Social media is everywhere in our modern world. Notifications pop up on our phones, computers, and other devices constantly. Merriam-Webster defines social networking as the creation and maintenance of personal and business relationships especially online. Some well-known examples of social networking are Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, LinkedIn, and Youtube. Modern society loves social networking, and uses it frequently. Since social networking has become such a phenomenon, it has altered our view specifically public persona, private persona, and ethics. Social networking first came to light in 1997. One of the first social networking websites was SixDegrees.com. In this same year, educators started using Blackboard. Blackboard is a
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When most people hear the word “ethics” they think of business. Business ethics are very important because if you are an employee you don’t follow the company’s ethics, it may lead to termination of your job there. Most companies will have a code of ethics, also known as code of conduct (Krizan et al. 86). “A code of conduct publicly announces the values and beliefs of the organization and makes the company expectations a part of the work culture,” (89). Codes of ethics are beneficial to the employee because it guides their behavior to insure the safety of their careers. Krizan, and his fellow co-writers say that being ethical in your public relations is essential for good business. Ethical issues arise when a code of ethics is broken, or an employee does something that is questionable. Since mobile devices are around, there are bound to be more legal and ethical issues since people are always in the public eye. Since mobile devices are newer, some companies include clauses that pertain to those devices in the code of conduct. Companies teach their employees to treat e-mails and private messages like they are public. A few cases where this goes wrong is unethical collection of data, identity theft, spam, and phishing. Because of everything becoming more technical, court cases have started to use electrical messages. Our government even requires companies to keep technological records as well as print records to preserve them. Copyright laws even protect online works. Like print works, online copyrights still observe legal restrictions and are trademark-protected
When most people hear the word “ethics” they think of business. Business ethics are very important because if you are an employee you don’t follow the company’s ethics, it may lead to termination of your job there. Most companies will have a code of ethics, also known as code of conduct (Krizan et al. 86). “A code of conduct publicly announces the values and beliefs of the organization and makes the company expectations a part of the work culture,” (89). Codes of ethics are beneficial to the employee because it guides their behavior to insure the safety of their careers. Krizan, and his fellow co-writers say that being ethical in your public relations is essential for good business. Ethical issues arise when a code of ethics is broken, or an employee does something that is questionable. Since mobile devices are around, there are bound to be more legal and ethical issues since people are always in the public eye. Since mobile devices are newer, some companies include clauses that pertain to those devices in the code of conduct. Companies teach their employees to treat e-mails and private messages like they are public. A few cases where this goes wrong is unethical collection of data, identity theft, spam, and phishing. Because of everything becoming more technical, court cases have started to use electrical messages. Our government even requires companies to keep technological records as well as print records to preserve them. Copyright laws even protect online works. Like print works, online copyrights still observe legal restrictions and are trademark-protected