Social Media
Communication for the 21st Century
Preview of Points
What is Social Media?
Facts about Social Media.
Who’s using it?
Why is it so popular?
Problems that come along with it.
What is it?
Two words come together to make up one HUGE idea. The internet allows it’s popularity to grow at a much more rapid pace than ever before. Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, etc. Businesses use social media to reach people where they are – the internet (Altes 4).
Facts
45% Employers use Facebook and/or Twitter to screen job candidates (Grasz). Facebook has more than 400 million active users. 70% of people believe that social networking sites can inappropriately blur the distinction between personal and professional lives (Osborn).
Generation Y As in why is this so important for you to know all of this?
People that have grown up with technology expect it to be standard everywhere. Conference calls can be replaced by Skype and collaborative websites. 20 is the new 50. Stay up to date. Gen Y people are the one’s incorporating social media into their businesses.
Growing Pains
Not everyone knows how to make use new technology. Social Media can make or break a job seekers chances at finding employment. Balancing social life and work life gets more difficult as both networks grow and blend together. Identity fraud and loss of face to face communication.
Concluding Q and A What is Social Media? Who is using it? Why is it so important? What problems come along with it? What’s next?
Works Cited Altes, Karen. "Social media: young professionals effect change in the workplace." Journal of Property Management 74.5 (2009): 44+. Academic OneFile. Web. 26 Apr. 2010. Grasz, Jennifer .”45% Employers use Facebook-Twitter to screen job candidates” Oregon Business Report (2009): Web. 27 Apr. 2010. Osborn, Marc and Emily Harris “New Study Examines Technology Generation Gap in the Workplace: LexisNexis Technology Gap Survey Finds Impact on Workplace Etiquette and Blurred Boundaries Between Work and Home” LexisNexis (2009) Enhanced Online News. Web. 27. Apr. 2010 Stone, Brad “The Children of Cyberspace: Old Fogies by Their 20s.” New York Times (2010): Web. 26 Apr. 2010
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Presentation For: Lansing Community College, Oral Communication in the workplace (SPCH120) with Jessica Joy Wednesdays 6:30pm – 9:45pm.
By: Thomas Girdwood