SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Social media is the strongest media that we can use to reach the modern customers because even if we skip a meal we never reduce our daily dose of social media.It has become that vital in one’s life. According to a research conducted using of teenagers aged 12-16 years, 94.9% have used a social networking site and more than 34% of them have said that social media is the most important thing in their life and using them are very important for them. Even though these statistics prove that majority of the teenagers and other customers as well use at least one social media network, not all of us are aware about how to use social media in a safe and a responsible manner. Therefore today I am going to talk about the most integral areas which cover under the above topic.

                      

Before moving on to how to use social media safely and responsibly, first I would like to talk about the purposes of using social media or to achieve what objectives people use social media. Even companies create social media profiles having the same intentions similar to individuals. They are,

• To create a profile about yourself to interact with friends. In case of a business, to interact with related parties. 
• To update status, to comment on posts by you and by the others. 

• To upload photos and videos of you and your friends and family or of any special occasion. Businesses use it to upload photos of their products and services, videos of their events etc. 

• To send or receive messages. 

• To chat with friends and family. Businesses use it to chat with their clients and suppliers. 

• To join a group that you are interested in or to like pages that you find important or attractive. 

• One thing you can do is you can limit you connections to the people you know or who you can trust. 

• Use the strongest privacy settings possible because there is no such thing as being too careful. This will also allow you a more relaxed experience because you will not be disturbed with unnecessary things. 

• When it comes to sharing information, be 100% sure before sharing it with your friends because you may not know who will be seeing the post ultimately. 

• Always be socially responsible a report the offensive and abusive profiles, groups and pages to help social media networks to provide a better service to you as well as to other users. 

• Pay more attention to your security software because if they are not up to date and not up to the standards, there is a high possibility for you on is exposed to malware and viruses and to cyber-criminals such as hackers and crackers who will try to steal your identity and your sensitive information.

                     

And in this blog post I would like to put more emphasis on what an individual can do to use social media in a safe and a responsible way. 

So, the next time you are going to use social media, make sure that you are complying with all the above requirements which will assure you a safe and responsible use of social media.