The other side of Social Media: Part 2

Technology has taken our world, in almost what we do, we use technology and also in the ways of interacting with each other and with other people across the globe. The world is actually getting smaller and smaller with these technologies and with these kinds of communication tools that exists now. Social networking sites are one of the tools that are widely used in this generation. There are social networking sites where you can connect with your classmates, your school, school’s organizations and so on, there are some which you can share your articles, journals and so many others. It also paved way to those who have business online; it helped their businesses to be known across the globe and to get to all corners of the world.  Through these sites, it is more convenient and economical when you advertise it online.

The Risks of Social Media

These social media has taken its place in all of us, though there are also risks we face whenever we use these tools. Some of the risks that we can encounter in joining these social media sites are that, there can be negative comments on your account, unauthorized people can comment about anything in your account, they can grab your pictures and use it in another site, claiming it as their own and so on.

  • Negative Comments. People will definitely leave comments on your account or in your business online. Chances are people who are in your network can see those negative comments; they may take it something negative and may put you or your business at risk. To those who are selling products online, illicit comments on your products may affect you and your business. Some may even have a negative connotation on that, they may say that your business is a scam and so on.
  • Unauthorized Comments. If you’re profile is not restricted which there are some sites where everybody can see your account and can comment, expect that there are some will just comment on your profile and hope that all of the comments are pleasant, nice and all that.
  • Grabbing of Pictures. When you put pictures on the internet and most likely the chances of being grabbed by other users on the internet is high. And some would put it on the other sites and will claim it as their own. There are some social media sites where you can set your account settings to people that you only wish to see your pictures and even your profile.

In using the social media sites, one is also responsible in what to do, what to posts and what to comment because after all we are accountable for each of our accounts, profiles and many others.