With so many people, including employers, relying on social media as an everyday way to communicate the lines of what is appropriate and what is not are becoming continuously blurred. Except in the most controlled environments like a classroom it's hard to say what's appropriate use of social media. As our society becomes more reliant on technology it's not hard to see a future where it may be inappropriate not to use social media!
I think social media can be good or bad for people. Social media is a great way to connect with old friends and keep in touch with new friends. However, our younger generations seem to use social media to post photos that are often inappropriate. People forget who can see their profile and how their posts or photos can affect their life. For another one of my MIS classes I looked into this program Raytheon created called RIOT and this tracks people through social media. So, I think people need to be aware of what they do on social media is not private.
I think social media definitely affects what you do, how you think, and what you read. Constantly I am looking at my Facebook, twitter, and instagram. I represent myself myself in these spaces. Anyone can look at these outlooks and try to understand who I am or even say they know who I am. So for these reason I am definitely self conscious on what I post or read or even who I am friends with.
I believe that social media has a much greater effect on our actions than many believe. I have noticed lately that a surprising amount of my friends and colleagues have decided to abandon social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram. They’ve done so in the hope of freeing themselves from what they see as digital distractions from their normal offline lives. The reality is all to the contrary though. You simple cannot completely “unplug” these days. When any of my friends delete Facebook, they simply turn to other forms of digital communication. They email and text me instead of using Facebook or Snapchat. I believe the lines for appropriate usage of all of the different forms of social media has become very blurred. As I stated above, a particular version of social media can be used to replace lost time on another. It may not even be too long until people start using LinkedIn as a major form of communication.
Social Media is one of if not the fastest way for the current generation to find out what is currently trending throughout the world. Not only is it used as a knowledge base but as a means for communication world wide. I don't believe there is an inappropriate form of social media due to the fact that Social Medias main purpose is share everyday actions and occurrences. That being said I believe there are more appropriate forms of social media then others to relay events and ideas. To know when it's appropriate to use a certain form falls back on the user and what it is he or she is trying to relay to the general public. For instance, Facebook is great for mass communication between people, I would rather use that than instagram to try and plan something. I would say that I am pretty self aware of the heavy role social media plays in my day to day actions. I would go as far to say that social media makes things easier. Though it often proves as a distraction imagine what it would be like if we didn't have it.
I think I speak for everyone in acknowledging that there is an unwritten code of propriety for social media that has just sort of evolved. We all know the rules of social media (and even more abstract level, we know the language i.e. "I agree with the above comment" vs. "this^") yet I doubt if any of us were ever formally taught them the way we might be taught rules of the dinner table. We know it's impolite to be on your phone at the dinner table and in the presence of intimate company and we know that's it's not right to post inappropriate pictures of friends without their permission. Moreso than knowing the rules, we are conscious of when they are being broken. For example I know I am much less inclined to text in the car when there are people in there who will see me. It will be interesting to see if this unwritten code of conduct transfers to the next generation and they see the obvious ramifications of following/ breaking social media rules or if it gets passed down as an antiquated form of manners that you just do because you have to.
I believe that social medias have big effects on people's behaviors. People use social media as a tool for communicate with society as well as other people. Even I use a social media (Facebook) as socializing tool. Also, meanwhile accessing social media, sometime I found out new interesting stories and many information which I wasn't aware of. Additionally, this triggers me to research in detail with Google. Consequently, I find myself to dig up more information to figure out. From this point, at least, it is obvious that social media affects what I do, how I think, and what I read & understand. Appropriate level of social media is too ambiguous to define because it has a lot of different phases depending on when, where, how people use it. However, I am pretty sure that too much is as bad as too little.
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ReplyDeleteWith so many people, including employers, relying on social media as an everyday way to communicate the lines of what is appropriate and what is not are becoming continuously blurred. Except in the most controlled environments like a classroom it's hard to say what's appropriate use of social media. As our society becomes more reliant on technology it's not hard to see a future where it may be inappropriate not to use social media!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great example and site for this topic:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/view/
ReplyDeleteI think social media can be good or bad for people. Social media is a great way to connect with old friends and keep in touch with new friends. However, our younger generations seem to use social media to post photos that are often inappropriate. People forget who can see their profile and how their posts or photos can affect their life. For another one of my MIS classes I looked into this program Raytheon created called RIOT and this tracks people through social media. So, I think people need to be aware of what they do on social media is not private.
ReplyDeleteI think social media definitely affects what you do, how you think, and what you read. Constantly I am looking at my Facebook, twitter, and instagram. I represent myself myself in these spaces. Anyone can look at these outlooks and try to understand who I am or even say they know who I am. So for these reason I am definitely self conscious on what I post or read or even who I am friends with.
ReplyDeleteI believe that social media has a much greater effect on our actions than many believe. I have noticed lately that a surprising amount of my friends and colleagues have decided to abandon social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram. They’ve done so in the hope of freeing themselves from what they see as digital distractions from their normal offline lives. The reality is all to the contrary though. You simple cannot completely “unplug” these days. When any of my friends delete Facebook, they simply turn to other forms of digital communication. They email and text me instead of using Facebook or Snapchat. I believe the lines for appropriate usage of all of the different forms of social media has become very blurred. As I stated above, a particular version of social media can be used to replace lost time on another. It may not even be too long until people start using LinkedIn as a major form of communication.
ReplyDeleteSocial Media is one of if not the fastest way for the current generation to find out what is currently trending throughout the world. Not only is it used as a knowledge base but as a means for communication world wide. I don't believe there is an inappropriate form of social media due to the fact that Social Medias main purpose is share everyday actions and occurrences. That being said I believe there are more appropriate forms of social media then others to relay events and ideas. To know when it's appropriate to use a certain form falls back on the user and what it is he or she is trying to relay to the general public. For instance, Facebook is great for mass communication between people, I would rather use that than instagram to try and plan something. I would say that I am pretty self aware of the heavy role social media plays in my day to day actions. I would go as far to say that social media makes things easier. Though it often proves as a distraction imagine what it would be like if we didn't have it.
ReplyDeleteI think I speak for everyone in acknowledging that there is an unwritten code of propriety for social media that has just sort of evolved. We all know the rules of social media (and even more abstract level, we know the language i.e. "I agree with the above comment" vs. "this^") yet I doubt if any of us were ever formally taught them the way we might be taught rules of the dinner table. We know it's impolite to be on your phone at the dinner table and in the presence of intimate company and we know that's it's not right to post inappropriate pictures of friends without their permission. Moreso than knowing the rules, we are conscious of when they are being broken. For example I know I am much less inclined to text in the car when there are people in there who will see me. It will be interesting to see if this unwritten code of conduct transfers to the next generation and they see the obvious ramifications of following/ breaking social media rules or if it gets passed down as an antiquated form of manners that you just do because you have to.
ReplyDeleteI believe that social medias have big effects on people's behaviors. People use social media as a tool for communicate with society as well as other people. Even I use a social media (Facebook) as socializing tool. Also, meanwhile accessing social media, sometime I found out new interesting stories and many information which I wasn't aware of. Additionally, this triggers me to research in detail with Google. Consequently, I find myself to dig up more information to figure out. From this point, at least, it is obvious that social media affects what I do, how I think, and what I read & understand. Appropriate level of social media is too ambiguous to define because it has a lot of different phases depending on when, where, how people use it. However, I am pretty sure that too much is as bad as too little.
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