Dear Kenneth! Your work represents the basic information about the most popular social media sites. It becomes clear even for newcomers, which one to choose – in accordance with individual needs and preferences. You have depicted the social media platforms in accordance with the major areas of their activities, and thus, the target audience. The only question in this case emerges - why do You think that the social media sites represent “too many negativities about people”? It was already indicated by the scholars that the active and effective engagement into the social media is an easy tool for attracting attention of potential employers, sharing the new inventions and finding new friends (Gallaugher, 2012). As an evident example, it is possible to refer to MySpace, which has made a great assistance for the different bands - such as Lily Allen and Arctic Monkeys in 2005 (Sydell, 2010). With the help of this social media site, these groups have reached their wide audience and became popular. Similar examples may be traced in employment options, which were gained by the users of LinkedIn. Finally, as You have mentioned, there are the options of business development via the Facebook or Twitter.
I completely agree with your position about Google and Facebook, as it clearly represents the current state of affairs in both services and reflects the core reasons for competitive advantage of Facebook services over the set of the options, provided by Google + account to its users.
You have correctly mentioned that the case with Maryland state corrections officer is the evident example of the way, the social media should not be used for self-representation. Even while there is a freedom of speech in US, there are still some ethical standards, pertaining to each profession and to the social life in general (Reuters, 2015). Thus, social media uncovers new opportunities for the employer to trace the efficiency of one’s employees as well as their ethical behavior on the working place as well as in personal life. While such information is public, the employment- or promotion-related decisions in such case are in compliance with the major postulates of justice.
While there is a set of options for continuous improvement of the ID, the proper example was chosen by You - as the core pitfalls of Walmart IS were determined and addressed with the proper recommendations.
References
Gallaugher, J. (2012). Information systems: A manager’s guide to harnessing technology (ver. 1.3). Irvington, NY: Flat World Knowledge
Reuters (2015) Maryland Prisons Official Fired For Facebook Joke About Being Groped. Retrieved from:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/20/maryland-prisons-official_n_6722366.html
Sydell, L. (2010) MySpace Update Focuses On Music. Retrieved from: http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2010/11/16/131362400/myspace-update-focuses-on-music
