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I totally knew that watching all those chick flicks would come in handy someday. Check this out! Looks familiar? You got that right! It’s the Mean Girls! How about this? So how many of you out there has ever felt victimised by Regina George on social media? – Mean Girls Reference – *almost everyone raised their hands* I KNOW that I am not alone when I say that there are certain moments in my life when I just want to scream out loud some pretty mean stuff. Continue reading →

Gif : Source Today, i’d like to bring up an ethical issue of a business due to social media which i found noteworthy. Through my research, i came across a meltdown of 5 deadly sins of social media (Forbes) in businesses that would cause ethnic problems if not avoided. 1. Unreported Endorsements 2. Improper Anonymity 3. Compromising Consumer Privacy 4. Overly Enthusiastic Employees 5. Continue reading →

Krista Hodges, a teacher from Newark Memorial High School in California had posted her frustration with troubled students in Twitter. Social media is believed to ease communication and to increase one’s hyperconnectivity while twitter has given people a voice to express their thought actively in the virtual environment. However, difficulties in balancing between the free speech right and the abuse limits have give rise to ethical issues such as humiliation. Continue reading →

(Hawking, 2014) Evolving social attitudes along with the advancement of technology have since transform social media original intention for ‘social’ use into a multi-use tool for individuals, businesses and educational purposes. In today’s post, I will be focusing on the ethical issues raised by business use of social media. There is a plethora of ethical concerns for businesses when it comes to social media. Continue reading →

Credits: Prosintraining.com “Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws” -Plato So……… “Don’t be evil!” -Google The Internet has become a necessity in our lives and something that many access often throughout the day. Continue reading →

Some people LOVE social media as it gives them a way to connect with their friends, or to keep up with the latest style and fashion. I found old friends when I added them on Facebook and get to “experience” Australia when my friends posted pictures of their trip there. This are all good uses or ethical ways to use social media. But what if people/companies misuse it? Not all companies will use social media in an ethical way. Continue reading →

Social Media can be a great business tool, social media is highly interactive than traditional media like television advertisement. Social media tools tend to have a low cost and everybody can access or edit published materials.[1] However, there are some unavoidable problems social media could bring us, sensitive information leaks, blemishes on a reputation, and other potential liabilities of a Twittering workforce. Continue reading →

Which country takes the title for being the most active social media consumers in the world? Our home country, Singapore! We also have the world’s second highest social penetration rate at 59 per cent, more than double the global average of 26 per cent. Social media users in Singapore spend an average of 2.2 hours on social media channels per day. Continue reading →

Egyptian women join protest in Cairo reads the newspapers headlines. In other news.. Kenneth Cole’s new spring collection is now available online. To us, there is no link between these two cases, but Kenneth Cole thought that he could make use of the Cairo situation to advertise for his brand. Source: mysocialmediaadvice. Continue reading →

Hello Social Marketing, bye-bye traditional Marketing ! The use of social media in business have grew tremendously over the years with over 93% of marketers use them for business according to statistics by (Fast Company, 2013). Some of the advantages of social marketing are stated HERE The statistics below shows the impact social media has towards businesses. Source: http://www.slideshare. Continue reading →