KAPLAN SS250 UNIT 6 DISCUSSION LATEST 2015 NOVEMBER

Technological advances have provided multiple opportunities for people to build almost endless networks of contacts for almost unlimited types of social and professional purposes. There are sites that link job seekers, professionals seeking to build a client base, high school classmates, homeschool families, and even Kaplan University programs and club members. But, other than bragging rights to a grand total of online friends and contacts, what are the benefits of using social media?

Discussion topic

• On how many social or professional media sites are you an active member?
• How much time would you say you spend on social media sites in a week?
• Would you say the benefits of using social and professional networking sites are worth the time spent making and maintaining those relationships?
• How could you evaluate the strength of relationships made through social and professional networking sites?
• What are the potential negative outcomes from using social or professional networking sites?

Note:If you are not a member of any social or professional media site, explain why you don’t participate in this form of networking. Then, answer the last three questions in the Discussion topic.