Social Media and the Workplace: A View from the United States
Author | Renee Mattei Myers |
Pages | 181-193 |
SocialMediaandtheWorkplace
AVIEWFROMTHEUNITEDSTATES
ReneeMaeiMyers*
AINTRODUCTION
SocialnetworkingsitessuchasTwierandFacebookexplodedinpopu-
larityontheInternetsceneinAccordingtoWikipediaFacebook
whichstartedasasocialnetworkforHarvardstudentsonlynowhas
morethanmillionactiveusersworldwideAndTwierhasmore
thanmillionusersworldwideWiththeexplosionoftheelectronic-
allycommunicatedpictureorwordmessagehowevercomeadditional
butnotentirelynewdilemmasforemployers
With the introduction of computers in the workplace employers
began dealing with what constituted proper useofthecompanycom-
puter systemWith t he introduction of the Internet employers began
dealing with what constituted properuseoftheInternetintheworkplace
Employersthenbegantodeveloppoliciesrestrictingtheuseofcompany
computersInshortthegreatertheelectronicinuencethegreaterthe
potentialexistsfordistractionandoutsideinuenceuponanorganiza-
tionAndbecausemanyindividualsaremorelikelytoconfrontother
individualsviathekeyboardratherthanfacetofacetheytendtotype
and click send without full con siderationof the con sequences While
* ReneeMaeiMyersisamemberofEckertSeamansCherinMelloinHarris-
burgPennsylvaniawithafocusonlabourandemploymentmaers
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