Social Media and the Workplace: A View from the United States

AuthorRenee Mattei Myers
Pages181-193
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SocialMediaandtheWorkplace
AV IE WF ROM TH EU NI TE DS TATE S
ReneeMaeiMyers*
AINTRODUCTION
SocialnetworkingsitessuchasTwierandFacebookexplodedinpopu-
larityon theInternetscenei nAccordingtoWikipediaFacebook
whichsta rtedasa socialnet workfor Harvardstudents onlynow has
morethanmil lionactive usersworldwide AndTwierhas more
thanmillionusersworldwideWiththeexplosionoftheelect ronic-
allycommun icatedpictureorwordmessagehowevercomeadditional
butnotentirelynewdilemmasforemployers
With the introduction of computers in the workplace employers
began dealing with what constituted proper useofthecompanycom-
puter systemWith t he introduction of the Internet employers began
dealing with what constituted properuseoftheInternetintheworkplace
Employersthenbegantodeveloppoliciesrestrictingtheuseofcompany
computersInshortthe greatertheelectronicin uencetheg reaterthe
potentialexists fordistractionandoutsideinuenceupona norganiza-
tionAnd becausemanyi ndividuals aremorelikely toconfrontother
individualsviat hekeyboardratherthanfacetofacet heytendtotype
and click send without full con siderationof the con sequences While
* ReneeMaeiMyersisamemberofEcker tSeamansCherinMelloinHa rris-
burgPennsylvan iawithafocusonlabourandemploymentmaers
 Onlinehpenwikipediaorgw ikiFacebook
 Onlinehpenwikipediaorgw ikiTwier

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