Social Media Monsters

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesIs technology a boon for mankind...or a bane?

Whether people realize it or not...those who engage in social media on a regular basis have often created a double persona---the public persona---and the private persona. Typically, given the choice of the two, one’s private persona is the devilish one, because media faces can be hidden. Although, there are exceptions.

A few years ago, I started up some very cordial email exchanges with a woman I met on an on-line dating service. Her name was Carol. After a couple of weeks of correspondences we agreed to meet at a restaurant for a drink. When Carol, a tall, slender blonde tucked neatly into a lacy black…