#uosm2008, Page 5

In the introductory video provided by Lisa, Nick Shockey and Jonathan Eisen talk through the importance of open access specifically in the world of academic journals. I’m going to take a slightly new angle on the concept of ‘free access’ online, and assess where it stands in the world of the press in today’s society. Continue reading →

During this topic, I was fascinated to learn some of the other blogger’s beliefs on some of the challenges and ethics of social media. My own blog post focussed on some of the misuses of social media that can lead to breaches in privacy. However Tatiana discussed some of the misuses in terms of ‘careless venting’. She triggered some thoughts relating to whether free speech is something to remain free, or something to regulate and mediate. Continue reading →

Upon researching on this new topic, I was able to realise that there is so much more in using social media than Educational uses. Seems obvious at first but the more I read blogs by my fellow colleagues, I realised that use of social media today takes a turn where it affects so many people at once, the number of ethical concerns continue to increase. Continue reading →

In my reflective summary for Topic 3, I noted how Aliyu’s use of a current social media trend within his blog was really effective.  This influenced my approach to Topic 4, prompting me to highlight a current, widely covered topic on social media, the eclipse, and the ethics behind hashtag ‘hijacking’ by businesses and corporations. Liveblogging varsity this year gave me the skills to embed relevant tweets but, frustratingly, Youtube did not allow embedding of John Oliver’s video. Continue reading →

This topic has been an interesting one- not only because there have been a range of different angles from which to tackle it- but also because it has really presented me with ethical issues brought on by social media that I was previously not even aware of. As can be seen in my Topic 4 post, I initially linked the idea of ethical issues raised by business use of social media to my own experience of managing a news website. Continue reading →

This topic has been the most challenging one for me thus far, not only in terms of writing the post but also with commenting on others. Compared to topic one where we were given two terms, which allowed for easier understanding and interpretation. Ethics is not like this. As ethics is relative and therefore varies depending on culture, time, beliefs etc., it was hard to get a full grip on this topic. Nonetheless, I’m always up for a challenge and carried out my research. Continue reading →

In this weeks post, I chose to discuss ethical issues in which social media usage causes in the workplace. This was rather interesting as I learnt many new facts and explored ways in which the issue of increasing social media usage in organisations could be closely regulated. Aaaliyu made an interesting point when he commented on my post regarding companies perhaps finding procedures/steps (such as the ones I recommended) costly or in fact unnecessary. Continue reading →

There are lots of ethical issues of social media in the workplace. From fault endorsement/advertising, to violation of rules, to fake reviews, and lots more. Indeed this week’s topic was a broad one in the sense that everyone approached it differently. There was no right or wrong answer but it all resulted in a better understanding of the topic. Continue reading →

When faced with the question about ethical issues with social networking, we must first examine what ethical issues actually are. From looking at the name you might be able to speculate what ethical issues are and as the BBC states, they are a system of moral principles and a branch of philosophy which defines what is good for individuals and society [1]. Continue reading →