The Social Media Megaphone: Transparent Life Intensified

Overview

Stacy Snyder posted a photo of herself at a party with a pirate hat and a cup in her hand. The caption read, "Drunken Pirate." Her school denied her teaching degree. Besides that, some examples were given to show the pros and cons of the social media.

Question 1

What do you think of Stacy Snyder's story? Should she be denied a degree for publicity endorsing drinking to her underage students? To what extent do you believe that potential employers should explore social networking sites to validate the "goodness" of potential employees? Is there anything on your Facebook page that might turn off potential employers? If so, are you going to take any action?

As a public employee in education sector, she need to be careful about her attitudes and what she acts. She may enjoy her life and having fun as others, but she need to take care of her image as being a teacher. Every acts of her may imitate by her student. She must aware of sharing information through social networking sites that might lead to serious issue for her. She should not be denied a degree as this is severely serious. She school may give her warning or demerit for her fault. Validate the “goodness” of potential employees through social networking sites by potential employers is not a good idea for employment. The information probably not reliable as information exhibits high quality only if it is pertinent and relevant. This only can be used as a reference for employees’ habits and attitudes. I seldom reveal personal life and information on Facebook to protect secrecy of own self. However, I will remove those things which will impair my career development.

Question 2

The webcasting of funerals is an interesting example of the flatness of the world. Is this an invasion of privacy or do next-of-kin have the right to make such a decision? What other significant events in a person's life might be suitable for webcasting? Identify at least three such events and then do some research to determine if webcasting of those events is already taking place.

In my opinion, webcasting of funerals is an invasion of privacy of the dead. They have to take in the consideration of is the dead people would like to reveal their funeral by webcast? What would you feel if your privacy has revealed? They have to put their feet in dead people shoes. People who wish to offer their condolences supposed to attend the funeral. There are some events in a person’s life might be suitable for webcasting such as wedding ceremony, birthday celebration, travel, and so on. In wedding ceremony, there is always a profession assist in recording the whole event and share the most precious and sweetest moment in life to others. They were paid for the profession and they will act ethically such as won’t broadcast the video or photos to public unless approval was given to them. Quite a number of people carry out webcasting during their birthday celebration to share the happiness with their friends or family members who unable to attend the celebration. As recording devices become more and more user-friendly, people tend to carry them along their journey during vacation. They can share their wonderful journey with their friend immediately. Hence, nowadays all are considered as technology-literate knowledge worker.

Wedding

Birthday

Travelling

Question 3

Osama Bin Laden represents a very dark image for most Americans. His participation in the planning of the September 11th attacks will forever mark him as evil. Should people, like Rashard Mendenhall, who make positive or perhaps even neutral comments about terrorist like Bin Laden be fired from endorsement contracts? Can making such comments be considered grounds for termination of employment? Maybe dismissal from your school as a student?

Everyone have the freedom to speak. We must respect to human rights. Although people have the freedom to speak, but they must be careful about the content they comment. They have to make sure they do not touch with sensitive issues or asperse to any party. Otherwise, it will be unethical in speaking. I am totally disagree with people comments be considered grounds for termination of employment. Making such comments are not pertinent to their work, unless it is threaten the company.

Question 4

Very few people would question the service and commitment of military personnel to our country. The two sergeants who created the YouTube video openly criticized Delta Airlines for its charging of baggage fees to military personnel. Is this open form of criticism of businesses and their practices acceptable? Will it help businesses be more accountable to customers?

It is actually an open form of criticism of business. Their practice of charging baggage fees to military personnel is not acceptable by public. However, from point of view in a company it is acceptable as company’s goal is profit maximization. Hence, there is no right or wrong. We can see this as a type of feedback to the company. From this open form of criticism, they are able to gather information which free of charge. The company should seek this as an opportunity for improvement, thus the business will be more accountable to customers.

Question 5

The use of Facebook (or any other social networking site) can truly make a person's life transparent, available for the whole world to see. Should there be legislation regulating the openness of your life on the Internet? Can we expect society somehow to regulate this without any laws?

There should be legislation to regulate information shared via internet. This is able to protect personal privacy of internet user. It is effective for society to regulate the use of internet, because any offense through internet is able to detect quickly with wide public connection. But without law enforcement, it may become less useful. 

The Information Age in Which You Live - Changing the Face of Business

Overview

Outrageous Industry Transformation: Cell Phone Doom Phone Revenues for Hotels

Technology has affected to the entire industries. For this passage, hotel will be the case study. Hotel's revenues are generated by various of sources and phone bill charges is one of the sources. However, the income from the phone bill charges of the hotel declined starting from $1,274.00 in year 2000 to $178 in year 2009. This declined mainly caused by increase in use of cell phone as everyone has owned a cell phone. Hence, they don't need any pay phone services when they check-in the hotel.

Question 1

When was the last time you used a pay phone? How often have you used a pay phone in last year?

I can't really remember when was my last time to use the pay phone. Perhaps during my secondary school Form 3. Since then I think I didn't use any pay phone.

Question 2

If you needed to use a pay phone, would you know immediately where one was located?

If it is my house house area I think it will be near to my flat's lifts. If it is my office area I can't see any. The nearest one would be in the shopping mall like Sungei Wang, Times Square etc.

Question 3

When was the last time you used your cell phone? How often you used your cell phone in the last day?

The last time I used my cell phone would be today or few minutes before started this assignment. I used my phone very often or I should say I will check my phone every 10-20 minutes. All my friends will contact me or find via whatsapp and it is free if you have Internet access. Besides that, I use my cell phone for other purposes when I free such as facebook, Google, Games, check mails etc. I can do all these with the cell phone and it is free if I have Internet access.