Community Engagement & Your PLN
How does social media engage communications?
Social media has emerged as a powerful communication medium for people in recent years. It provides us with a convenient communication method and platform, and because of its extensive influence, it plays an important role in promoting communication for us, helping us to reach more people. Not only can it help us quickly get in touch with friends, but also communicate with people anywhere in the world. Also, with the rapid development of social media, companies have also begun to use social media to communicate with customers and get in touch with job seekers. This not only makes job hunting more convenient, but also increases the range of options for talent recruitment.
How does social media challenge communications? · Is it inclusive?
Social media can affect people by not wanting to meet and interact with people face to face. According to a survey, 11 percent of adults said on Facebook that they would rather stay at home on weekends than go out. Communication is also influenced by social media in ways individuals express themselves and our expectations of others. When people communicate with others on social platforms without face-to-face verbal, emotional, or social contact, they would have less experience of the cues they get from face-to-face interactions and awareness of others’ needs. Fortunately, this problem is currently mostly on the younger generation, because most middle-aged and elderly people are not familiar with using social media, they still choose to communicate with people face-to-face instead of communicating with people virtually.
Does your PLN amplify the views of others?
I do think my PLN amplify the views of others. Right now, my PLN is my classmates who are taking the same courses as me, and everyone communicate with each other, share, and listen to each other’s views.
The policies of employer social media communication expectations.
Employer policies that may be set in social media communications may include: 1) Protecting the company’s reputation by not commenting, sharing, and posting on controversial topics. 2) Protect the security and privacy of the company, prevent the company from cyber-attacks on social media, and leak confidential documents online.
How to better use social media to build PLN – Influencers & Commentators
I think influencers and commentators can make better use of social media to build their PLN by: 1) Choose a suitable social media platform, different personal learning networks have different suitable social platforms. 2) Know the audience and stay up-to-date. 3) Interact with the followers and pay attention to their comments, suggestions, and criticisms.
Reference:
Nair, M. (2023, February 16). Social Media Effects on communication. University of the People. https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/how-social-media-affected-communication/