ethos and identity update

My blog will be about a young man on Myspace Denis Okeli. I chose this person because his picture stood out from the rest of the people on my page which I go on to write about in my assignment. His lack of information about his interest and likes and dislikes also makes me wonder who is the guy really? I also will go into great detail about his pictures and the illusion his page gives. So far I have completed only half of the assignment. I have not included quotes and links from the articles assigned just yet and I also have not placed my links in the blog either.
Basically so far I have gone through what you would gather from skimming his page. I have not gone into deep research like searching his past status, but I will include this in my final blog. I already have gathered an early conclusion that he is a player looking for some girls.

Basically I just want to know am on the right track with my blog? Am i putting too much information about this person?


In today’s society many people struggle with their identity. Most of these people are teens and young adults. Society seems so controlled these days that the youth struggling to experience their inner self feels that they can’t so the are searching for ways to do that. Many have found that opportunity with social networks such as Myspace and Facebook. These web sites are commonly used to represent a person truly or to help them person give off some form of an illusion of them. Basically the personality presented on these sites are not usually the same personalities presented in the real world society.
Denis Okeli is the gentlemen’s name. According to his page he is twenty years old, single, straight, and he uses the page for networking, dating, friends and relationships. Yes this is the common information that most people provide on their profile page. None of this information is seen until the viewer actually clicks on the page. So the question is how does he attract friends? A simple answer for that question is a very nice picture.
The picture for viewers is like the cheese for a rat going into a trap. It basically lures the viewers in to click on the person’s page. Denis Okeli’s profile picture is of him lying on his bed shirtless with his hand propped on to the side of his head and staring directly at the camera. His picture obviously was intended to attract females and to mesmerize them. I also feel like the picture was well thought of because he is shirtless, and the photo stops right at his abs giving the illusion of "Am I completely naked or no…click my photos to find out?"
Naturally being a female I wanted to find out, but I also figured that he could not have too many naked photos simply because his page was not set to private. Which brings me to the point of settings. The subscriber has the ability to set his or her page anyway they like. Many people have their pages set to private to avoid having their pictures seen by everyone. This idea has me twisted simply because what is the purpose of having a private setting if you are on a public site. Obviously you want to be seen if you joined the site.
Once I enter his page of lust I quickly viewed his status, which reads Esperando (waiting in Spanish), and his mood was enamorado (which could be translated two ways in love or loving it depending on the subject of conversation). Naturally I wondered what is waiting for and whom does he love. The quick thought of wondering out of curiosity makes a person want to click the arrows and scroll down his page to read on. As you scroll down you pass many items such as poll questions that read "do you like me, How hot are you?…47% evil" Many things that make you wonder. One young lady in my class mentioned how "most people who are half naked in photos are looking for compliments and acceptance". I agree with this because many of his Apps and polls dealt with ways of saying he is nice looking. Once I have passed all the items you reach his more information box which states that he is 6’6, body builder, Latino, Christian, No kids, and a College graduate. Then he finishes it with his zodiac sign for the women apparently.
Before looking into great detail with his page I have already drawn an early conclusion that he is a player and looking for some girls. Also if you want to get into stereotypes many say that Latino men have a way with the ladies and simply call him a "Latin Lover" but I am not here to stereotype. There is nothing wrong with trying to meet people because the purpose of a social network is to get to know people outside of your controlled world. The image that he is putting on is mainly to attract horny girls who want to dribble all over his picture to be frank.