Topic 4 2017

General feedback on topic 4

There was a broad range of possible topics to choose from and collectively you have covered a variety of ethical issues around business or educational applications of social media. It is clear that you have also learned a lot from reading and commenting on the work of your colleagues with different viewpoints. The best posts started the discussion with a definition of “ethics” – this gives a distinct framework against which to assess your choice of topic. Continue reading →

Topic 4 Reflection

For topic 4 i really tried to develop my skills and make my post more authentic by creating my own images and diagrams. To do this I used infograph.com, which i really enjoyed using because it was quite easy to use after a bit a practice but still created really eye-catching media. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflection

Topic 4 offered us the creative freedom to explore different ethical issues that arise from the use of social media in business or education. This week encouraged me to engage more with my colleagues’ posts as issues raised, ranged from the digital divide to hate speech online, which I have learnt a great deal from. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflection

My post this week focused on social media endorsements, and whilst I thought I had covered most of the ethical issues involved, I soon realised that there was more to explore. Continue reading →

Keeping it current

In my latest post, ‘Promoting What?!‘, I decided to take a more journalistic approach by exploring the ethical issues of advertising on social media. I focused on how Youtube has been put in under the spotlight for placing commercials on inappropriate videos. Watch it soar This post for topic 4 saw a huge spike in traffic compared to the rest of my blog. Typically, my posts for UOSM2008 get approximately 20 unique visitors a day. Continue reading →

Keeping it current

In my latest post, ‘Promoting What?!‘, I decided to take a more journalistic approach by exploring the ethical issues of advertising on social media. I focused on how Youtube has been put in under the spotlight for placing commercials on inappropriate videos. Watch it soar This post for topic 4 saw a huge spike in traffic compared to the rest of my blog. Typically, my posts for UOSM2008 get approximately 20 unique visitors a day. Continue reading →

Topic 4 – Reflection

Topic 4 was another successful step in my development process as a digital resident. Continue reading →

Topic 4 – Reflection

During this topic, I made a conscious effort to link my ideas to current affairs relating to business and social media, to make my arguments more engaging and relevant. It came as no surprise that business use of social media raised serious ethical issues. What was surprising was the varied ways in which ‘business use of social media’ had been interpreted by students. Continue reading →

A Reflection on Topic 4

Created using Canva With the number of internet users continuing to grow, considering that just over 3.5 billions people are able to access the internet (internetlivestats.com), there is an increasing pressure to ensure people use the internet ethically. Within Phil’s blog he focused on how social media generates a ‘lynch mob’ mentality in cases much like Justine Sacco, which we have explored previously. Continue reading →

TOPIC 4: REFLECTION

When given the choices for this post, I decided to be creative and do something different, reinforced during the tutorial when discussion evaded this idea. I decided to turn the tables onto the companies themselves. Initially, this felt like a straight forward answer and I naively had my conclusion before I’d begun. Continue reading →

Topic 4 Reflection

This week we focused on ethical issues related to social media and businesses. Consequently this led to a road range of topics being discussed in the blogs. Personally mine was focused on the ideas of confidentiality in the workplace and what can happen if this is broken, and how workplaces are attempting to prepare and prevent professionals from getting into trouble by breaking confidentiality agreements. Continue reading →

Topic 4-Reflection

This week I considered ethical issues faced by both employers and employees when using social media in relation to social media content. For employees, unethical social media use was recognised primarily through exposing confidentiality via social media posts. Whereas, for employers, immoral actions were recognised by unfair dismissal of employees due to innocent social media posts. Continue reading →

Topic 4-Reflection

This week I considered ethical issues faced by both employers and employees when using social media in relation to social media content. For employees, unethical social media use was recognised primarily through exposing confidentiality via social media posts. Whereas, for employers, immoral actions were recognised by unfair dismissal of employees due to innocent social media posts. Continue reading →

Reflection on Topic 4: Social Media Ethics

In my initial post I discussed ethical issues regarding posting on social media, including the ethical and legal problems of making a private incident public without prior consent and the ethical issue of content management from a social media provider. Continue reading →

Reflection on Topic 4: Social Media Ethics

In my initial post I discussed ethical issues regarding posting on social media, including the ethical and legal problems of making a private incident public without prior consent and the ethical issue of content management from a social media provider. Continue reading →

topic 4 reflection

This topic of ethics around social media in educations was one that I personally felt passionate about. My mother works as a student support officer in a secondary school and has had to deal with so many cases of student who have suffered either cyber bullying or online abuse. It can have major effects on people’s mental health and is a serious problem that need more attention in schools. Continue reading →

Topic 4 Reflection

I think this has been my favourite topic so far. The flexibility and freedom resulted in really differing and interesting blog posts, which I personally found created the most engaging debates. I particularly enjoyed Catherine’s Blog – it dealt with a subject I think can be quite difficult to talk about at times, what happens when twitter goes wrong. I enjoyed Ed’s video at the beginning of his post. Continue reading →

Social media providers managing user-generated content: we are all the regulators? Topic 4 reflection

Reflecting on Topic 3, I suggested viewing residential engagement as an opportunity and less a challenge. Challenges continued, including disparities between when colleagues posted comments and reflections over the Easter Vacation Period, but discussions with Raziya, Mark and Patricia about key ethical issues connected to social media reflected continued opportunities available. Continue reading →

The ethical challenges of social media – A reflection

After discussions in various comments, I feel I need to explicitly address Net Neutrality and why it’s not necessarily a straight forward issue: Loosely based on article here and Negroponte’s example This difference in opinion is evidenced in the different approaches adopted by the USA and Canada respectively. In a comment on my post, Mark included an interesting article which instead focused on Net Neutrality in the EU and we discussed the role the UK could play in the future. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflection

Topic 4 was all about the ethical uses of social media, and the problems surrounding it. With many particular areas to potentially look at, I focused on one aspect of the ethical issues surrounding the usage of social media, particularly who is viewing the information that you put out – including, and especially, potential employers. The blogs that I’d commented on both explored different areas. Continue reading →