Social Media and Relationships
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Social Media and Networking Relationships
Social media and networking gives individuals the power to connect and interact with each other. Social media enables open communication, and allows individuals from different geographical locations to express and share their opinions. Networking is an element that is used with Social media. As mentioned, “Networking has potential to open doors and establishes connections between individuals, with access to information one might not normally have
(Carpenter, M. 2013).”Social media and networking play an imperative role to foster business growth, and personal relationships.
Social Media and Networking Relationships
Professionals and people can experience global connection through social media use. First, you have to understand how social media can work, so that you can use its benefits to your advantage. For example, social media can help aid in promoting a new business venture.
Facebook offers business advertising for business professionals.Facebooks business advertising, gives business professionals a connection to people and businesses worldwide for business exposure (Entrepreneur Media, 2013). However, there are some disadvantages to social media.
For example, social media opens a gateway for illegal hackers to commit immoral crimes.
Illegal hackers can gain individuals credit card information without a person’s authorization.
Criminals can use credit card, banking and email phishing to purchase cars and homes for illegal personal gain.
On the other hand, irate employees may use social media to discredit an organizations good reputation. Employees are not always positive about their company. The employee can use social
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media channels such as Twitter and Facebook. The result may lead to negative comments that are exposed to customers, and potential customers. Moreover, managers that desire to
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Social Media and Networking Relationships
Social media and networking gives individuals the power to connect and interact with each other. Social media enables open communication, and allows individuals from different geographical locations to express and share their opinions. Networking is an element that is used with Social media. As mentioned, “Networking has potential to open doors and establishes connections between individuals, with access to information one might not normally have
(Carpenter, M. 2013).”Social media and networking play an imperative role to foster business growth, and personal relationships.
Social Media and Networking Relationships
Professionals and people can experience global connection through social media use. First, you have to understand how social media can work, so that you can use its benefits to your advantage. For example, social media can help aid in promoting a new business venture.
Facebook offers business advertising for business professionals.Facebooks business advertising, gives business professionals a connection to people and businesses worldwide for business exposure (Entrepreneur Media, 2013). However, there are some disadvantages to social media.
For example, social media opens a gateway for illegal hackers to commit immoral crimes.
Illegal hackers can gain individuals credit card information without a person’s authorization.
Criminals can use credit card, banking and email phishing to purchase cars and homes for illegal personal gain.
On the other hand, irate employees may use social media to discredit an organizations good reputation. Employees are not always positive about their company. The employee can use social
SOCIAL MEDIA AND NETWORKING RELATIONSHIPS
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media channels such as Twitter and Facebook. The result may lead to negative comments that are exposed to customers, and potential customers. Moreover, managers that desire to
References: Carpenter,M.,Bauer,T.,&Erdogan, B. (2010). Principles of Management. Irvington, Flat World Knowledge. Entrepreneur Media. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.entrepreneur.com/topic/facebookadvertising. 6