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Topic 4: Reflection

This past week has really opened my eyes to a topic that I had never really thought much of before; the digital divide. Due to the fact that we have such easy access to the online world, thinking about how someone doesn’t is hard to wrap your head around. Why is it not the same everywhere? I feel that I have learned quite a bit from this topic, as the above statement was my state of mind before I looked into this subject. Continue reading →

Reflecting on Ethical Issues Associated with Social Media

Topic 4’s question was very open, and allowed us students to answer from a range of perspectives.  This meant that there was lots of diversity in the blogs I read from my peers!  After much research, I decided to write about the ethical issues surrounding social media and education.  This is because I’ve used them in the past more than I’d realised, and wanted to explore this further. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Ethical issues for business uses of social media.

As accessibility to the internet increases, it is no wonder people are spending more time online. According to Internet Live Stats, as of  July 2016, there was a total of 60,273,385 internet users– and that’s just in the UK! Photo Credits  As the increase of activity online increases, so does the number of social media accounts that are opened. As you can see,  54% of people accessing their social media’s on the go amongst other facts. Continue reading →

Is your every move online tracked?

I think that consumer security online is one of the most important and current ethical issues of social media in business talked about today. Forbes not only call it an issue but a ‘deadly sin’ of social media. Many companies compromise our security and sell on our personal information to this day. Let’s face it, how often do you read term and conditions when singing up for an online shopping retailer? I can image not so often. Continue reading →

The Digital Divide

  There are 3 main causes of the digital divide: That access to technology is unaffordable Individuals are unskilled and do not know how to use technology effectively And ‘Technophobia’, fear of technology and unawareness of the benefits From the Piktochart we can see that a high proportion of Internet users are within Europe. A report from 2012 stated that high levels of competition have allowed the UK to enjoy the world’s cheapest broadband rates. Continue reading →

“Privacy is dead, and social media holds the smoking gun” – Pete Cashmore

6 The rapidly increasing use of social media is impacting most areas of our lives in one way or another. Unfortunately, this has triggered a number of ethical issues to be raised within businesses in relation to social media.Ethical issues address the debate between what is considered right and wrong, these however can vary due to cultural and religious differences. Continue reading →

Social Media Ethics

In the increasingly networked society we live in, for those wanting to stay connected, avoiding the use of social media seems impossible. Social networks such as Facebook have grown to a massive scale, and now exist as a platform where multiple independent parties can interact, be it people, businesses, political parties, charities, etc. Continue reading →

The Use of Social Media in Education

Social Networking Sites are a widely used tool to which 61% of adults engage in, thus making it a popular platform to interact over. As depicted in the graph below, a majority of those that use Social Networking Sites are between the ages of 16-24, thus making the use of social media in education a popular option amongst education providers.   Statistics on the different age groups that engaged in Social Networking in Great Britain during 2015. Continue reading →

The Use of Social Media in Education

Social Networking Sites are a widely used tool to which 61% of adults engage in, thus making it a popular platform to interact over. As depicted in the graph below, a majority of those that use Social Networking Sites are between the ages of 16-24, thus making the use of social media in education a popular option amongst education providers.   Statistics on the different age groups that engaged in Social Networking in Great Britain during 2015. Continue reading →

Privacy: Ethical Issue Raised From Business Use of Social Media

Source: My personal WhatsApp conversation with a friend. WhatsApp (WA), a business now owned by Facebook has grown to become one of the most successful online messaging service with over 990 million users (Olson 2016). A few weeks ago, prior to sending a text message to my friend on WA, I received the notification as shown on the right. It meant that WA was ensuring the safety measures taken to protect an individuals privacy on the messaging service. Continue reading →

Topic Four: The Digital Divide – Social Media Ethics

The past half-century of technological development have seen the adoption and use of technology like the Web, smartphones and more become common in our lives. They realise the dreams of a global information communication system that had previously only been bound to ideas and dreams in such concepts as Well’s ‘World Brain’, Bush’s ‘Memex’ and Nelson’s ‘Xanadu’. Continue reading →

Topic 4: The Influence of Facebook on Your Opinions, Emotions and Actions (Ethical Issues of Social Media)

Social Media Sites, such as Facebook, are a large part of many people’s everyday lives. Of these sites, Facebook is by far the most popular with more than 1 billion daily active users on average (Facebook, 2015). Facebook has seen massive growth in the last decade. According to research by the Pew Research Center (2015), in 2005 10% of online adults used at least one social networking site, with Facebook being just one of many of these. Continue reading →

Social media putting company’s integrity at risk

Freedom of speech is defined by the Oxford Dictionaries as ‘the power or right to express one’s opinions without censorship, restraint or legal penalty’. Social media seem to represent a platform where freedom of speech can be expressed without any constraint. Everywhere, people who have access to internet can share their thoughts and ideas about controversial topics and delicate issues. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflecting on the Ethics.

For this topic we had an extremely broad question resulting in many diverse blogs. I personally choose to investigate endorsement ethics, leaning more towards the business side of things. However, my fellow students opted to focus on various topics including, ethics of the digital divide and ethical issues of social media use within education. This lead to me developing my knowledge in a lot of different areas. Continue reading →