaces arise, each one for a different identity.

Pimping profiles leads to a competitive culture. Parodies on these sites are over-pimped and almost unreadable: a social comment using design.
Is pimping also playing on the selfesteem? Summarizing: Social networking sites are not about one way presenting oneself on the internet, but are a two way system.