Social media craz is so m uch now a days and that too business promotions and sensitive topics are also prticipated and began thier race in the business angle. Youngsters or teenagers are already registered and communicate their conversations and sharing funky thnings.....
How much we can trust the socialmedia information?
Is it real?
Any harm to us?
How to use social media effectively?
Can we trust with whom we are chating?
I don’t usually like to preach about social media, but in this case I feel the issue at hands warrants something of a public service announcement.
Most social media evangelists out there describe it as a bit of a “party”. Now let me ask you: how many of your average party-goers do you immediately trust? Indeed, how many of them would you ask for advice on medication? Chris Pirillo has pointed out something quite alarming, that people have taken the idea of social media is a place of inherent trust, and if that’s true then we need to reprogram that thought. I don’t think “party” is quite the correct term.
Social media is more of an ‘open market’. Why? Well, as those who go to their local Sunday market will attest: you can see everything laid out on the table, nothing to hide. If you see a rotten apple, you move on to the next store. It might not be a cool or hip term, but it is the correct one.
So let’s go back to the medication scenario. When people respond to such questions, please make sure you know who they are, and if they are qualified to give advice. Just because they follow or friend you doesn’t mean their answers are right the right one. Just because they have the lowest prices for their apples does not mean they aren’t rotten. I am not saying don’t trust anyone just choose your stores wisely.
How much do you trust the people you are talking to on social media platforms?
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