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Social Impact

Social Impact. John Kalata Kevin Kitt Chris Viviano. Overview. What is facebook ? History Features facebook as an information system Why a social impact? Impact on organization Potential Social Impact Ethical Dilemnas Negative Impacts. What is facebook?. Social Media Website

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Social Impact

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  1. Social Impact John Kalata Kevin Kitt Chris Viviano

  2. Overview • What is facebook? • History • Features • facebook as an information system • Why a social impact? • Impact on organization • Potential Social Impact • Ethical Dilemnas • Negative Impacts

  3. What is facebook? • Social Media Website • Interact with other members inside or outside of your organization • Make and develop friendships • Get to know somebody • Putting a name to a face

  4. History of facebook • Founded by Mark Zuckerburg • Harvard University • Launched Feb 4th, 2004 • Originated for College students only • High School level • All users from different organizations • Approximately 21 million members (5/7/07) • 100,000 new members weekly

  5. Features of facebook • Photo Albums: Tag your friends! • Write them messages • Post something on their wall • Change your profile and picture • Add new friends • Harass people you don’t know by “poking” them

  6. facebook as an Information System • Enterprise Collaboration System • Cross-functional tool- Interact between all different functional areas within the organization • Like Blackboard • Less formal • More interactive

  7. How facebook Works

  8. facebook

  9. Why Social Impact? • Why does facebook have a social impact • College students • Expand to everyone • Know your classmates • Online database of a large portion of students • Interact and get to know each other

  10. Potential Social Impacts • College students plan to meet each other • Employees are able to plan meetings • Group events can be organized

  11. Impact and Consequences on Employees • Firing • Sexual Harassment suits • Offices using facebook to check up on their employees

  12. Is facebook safe? • Security and safety • Compare to myspace • Identity theft

  13. Negative impacts • Stalking • Distraction to the learning environment • Poor display of self-image • Spying on students • Ethical Issues

  14. Marketing on facebook • Products sold on facebook • Advertisements • Planning of group events

  15. Questions? Comments?

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