31. Buffardi and Campbell, “Narcissism and Social Networking Web Sites”; LaPorta, “Twitter and YouTube.” Much of this linkage is often sensationalized (see, for example, Twenge and Campbell, Narcissism Epidemic). Buffardi and Campbell do not claim that social network site use promotes narcissism, but they do point out that the personality traits exhibited by narcissists are rewarded by social network sites, so narcissists may be over-represented there.

Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, loc. 1014