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Transforming organizations into proactive entities reduces costs eliminates duplication and non-
value-added processes, which is key to improving the bottom line and improving product and/or
service delivery at the same time.
For efforts like these to succeed, Institutions need increasingly realistic and secure environments
that they themselves manage. With emergence of virtual world, marketers will need to figure out
how users can interact with brands in these compelling environments. Interestingly, virtual
worlds‟ greatest potential for business, may be not as an entertainment medium but as the next-
generation means of communicating and collaborating when people can‟t be physically in the
same place.
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Harpreet Kaur
Manisha KR
Shyamanta Boro
Kashifa Khatoon
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G.Elanjiyam, N.Chidambaranathan
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Urmila Devi
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USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS A TOOL KIT FOR EXPANDING PUBLIC LIBRARY WS-21 113-119
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Ramesh Yernagula
Dr V. Basil Hans
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Social Media
Rahul Mittal | Asso. Professor | Tecnia Institute of Advanced Studies | Delhi | rahul.rahlmus@gmail.com
Abstract: Social networking platforms may allow organizations to improve communication and productivity by
disseminating information among different groups of employees in a more efficient manner. While it is not
meant to be all-inclusive, the list below outlines some of the possible advantages and disadvantages of social
media use by workplaces.
INTRODUCTION
Social media are computer-mediated tools that allow people to create, share or exchange information, ideas, and
pictures/videos in virtual communities and networks. Social media is defined as "a group of Internet-based
applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation
and exchange of user-generated content”. Furthermore, social media depend on mobile and web-based
technologies to create highly interactive platforms through which individuals and communities share, co-create,
discuss, and modify user-generated content. They introduce substantial and pervasive changes to
communication between businesses, organizations, communities, and individuals. [2]These changes are the focus
of the emerging field of techno self studies. Social media differ from traditional or industrial media in many
ways, including quality, reach, frequency, usability, immediacy and permanence. Social media operates in a
dialogic transmission system, (many sources to many receivers). This is in contrast to traditional media that
operates under a monologic transmission model (one source to many receivers).
POSSIBLE ADVANTAGES
• Facilitates open communication, leading to enhanced information discovery and delivery.
• Allows employees to discuss ideas, post news, ask questions and share links.
• Provides an opportunity to widen business contacts.
• Targets a wide audience, making it a useful and effective recruitment tool.
• Improves business reputation and client base with minimal use of advertising.
• Expands market research, implements marketing campaigns, delivers communications and directs interested
people to specific web sites.
POSSIBLE DISADVANTAGES
• Opens up the possibility for hackers to commit fraud and launch spam and virus attacks.
• Increases the risk of people falling prey to online scams that seem genuine, resulting in data or identity
theft.
• Potentially results in negative comments from employees about the company or potential legal
consequences if employees use these sites to view objectionable, illicit or offensive material.
• Potentially results in lost productivity, especially if employees are busy updating profile etc.
Employers do have the right to simply ban all computer activity that is not work-related, but this approach may
not yield optimal results. If employees are to be allowed access to social networking platforms, then a
comprehensive and well-defined policy should be established to prevent abuse.
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Employees may not be aware of how their actions online may compromise company security. Educate
employees as to how a simple click on a received link or a downloaded application can result in a virus infecting
their computer and the network. Advise them not to click on suspicious links and to pay careful attention when
providing personal information online. Remember that just because employees may have an online profile, it
doesn’t necessarily mean they have a high level of security awareness.
The biggest advantage of social media is its power to connect people. It has become a popular way for family
and friends who live far away from one another (sometimes internationally) to keep up with what is going on in
each other’s lives, without the expensive cost of long-distance calling.
In a very different sphere, another advantage of social media is that it can used to connect people informally but
academically. I know of other students who would not use Facebook at all if they didn’t need it for group
projects and classes.
On the other hand, some critics have made the argument that social media only serves to drive people farther
away from one another. While it is great that you can contact your aunt in another country, these digital
interactions are still a poor replacement for face-to-face contact. Sometimes, friends don’t feel the need to be as
close in real life because they think that chatting online can make up for this.
Another disadvantage of social media is that it can serve as a platform for inappropriate actions. People might
do or say things they wouldn’t in real life because there are minimal rules for communication in social media.
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5. Social media marketing could always be a fun and creative method of doing business.
CONCLUSION
Social networking platform allows organizations to improve communication and productivity by disseminating
information among different groups of employees in a more efficient manner. It is beneficial for the employer in
using the resources in an efficient manner. The workplace can become eco-friendly by not using paper and other
resources which can be saved.
REFERENCES
http://www.shrm.org/templatestools/hrqa/pages/socialnetworkingsitespolicy.aspx
http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-advantages-disadvantages-social-media-474446
http://blog.thoughtpick.com/2010/11/10-must-know-advantages-disadvantages-of-social- media.html
http://www.aamga.org/files/hr/WhatAreTheAdvantagesAndDisadvantagesOf%20Social.pdf
http://www.eqcongress.hu/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/AIM_White_paper_Tretenhahn.pdf
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