Description: WHEN the phone rings at a call center inside a former department store here, it’s as much story time as sales time. As in: I was in Maine four summers ago. What’s it like in the winter? Or: Our dog ate my husband’s favorite slippers. Can you help me replace them before he finds… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Social Media
Coke is a winner on Facebook, Twitter
Description: For years, Coca-Cola has told us that so many parts of life “go better” with the iconic soft drink. You can now add social media to the list as well. Source: www.usatoday.com/ Date: Nov 8, 2011 Advertising Age this week named Coke its “Marketer of the Year,” citing it as an example of how… Read more »
With an App, Your Next Date Could Be Just Around the Corner
Description: The idea of meeting someone on the fly through a mobile app based solely on proximity may seem, at first, like a risky proposition. Source: New York Times .com Date: Nov 2, 2011 On the apps, which use smartphone location technology, users post a simple profile and then broadcast their availability, or scan a… Read more »
The Power of Foursquare
Description: Fastest growing phenomena with over 10 million users Source: Foxnew.com Date: Oct 17, 2011 Click on this link to watch the Foursquare case http://video.foxnews.com/v/1222252129001/the-power-of-foursquare/ Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Discussion Questions: Why has Foursqure been so successful? 2. What is Foursquare?
Child Porn or Free Speech
Description: Anderson Cooper looks at a portion of the user-generated news site Reddit and its potentially illegal content. Source: CNN .com. Date: Oct 1, 2011 Questions for discussion: Who should police the content on the Internet? Why Is there any content that should not be allowed on the internet? What?
Using the Webb to Investigate Jurors
Description: The internet is being seen as a legitimate way to screen jurors to see if they will benefit a particular case for one side or the other. There are two sides as the benifits and downsides of using theses technologies in this fashion. Source: Cnn.com Date: Sept 20, 2011 Questions for discussion: Do you… Read more »
Social Media Scrutiny after UK riots
Description: Source: British Prime Minister David Cameron suggested that the government should impose limits on the “free flow of information” when it’s “used for ill.” “When people are using social media for violence, we need to stop them,” he said then. Source: CNN.com Date: Sept 8, 2011 “Instead of detailing plans to block criminals’ access to… Read more »
Police Lesson: Social Network Tools Have Two Edges
Description: Social networking tools like Facebook and Twitter can be valuable assets for law enforcement agencies, helping them alert the public, seek information about crimes and gather evidence about the backgrounds of criminal suspects. Source: NYtimes.com Date: April 6, 2011 Most social media policies try to balance a police department’s interests against First Amendment protections for… Read more »
What is linkedin?
Description:LinkedIn, an online social networking site aimed at professionals. Source:CNN.com Date: Feb 26, 2011 Questions for discussion: What are the benefits of using LinkedIn? Could theses benefits be relized by students trying to break into the workforce? What are the downsides of uning a social network like linkedIn?
When employees cross the line online
Description: Most everybody posts online these days. But in an age of conspicuous opinionation, how does an employer know when an employee has crossed the line? Source: Globe & Mail.com Date: Jan 31, 2011 The boundaries between work life and home life are dissolving, just as the difference between public and private communication is becoming… Read more »
Leading Titles
Introduction to Information Systems, 3rd Canadian Binder Ready Version Update Edition
R. Kelly Rainer, Casey G. Cegielski, Ingrid Splettstoesser-Hogeterp, Cristobal Sanchez-Rodriguez
ISBN: 978-1-119-13385-8
August 2015, © 2016
CDN $98.95; CDN $114.95