Question

Today social media over the Internet is very popular. a) In your opinion, what are the best practices to avoid the issues related to its use? 

b) Suppose we need a quick response from the public about the ban of smoking in our state. Which type of social media is the best suited for this purpose?

Answer 1

a) Following are the best practices to avoid issues related to social media use. Avoid uploading personal information like Email address, Telephone number, Address, photos,’ videos etc. 

Follow a time table for using this websites hence avoid wasting precious time. If you upload any files in, Wikis, blogs, etc. can be viewed by all members and also can be downloaded. Avoid posting content that you may regret later. 

Set your privacy levels such that who can see your posts and who can share them. The 3 privacy levels are private, friends and public. 

b) Microblog (Twitter)