2016, Page 14

In my opinion, I find the topic of Social Media Ethics to be very vague and broad. After reading through the blogs and comments of my classmates I realised there are a lot of different issues under the big umbrella of Social Media Ethics. Below shows the summary of new insights I have gained from reading Wendy’s and Xinlin‘s Blog. In addition, the use of media manipulation in conjunction with integrity risk serves as a double edge sword. Continue reading →

Being a digital ‘resident’ myself, I have always considered the Internet to be a ‘place’ to connect with people, share information and create content. Today the realms of business and education have also embraced social media and the internet in general to expand reach and increase impact of activities. As I explored this topic, it reminded me that the internet being home for communities and the digital personas of real people and businesses, was a realm filled with ethical issues. Continue reading →

The social media boom brought about many opportunities for growth. Such that it has become a key platform for both businesses and consumers to connect on a deeper level. But at the same time, it brought up many unprecedented ethical issues with more businesses adopting it into their operations. This trend is the result of imbalance between maximising profits and doing the right thing. Continue reading →

Photo reference: https://anticsofateenagedreamer.wordpress.com/ It has never occur to me that excessive freedom of expression online, especially if left unchecked, would become the root cause of unethical behaviour on social media I have always perceived the internet to be a place for freedom of expression. Echoing what JiaJun said, it is also the fastest and most convenient channel to obtain information, making learning very cohesive Photo reference: https://thenonconformer.wordpress. Continue reading →

(Source: Google) With the ease of using social media platforms, it is inevitable that it comes with its price. Regardless of using it for education or business purpose, there’s certain limitations to it. Reading through my peer’s blog post gave me better insights into ethical issues concerning businesses. From Yong You’s post, he mentioned on how our information can be easily obtained online hence violating our privacy settings subconsciously. Continue reading →

Source After reading some blogs on business ethics, I have come to a stand that ethics regarding educational or business are up to some point the same because they both are relating to social media as a whole. How we use and manipulate it is what gives each sector different ethical issues because social media ultimately, is just a tool and are not in any way responsible for how we use them. Continue reading →

There are certainly many ethical issues raised through using the Internet via social media and undoubtedly, it all boils down to one point where the issue of ethical behaviours are according to one’s values and morals. Of the many subjects brought up, my attention was attuned to focus on the marketing techniques used by companies on social media. Continue reading →

Initially, I was unsure of which is the most important digital ethics in today’s corporate world and in education institutes. I focused on the importance of deceiving the public and members of the social media. However, the blogs of my classmates have, again, allow me to be exposed to their intriguing perspectives and the importance of other ethical issues. Karise had stressed the essentiality of integrity risk. Continue reading →

There are many implications raised that the use of social network sites as tools have modified and innovated teaching/learning practices in academic activities. Social network sites, either specifically designed for education (e.g. Edmodo and Ning) and professional/research purposes (e.g. LinkedIn and ResearchGate) or originally focused on social-relational (e.g. Facebook and Twitter), are progressively gaining attention in relation to uses at school. Continue reading →

There are endless discussions to this topic! My colleagues’ posts intrigued me to think deeper about their views on the ethicality use of social media. Zoey’s post explored astroturfing. She mentioned how “persona management” software was used by companies to facilitate the use of multiple online personas to mislead the public. Continue reading →