Applied Communication 2.2 social media

Applied Communication 2.2 social media.

Group 3. Student number Surame Initials 21913360 Mthethwa PN 220000484 Seikali KJ 220001901 Madimba MP 220005923 Mhlongo j.

IINTRODUCTION. Social media posts are made for us to communicate with people and it is public. And can be defined as a computer program or website which people uses to communicate and share information on internet and it is done by using a mobile phone or a computer. They are mostly public, but many people still do not think how a post could impact their company or their employment status. Jobs could be in jeopardy and company’s morale could be destroyed by just a single post..

On social media, it is unavoidable to post negative and criticism comments because, with the big number of customers who are connecter to the social media. For the online bullying, the comments sections posted on social media have become the new playground..

Discussion. It can be seemed that bad comment gets the ball rolling and more often, a landslide of comments will follow behind it. Therefore, in the comment section it is important to know that, many factors contribute to the negativity. Posting negative posts, can be the cause of dehumanization. This one can be defined as the process od depriving a person or a group of positive human qualities. It is difficult to see what our word can create as effect on the employer, co-workers, and clients. To avoid this result, it is important to consider how the language is choose to address as we do in person. Lack of Real-Time Feedback. It is easy for people to post long comments on internet than saying in real life before a person because the interruption can rise. So, anger and negative motion are easy expressed. For instance, image that your going to complain about the small salary received from the employer or a bad remark.

Posting negative comments can express your personality. Commenters are actually a minority of those who are online, tend to be male, have a lower level of education, and lower income (than those reading comments) ( Bogomilova )..

For example , you are working in selling section of Expos company and had a had a bad day with your co-worker. Out of anger, you post something insulting, complaining about him “this mean is an animal, full of nonsense, he doesn’t what to. I did everything even his part”. what is the impression created in him when he will see this post? The influence of this message in this carrier or around him..

Conclusion Some people use social media badly by posting and commenting undesirable, offensive comments or information. They forget that such publication can negatively affect the working environment, and also create under tension and disharmony in the workplace, affecting productivity, work quality, and overall morale of your team, so negative comments should be avoided at all costs.

Reference Amy Elisa Jackson, 20216. Is it illegal to criticize your employer on social media? Bogomilova A. How reading online comments affects us ..