The biggest ethical issues in Social Media today

1 Aug 2008 (Fri)

SOCIAL MEDIA CLUB posted a great recap on the feedback it received via its blog and Twitter account. Among the ethical issues in Social Media raised were:

  • The digital reputation of people, especially those who have not opted in to the “Conversation”
  • Firms who misrepresent themselves online, pretending to be a “user”
  • (1) Gaming the SEO system to gain rank, (2) underhanded manipulation of product reviews and comments, (3) the accumulation of friends with the intention of monetizing them.
  • Identity theft
  • Protecting children who widely use social media in ways many parents don’t know how to protect.
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Posted by J.K. in *Roundups, Problems, Social Media | blog reactions | |

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  1. Santro says:
    September 11th, 2008 at 12:26 pm

    Hi,
    Nice post ! Social media is very good and beneficial if it is used in a proper way. But it missused and so unethical.

  2. Tournments says:
    September 24th, 2008 at 5:22 pm

    I just want to say that very nice post. Thanks for sharing this post.

 

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