What Not to Do Online Part II
If you’ve ever been stopped in traffic at a stop light and looked over to see the dude next to you picking his nose in his car, you’re well aware of transparency. In addition to deciding when is a safe time to, well, dig for gold, care ought to be taken for our online dealings as well. Here’s Part II of What Not to Do Online (click here for part I).
What Not to Do Online Lesson #4: Share Confidential Information
How would you like your medical records being discussed on Facebook? Five nurses from Tri-City Medical Center were fired for breaching patient confidentiality online. Keep confidential information classified.
What Not to Do Online Lesson #5: Affiliate With Known Terrorists
Yes, some things should go without saying. This ought to be one of them. Recently a group of 11 Afghan military training at an Air Force base in Texas went AWOL. The majority of the AWOL military were tracked down with the help of Facebook. In the process, it was discovered that several were connected to friends who had Al Qaeda connections. Be careful who you connect with on the internet, because this likely won’t bode well for their military careers.
What Not to Do Online Lesson #6: Threaten Your Colleagues
It’s easy to take things out of context online, such as threatening to bomb your place of work. David Noordewier, a former Wal-Mart employee, remarked on his MySpace page that the average person’s IQ would go up if a bomb were dropped on Wal-Mart stores. His superiors found out about the social media post and he was escorted out of the building. The takeaway for Noordewier? “If you have a MySpace site, you better act like you’re a politician,” he said. “Be politically correct and don’t try to be funny.”
To learn better what not to do online, earn a communications degree. In the meantime, stay tuned for What Not To Do Online, Part III!
What Not to Do Online Part I
What Not to Do Online Part III
Source: 10 Social Media Blunders
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Sarah is a social media manager and image consultant originally from Vancouver, Canada. In her spare time, Sarah enjoys practicing yoga, shopping on Etsy, and watching Grey's Anatomy.
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