In some of responses received when talking about Social Media, the default mental model, that is referenced and spoken in context is Twitter. It often leads me to wonder, that are we using Social media in right context and frame or limit it to applications, that we know in this space.
While in my earlier 2 posts, I realized that when I started writing I too had a few tools that I frequent: LinkedIn, Twitter, Blogs and wrote according to their functionality. But I then had to generalize it to mean any tool or software in this space. Few tools that I was a regular earlier were: Ryze, Orkut. For some reason, i could not be on Facebook still.
But these are manifestations of an idea around concept of social and community networks. The whole idea is to get talking, keep talking, get to share, set to learn...
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I have read the two blogs subsequent to my comment on the fist one. The subsequent 2 blogs only reiterate my viw that since elasticity is inherent in the process of resorting to Social media the same should not be stretched too far lest the elastic be broken and hence adoptionof the media should be based on a determined ethics.
ReplyDeleteOne of the reasons why Twitter has become synonymous with SoMe is its viral nature and sheer ubiquity. This has resulted in more people coming here and more "ideanets" flowing in here than on any other platform...this entices more to join and the circle continues...
ReplyDeleteWhile I was keen on Facebook at one point, I am beginning to loose interest in it because my primary reason for engaging with SoMe is learning and FB is more of a soicalizing platform. While I have nothing against socializing, I prefer to do that with the very few I am close to.
And I can only "socialize" with someone I intellectually bond with...so, FB is kind of out for me...
I think a SoME tool to become vibrant and pervasive, it has to do certain things right that Twitter did.
Kept the model simple
Let the users define and modify it
In effect, the users have defined what it is today accounting for its success...
Thanks Govindarajan,
ReplyDeleteEthics in social media is a nice topic to think about. Particularly since it is about your public profile, you get to face all the praises and dust associated with public figures.
Let me try to get to this one shortly.
Ethics in social media is an interesting and thought-provoking topic...I was inspired to explore a bit and found information possibly worth in-depth investigation.
ReplyDeleteEthics in social media covers:
1. Professional ethics
2. Personal ethics
3. Marketing ethics
4. Social ethics
5. Cultural ethics
6. Corporate ethics
7. and a lot of other related
All of these of course depend on which form of SoMe we are using and for what purpose.
Maybe calls for a post per topic...just some thoughts.
Thnaks for your reply commentIt is,no doubt, true thatwhen a person is in public domain and candid with his observations/suggestions praises and dist will be showered. But forthrigt statements will make one ponder,though not now, atleast when one ruminates in his/her recess. Infact, what I had in mind while writing my earlier comment was the same idea of ethics which Sahana has pointed out.Furthermore I hasten to point out that it is only in the process of exchange of ideanets and commensurate with the times ethics develop followed ny etiquettes.
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