An increasingly global environment and society has led to increased demand for modes of communication that transcend borders. This motivation to connect globally has led to an explosion of social media networks around the world. As defined by the case, the social media outlet Orkut, operated by Google, articulated a clear demand for global interconnection and the challenges an international company faces when navigating in a social media space in a country with limited consumer protection. As Google learned, operating a social network site in Brazil is a very complicated endeavor, and one that resembles a cyber version of the Wild West. There is little regulation regarding personal conduct and content restrictions, and while limited regulation …show more content…
Orkut arrived in Brazil at the perfect time; a time when blogs and photo logs were very popular. However, Orkut was more than a community based social networking site; the website and its banner colors were quickly embraced because of their similarity to the colors of the Brazilian football team. The website’s name, Orkut, has a pronunciation similar to a Japanese yogurt beverage that nearly every child in Brazil loves (Deresky PC2-5). Orkut seemed perfect for the country until a glut of criminal activities tainted the website’s nationalistic attraction. In 2005, police arrested a group of drug dealers using Orkut to sell marijuana and ecstasy. Following the arrest, news stories surfaced reporting on large scale distribution of pornographic images involving children and adolescents (Deresky PC2-5). When the issues were brought to court, Google refused to release the information regarding their users. Google argued the data was stored on network servers in the United States, and the company claimed it was not subject to the Brazilian laws. However, as media outlets acquired information that advertisements were being placed next to pornographic images, advertisers quickly abandoned Orkut as a viable advertising option. Once public opinion and lost advertising dollars dictated a change, Google quickly started removing these terrible images and cleaning up the site (Deresky
COPA makes adult website operators liable for criminal sanctions -- up to $50,000 in fines and six months in jail -- if children are able to access material deemed "indecent," by "contemporary community standards," for those under 16. This raises the sticky issue of what "community" should set the standard for the global world of the Internet.
Since its creation, the Internet has continuously grown in importance as a means to obtain information. This is due in part because it is not censored like the rest of America’s mainstream media, such as television, newspapers, and the radio. Nevertheless, the issue of censorship has raised many controversial issues, not only in the United States, but also throughout the world. In the debate by Intelligence2 (2008): Google Violates its Don’t be Evil Motto, it is argued that Google has violated its self declared motto that it wouldn’t be evil, thus putting people’s interest before their own corporate financial interests. While Google has committed certain questionable acts I do not believe they have violated their motto. Harry Lewis, Randal Picker, and Siva Vaidhyanathan argue that this violation is exposed in Goggle’s agreement to cooperate with the Chinese government in exchange of a larger monetary market and in its advertisement market (Intelligence2, 2008). Nevertheless, Esther Dyson, Jim Harper, and Jeff Jarvis argue that while such actions have occurred, the good it has brought to the over all population exemplifies their don’t be evil motto.
Facebook : Every single day we read the news ,and think that Facebook might be antiprivacy. It is also observed that people often think that social networking sites offer complicated privacy settings. The CEO...
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With over 759 million registered domain names, the Internet has proved to be the definitive source of information (Hunter). Covering a full spectrum of subjects and services, it is an entity that we can not do without. However, despite all this usefulness, more than 14 percent of all websites are dedicated to pornography (Ward). To further worsen the matter, more than 13 percent of all searches made daily are
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.Looking at this society today we can see that. Now we can connect with our loved ones that live halfway across the world, through the many innovations of new technology. After reading “Facebook and free speech” one can tell how influential technology really is.”Facebook, Google and twitter have more power over who can speak and what can be said all across the globe than any king or president or supreme court justice”(Henn 5) .The fact that Facebook can have more control over what can be ...
Social media is an imperative public relations tool for companies to utilize in their business practices. Social media cannot be regulated so anyone can say what they please about the company, whether it is good, bad or ugly. Social media is developing rapidly and there are new platforms
Edward De Bono states, “There's a danger in the internet and social media. The notion that information is enough, that more and more information is enough, that you don't have to think, you just have to get more information - gets very dangerous.” The citizens of the United States of America should “un-plug” from social media and the internet because there are many side effects of spending too much time on the internet and too much social media exposure is deadly to humans, but there is a solution. Spending too much time on the internet or social media has many side effects that affect our daily lives and it can also be deadly to humans, however there is one very simple solution.
The world is becoming an increasingly smaller place and through the efforts of individuals who wish to participate in illicit acts and business we are discovering that technology provides new opportunities and benefits for their illicit businesses (Williams 2002). I use the term globalization in reference to the ability we now have to quickly communicate and voyage within a global context. With the advent of globalization these experiences have be...
In the 21st century, digital media has gain popularity from young adults. There are over 1 billion users solely registered on Facebook (Solberg, 2014). However, issues of privacy and publicity are being brought to attention, though it has been used in problematic ways such as academic research, personal reputation, or policing. The faulty policies of social media websites like Facebook are potentially putting users at risk and are outweighing the benefits, which in turn can negatively impact their social perceptions.
User Privacy is a sensitive topic at the moment. It is one of the most important factors a person should consider before they give their information away over the internet. Every click or selection you make online is being stored and permanently kept on record that includes anything you may have Googled, investigated or researched. Some people believe that user privacy is dead (Rambam 2011). More and more we are being encouraged to give away more information about ourselves online, and the greatest intrusion into our online activities comes from social networking sites. The lack of user privacy on social networking sites has led to dramatic changes in people’s lives such as targeting by the media and marketing researchers, the buying and selling of user information and other unethical forms of privacy invasion. Online activity is increasingly being used as e...
Since the introduction of internet in the 1990’s, its importance worldwide has always grown tremendously. From the first email send to the domination of Facebook and other social media websites, it has changed the way people communicate. The use of social media is increasingly becoming the preferred way people share their daily activities, ideas and knowledge and that is why it’s the most talked about and used platform. Many companies are encouraging their employees to use various social media platforms and engage online for office productivity, posting opinions and presenting their thoughts. Corporations realize that Social Media tools such as blogs, forums, podcasts and social networking websites makes internal communications faster, more convenient and effective. Social media is a low-cost, high-impact tool that can also complement and reinforce your existing communications efforts. It gives a new dimension to internal communications in many ways: building relationship with employees, leads to diverse thinking and innovation, and reduce costs and Increase Productivity. Social media has impacted positively in the business world, but its downside has impacted teens in high school, with issues such as cyber bullying, and people using Facebook and twitter to get over their boredom and research proving that the more they use social networking websites the more envious they feel.
In recent years, pornography has established itself as perhaps the most controversial topic arising out of the use of the Internet. The easy availability of this type of sexually explicit material has caused a panic among government officials, family groups, religious groups and law enforcement bodies and this panic has been perpetuated in the media.
Social media is a controversy topic in today’s society. Some people think that social media destroys human interaction and real life human relationships. While others think that social media is a bless to humanity. Social media makes human interaction much more convenient and much faster than real life human interaction, it makes globalization a reality, it gives a chance for introverted people to express themselves, and it also benefit develop international relationships whether its business or social.