Social Networking Media and Using Proper Online Ettiquette

Technology, especially social networking, has formed a huge part in society’s daily lives for the last several years. Facebook, one of the major social media platforms, as stated by Mark Hall in his article Facebook American Company, has become the largest social network with more than 1 billion users across the nations, and most of these users fall into the

With evolving technology comes new types of social media, people have begin to question the internet’s effect on our mentality. It is a bit difficult to compare the pros and cons of social media, it has more to do with an individual’s experience.  Some could be having a horrible time due to social media, but others could be thriving off of it.  The more negative implications of using social media could be the way that we share our personal lives and how much of it we give to the public, regardless of social relationships, to consume.  Along with this, we are deeply impacted by what we see from others based on our viewing of what they share because of the ability to create falsified identities and unrealistic interpretations of who we are

Psychologists disclose confidential information without the consent of the individual only as mandated by law, or where permitted by law for a valid purpose such as to (1) provide needed professional services; (2) obtain appropriate professional consultations; (3) protect the client/patient, psychologist, or others from harm; or (4) obtain payment for services from a client/patient, in which instance disclosure is limited to the minimum that is necessary to achieve the purpose” (APA 10: 4.05b, 2010).

This article focuses on media platforms (Facebook & Google) recent transition from privacy policies to data usage policies. The privacy policies have become obstacles for the economy of social media. The online platforms benefit from encouraging individuals to disclose information publicly by selling clustered profiled information of its users to advertisers and marketers. This source is relevant to the proposed topic because it addresses the excess of information for analysis that are available to multiple

In today’s society many people have a social media account like, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. In the essay “Could Your Facebook Profile Throw a Wrench in Your Career?” by Rebecca Dince; tells us how Facebook changed how people see the world. Employers were looking on Facebook for information about the individuals they were looking to hire. Facebook also raised privacy issues like, addresses, cell phone numbers and sexual preferences. I believe that the website also brought on cyber bullying.

There have been several policies put into effect to protect one's privacy through social media.

Although social media can be beneficial for communication with family, long distance friends, and learning new things and seeing new interesting things, it can also be dangerous to someone who does not know how to use social media or is new to it. Social media is harmful in today’s society; like Facebook, and snapchat, should enforce privacy more heavily to avoid social anxiety, sexual harassment crimes,and communication.

Over the summer I read the book #digitalvertigo by Andrew Keen. In this book keen addresses how in todays society social media is isolating, destroying and disorienting us. In todays world there are so many different types of social media sites such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. As Keen stated, “32 percent of fifty- to sixty- four-year-olds in America are accessing social media networks on a daily basis” (30). As a result of this outbreak in social media amongst all ages, our generation has given up the concept of privacy, time, and mental composite. After reading this book my views on social media have changed drastically about what I do and how I expose myself to the world.

Social media is a basic part of every individual’s life. It affects our daily lives and manipulates our mindset accordingly. Nowadays, it is true that social media either makes a nation or breaks a nation. Because its utterly large strength, it is used by many political or international figures as a means to convey messages and get fame. A person as an individual is indulged in various activities using this platform. Advertisements, marketing promos, campaigning, minute to minute updates, daily life activities and socializing; it is all the world of social media. But there are some basic ethics which must be followed the instant a

Social networking sites such as Twitter or Facebook have created a new ethical dilemma for many businesses. Corporations, small businesses, and even universities are struggling create policies to manage their employees social networking behaviors. Social networking access, particularly for recruiters, can provide personal information about potential employees, which would otherwise not be available. A business must follow statutes and guidelines when disclosing information to the public. Individuals on social networking sites have no such constraints. Employees can and do make comments about their employers online. Employers can and do watch what employees post online. Any individual can send or post potentially damaging information

4. Social networks have changed the codes, social and political on which the world operates today in a digital dynamic increasingly prevalent, in which the measurable impacts on the human species can be observed in the next generations for better or worse. Opening an account on any of the existing social networks has become part of everyday social protocol, as much as saying "nice to meet you, my name is Johanna" or "I want to introduce you to my friend Freddy." Now, these networks challenge us daily in our social interaction that inevitably implies good sense and common sense for its proper use. I always wonder if it is advisable to incorporate my boss, co-workers or neighbors in my social networks because I do not know if what I suddenly publish may offend or change their opinion about me. Also, because I do not know if I want them to know so much about my

Society is constantly changing and will continue to change in the future. The change is predictable because people change their ideas, routines, and views frequently. One of the topics that is typically brought up when discussing the influences on how society is changing, is social networking. There are two sides to every story. One side of the effects of social networking is that it is beneficial to society by informing people on particular situations in the world and on current important events. The other side views social networking as dangerous and drama filled. While there are benefits and dangers to social networking's effects on society, I will argue that social networking has changed society more negatively than positively.

In Tim Dwyer’s book Convergent Media and Privacy he talks about how “Today, in the media, there is a tendency towards the dissolution of the boundary between the private and the public” (Dwyer 32). In other words, the separation between privacy and the public has become smaller. He also talks about in this chapter of how the advancement in social media technologies has started to cause more concern for considering the meaning of privacy and the consequences of power being abused to trample over people’s rights. The Author also goes on to talk about how popular social network media platforms like Twitter and Facebook monitor their users to see what they search, like, dislike, and what they buy so that they “get to know their users” (Dwyers 91). This allows these social networks to target users with specific advertisement that appeals to them. He also

Social media can be defined as websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or participate in social networking. As a phenomenon of only the past couple of decades, it has certainly changed the way we live our everyday lives. Whether socially or professionally, it opens the door to incredible amounts of information; most of which is freely shared.

Social media. We have all heard of it. We have all raved about it at some point in our lives. There is no doubt; it plays an imperative part of people’s lives today – users are reliant on social media. It is great that Mark Zuckerberg reminds us to say, “Happy Birthday” to our friends. Yet, we have all seen the dangers it can cause. From identity fraud to cyberbullying - we become exposed to the dangers of the internet. Not only is it hackers and frauds that cause destruction, but social networking posts. Every day, you scroll through Facebook, or Instagram - liking, sharing and commenting on posts. What people don’t see is how words on a ‘status’ or ‘tweet’ can hurt someone. They can’t see that a person’s feelings behind the screens on a computer have been destroyed, because they can’t see what they don’t want to see.