For many people, social networking sites have become an immense part of their lives. 74% of the users are internet users mostly on social networking sites like Facebook, Instagram ,Twitter etc.
The main problem with these sites is they try to show out their best side of life rather than being true self. People started to get updated by using these sites.
The following are the top five dangers of social networking:-
You can’t control what people say about you –
As we all know a few selected testimonials that can boost sales on the websites. On the other hand, social media has something bad to say about service and product that could keep it confidential.
Twitter and Facebook have the power to post anything that they think wise. As a result, comments are becoming dangerous and adverse mainly if they are untrue.
People post the comments and you can just hide them the moment you don’t like. But you cannot force people to post any such comments whether they like or dislike.
Cyber-slacking costs your business money –
Do you really want to know what employees do all the day? If your employees are bound to PC then their ability to lose productivity and waste time is greater than those who are not bound to it.
Earlier, when social media was not that influenced people would not surf the internet so much.
However, social media sites like Twitter and Facebook have taken cyberslacking to a new level as they only allow employees to communicate with others during break-times and after office hours.
Social Media used as a client database –
Businesses that allow social media channels to connect with the clients database run the risk of confidentiality in the employment agreements.
Don’t breach copyright –
If social media site is used for business then make sure you do not copyright. Youtube presents the biggest danger as videos contain copyrighted graphics and music.