Social Media In The Workplace: Business Analysis

This memo is about social media in the workplace. Social media is a communication tool that allows people to talk and listen on a professional or personal level. (Dictionary 2015). People use it to break down barriers between others. Social media is all about content and quality of contribution. Social media helps people to bond so they can be there for someone to a greater extent in their business field or in their everyday lives. I think these things make up social media and what it is used for. Here are a few different types of social media’s we use in our everyday lives. We have Facebook, Twitter, Linked in, Pinterest, Snap Chat, YouTube, Instagram and Google +. Out of all of these social media’s there our two sites that I feel are mainly used for businesses, these are Facebook and Twitter. (Social Media Defined 2014).
Facebook is a social networking website that allows users to create profiles. They are able to share their photos, video and are also able to send messages to their friends, family, co-workers and etc. There are over 1 billion people in the world using Facebook in their day to day lives. A lot of businesses in our world today have a Facebook page. Here is a few of the reason why it is a good idea to use Facebook in the workplace. One of the main reason businesses have a Facebook, is because their customers are …show more content…
People make connections on Facebook with friends, family members, and other people that they care to keep in touch with. Twitter allows people to follow important topics, people, and conversations that are relevant or interesting to them. It’s a much more detached connection.” (Visualscope 2001-2015) Facebook is about status updates and Twitter is about tweets. Facebook you are friends with the people you know and Twitter you follow the people you know. Facebook is faster to post on then it is to tweet about something. (Widrich Leo