I recently had the opportunity to listen to Lizzie Harrison talk about social media issues currently facing South. Lizzie works with Emma Sadleir, well known Social Media lawyer. The talk was a wake-up call about how careful organisations and individuals must be about what they post, like and share on social media. I loved the simple rules that she spoke about but most memorable and I think the best piece of advice she gave was to ask the question “would your mother approve?” BEFORE posting, liking or sharing.
Social media is part of everyday life. It’s tons of fun, often very interesting and occasionally educational even for people like myself. However, every now and then it can cause irreparable damage…. So don’t post, like or share unless you have done the ‘what would mom say’ test. And if you not sure then DON’T.
Lizzie also reminded us that anything in the social media space is both public and for ever… so while you might think a post can be taken down it actually remains in the ‘cloud’ and therefore in the public domain.
This is a new phenomenon which society is just getting to understand. Be safe rather than sorry as you explore and enjoy this new and exciting [albeit sometimes scary] media.
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