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GOOD READS

Words 
 to Know Now

FINSTAGRAM ! A portmanteau of the words “ fake ” and “ Instagram ” 
 - shortened version is Finsta .

! While many younger Instagram users have primary accounts with carefully stylized aesthetics , a finstagram account is a generally private account that includes more personal pictures and interactions . Contrary to the implication , it ’ s the account that users post more “ real life ” content on .

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EPHEMERAL

WEB
An intentional way of interacting with the web in a non-permanent way . A backlash to the perceived lack of privacy and autonomy that many young people feel , the ephemeral
web is a style of communicating and existing online without leaving a trace .

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See : BitCoin ; apps like Snapchat and Whisper ; the return of burner numbers ; and the fact that kids don ’ t want to use their parents ’ social networks .
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