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With increasing use of social media in the working world today, the chances of it being inappropriately handled only gets higher with each passing day. The convenience that Internet provides makes it a whole lot easier to find out who did what on the net and things others said that might be inappropriate. The key issue that I would like to address is DEFAMATION. Be it intentional or not, defamation is one of the most common issues that companies face today. Continue reading →

Social media is a great place for people to express themselves. Facebook status, Twitter updates, uploading of Youtube videos; they help to portray your views and can be used to transmit informal education for the audience. “Education in its general sense is a form of learning in which the knowledge, skills, values, beliefs and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through story telling, discussion, teaching, training, and or research. Continue reading →

In this technologically-driven world, the “National Business Ethics Survey of Social Networkers” found that three out of four social networkers spend time on these platforms while at work, and 28 percent spend an hour or more on social networks each day (Bascuas, K. 2013). It is almost impossible to stop employees from using social media whilst at work. Continue reading →

Credits: Stephanie Mcmillan There are so many ethical issues out there regarding social media. Many of them come from the ignorance of the people using social media itself – us. How often do we really consider the consequences of what happens after we press the share button? The internet live stats website actually has a live counter that shows us the total number of internet users in the world (currently at about 3 billion) and how it is still constantly increasing by the minute. Continue reading →

Credits: maristpoll.marist.edu In a world where we have the freedom of speech and the control over our own social networks, it is very easy for us to fall into the pit hole of living in the world of itself. Therefore, it is of great importance for us to know some of the ethical issues that are raised by the social media. In my post, I will be focusing on the ethical issues raised by the educational use of social media. One of the ethical issues that has gotten my attention is social bashing. Continue reading →

Question: Discuss ONE of the ethical issues raised by educational OR business use of social media that you consider to be particularly significant. Taken from: Tumblr With its ability to reach millions of customers at the same time, social media has given the users the ability to make informed purchasing choices through reviews and forums. But it’s rapid rise to popularity has seen marketers scrambling to either keep up or get out. Continue reading →

Photo Credits: Castabiggernet Needless to say, everyone can see the importance of social media to business right? Marketing. Recruitment. Public Relations. Promotions.. But ‘As trust is the priced currency of social media, ethical lapses or oversights can be deadly for brands.’ (David Vinjamuri, 2011) In an IBE survey of large companies, 6/7 respondents identified integrity risk as the main ethical challenge with regard to social media. Continue reading →

Image: Source Social media websites allow everyone to share their ideas and opinions with a wide range of audience. Simple and convenient. As such, many companies are making use of these sites for business purpose as well. It blurred the boudaries between personal and work life and many employees are accessing these personal sites at work. A survey found out that social media is used for personal and work related activities by 95% of employees. Continue reading →