How Do I Know What I Know About Social Media???
The article I posted today was very interesting and I learned a lot from this article. I liked knowing there is a group called the Ethics Resource Center (ERC). The ERC is the oldest non-profit organization in the United States dedicated to independent research and advancement of high ethical standards and practices in private and public institutions. They have operated since 1994.
The one thing I want to point out that I learned today is that the ERC creates a report called the National Business Ethics Survey. This report is available to the public. In the article I found, I learned of a book worth reading called Firing at Will: A Manager's Guide. The author is Jay Shepard. He goes into detail about ethics in the workplace. I think I am going to order this book.
I do think this site I found is reliable for credible information. I looked up the website on the Internet and Mashable is a social media blog about social media...go figure. What I liked about this site is the Mashland has won numerous awards and it is a reputable news reporting agency. Mashable Connect is a yearly conference. At this conference the attendees discuss social media ethics, issues and ways to help consumers deal with content overload.
Social media websites can be a great source of communication to help people be aware of certain issues. I think that as a community we can learn to use social media websites to our benefit. What needs to happen, is that people need to stop posting opinions and acting like their opinions are indeed, facts.
ReplyDeleteHi Cody -
ReplyDeleteVery true. The thing is, blogging is considered social communication - therefore, bloggers can report opinions but many times, they make it 'appear' as fact. I have a real problem with that. I think bloggers need to state this is my opinion...
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