From 2005 to 2012, Danah Boyd, author of the book I's Complicated, traveled around the United States to observe the use and purpose for which teenagers use social media. Hoping to gain greater understanding, he broadened his spectrum of cultures and ethnic backgrounds to examine teen behavior on social networking sites, blogs, and other categories of media. After analyzing her findings, she felt compelled to explain the life of teenagers on social networks to those who didn't understand its nature. I will delve into the first chapter of the book and explain how its topics, taken out of context, identity work in networked publics, creating a profile, creating an identity performance and managing impressions in a networked environment, they connect to the evolution of creating an identity. .We all have a way of speaking to different audiences such as our parents, teachers, friends or employers. In a physical environment, these contexts are controlled by different styles of discourse, mediated by the actions and reactions of the individuals present. When different contexts converge on a social network there is context collapse which occurs due to the lack of control of any party. Unlike a physical interaction, conversations on social networks cannot be altered. The section, taken out of context, explains how teenagers must choose to perform in front of a certain audience to gain a sense of control over their conversations. Context collapse will play a role in how audiences interpret situations, even if the messages discussed were not intended for them. Social network users must determine the context they are using to understand how to behave in front of a disconnected/invisible audience. Identity work in networked places describes the contrast between… the center of paper… and in life; therefore they are on a continuous journey towards adulthood, progressively defining themselves. The author states, “Self-interpretation is constructed through what they explicitly provide, through what their friends share, and as a product of how other people respond to them” (Boyd 59). This shows that we are not the only factor that manipulates the evaluation made of our lives. The recurring link between social networking sites highlights the privacy weaknesses of the teen-controlled context. The collapse of context, the definition of an identity that one wants to adapt to an audience, the search for privacy to interact safely with one's friends, and the external challenges that adolescents face are all determining factors in how adolescents portray their image to viewers of social sites. Works Cited Boyd, Danah. It's complicated: Teens' social lives online. New Haven: Yale UP, 2014. Print