POE:QUESTION 3 THE SOCIAL ECONOMY:UNLOCKING VALUE THROUGH SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES.

Almost every citizen that lives in any country uses social media for their own reasons.There are so many benefits as well as  risks associated for individuals, corporates and communities. Risks individuals: simple things like not setting not one another privacy settings properly or liking his or her photo on social media such as Facebook or any other sorts of social media, can have a negative impact .For individuals, cyberbullying are able to exercice power over their victims as the bullying is done  behind a screen instead of in person. people are also exposed to the risk of failing for online scams which may result in data or identity theft.


Communities: Social technologies can also cause a division between the community members who may be spending so much time on a cellphone instead of engaging in communication with the people around them. Corporate: social technologies can damage a business image. It can happen if ever a customer displays a bad image of the business on social media which can re result in the less of current and future customers of the business. Social technologies also present the opportunities for hackers to commit fraud as well as launch virus attacks.

Benefits
Individuals are able to connect with loved ones who mat be far away in another country through the use of social technologies.
Communities:have been able to come togr using social technologies such as Facebook. An example of this can be illustrated by the NYDA which has taken to social media to lead by example.
Corporate:businessess are able to increase their brand awareness and alsi share new market. Businesses that are portrayed in a positive way on social media are able to have many customers and their profit also increases. (Shrm.org.2016).
Bbc.co.uk (2016)

References
Shrm.org (2016).social media (online) Available at:
https://www.shrm.org/templatetools/hrga/pages/socialnetworksitepolicy.aspx (accessed 30 may 2016).
Bbc.co.uk (2016).the positives and negatives of using social network-BBC school report. (Online) Available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/22065333 (accessed 30 May 2016).