Social Media and You

Write a 350- to 700-word summary describing using three different social media platforms with the objective of networking within your career field.

Reflect on and respond to the following:

What are the advantages and disadvantages of easily obtainable information?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of social media?

How might knowing these advantages and disadvantages alter how you might use social media in your career?

What credibility issues can arise from information you present on the Internet?

I am a contractor that has serval employees who work in areas from landscaping to roofing.

Social Media

Social media is an integral part of the contemporary society, which everyone with access to the internet finds ideal for connecting to the larger society. One of the primary consequences of social media has been the increased ease with which anyone with access to a particular platform can obtain information about a particular individual with whom he or she wishes to interact (Kaplan & Haenlein, 2010). For instance, the LinkedIn network allows users with whom an individual has ties to access their information on qualifications to accomplish certain tasks based on the number of endorsements from people that may have worked with the individual in question. Consequently, decision-making becomes a relatively easy task for people that may wish to hire the services of the said LinkedIn user.

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