It is often suggested that the media has had extreme effects on a young person's social development. However, to understand how media influences adolescent identity it is necessary to understand what “identity” entails. Typically, who we are is measured by external and internal factors that combine to make us who we become. Adding new means of communication, such as the Internet, social networks and media, are now considered an “extension of everyday life and a tool for cultural change” (Singh, 2010). Therefore, identity formation, as a social concept, is constantly changing in new and even more global ways. Identity, once again, is a social concept. After interacting with any type of media, no matter what we do, we tend to find that validation from others. In real life, we only deal with a handful of unpleasant people. Online, that number increases exponentially. Simply, it is a distinct presentation that we tend to trade with all the time