Top Reasons Why You Should Be Careful About Your Social Media Posts

Social media is everyone’s bad habit, alright. It has become routine for almost all of us to check our social media accounts throughout the day. As a result, communication, and keeping tabs on what’s going on in the lives of others has become so much more easy and addictive. Plus, users can share all kinds of content on their social media profile, and depending on what the privacy settings are set as, your friends or all public can view your social media activities.

It may be cool, but caution needs to be exercised. There is been a lot of emphasis – more so in the last few years – that users must be careful about the kind of content they post. Here are some solid reasons for being mindful on social media.

Privacy is compromised: Although social media networks vouch that their privacy controls ensure that all users’ data is superbly protected, but nothing is as quite private once it is posted on social. See the irony there? Moreover, news has floated at regular intervals that media sites have the power to make users’ data public. While it a contestable subject, still, the crux of the matter is that any content posted on social media can potentially spread like wildfire across social media profiles and websites – regardless of privacy settings.

Reputation is at stake: Whether you’re a student or an adult, realize that your character and reputation are your biggest assets. And frivolous posts and updates on social media can put a dent into both in no time.

Existing and Potential Employers: Your posts on your social media page can influence your recruitment potential. In the last few years, HR professionals and employers actively take sneak-peeks into employees and candidates social media presence. The type of content posted on social media profiles gives employers and recruiters a good insight into a individual’s personality and potential. You could risk getting fired or staying unemployed. So, for example, if you have quit your current job, and posted rather unfriendly comments and remarks about your ex-boss since, be warned, your recruitment possibilities may dim down because of your recklessness on social media.

Clients/Vendors look up online: Even your clients and vendors invest some time in checking out your online presence. A big reason for this practice is, clients want to ensure that the companies or candidates they are dealing with also abide by the same values as them. If your social media profile seems to suggest otherwise, then your clients may not want to commence or continue dealings with you.

Competitors keep tabs: Competition can drive people to do ruthless things. In such a scenario, you wouldn’t like your social media profile to give away the wrong impression to your industry rivals, giving them enough fodder to bank on, and disrupt your business in the market as a result. Competitors these days are more than well-aware of the potential havoc social media posts can cause. You surely want your slate to be squeaky clean!

Differing Beliefs and Perspectives: Let’s say you posted some content online – which you believed is very funny. But the virtual universe is huge. So, something which is downright hilarious in your mind may be actually offensive for someone else. Social media is a slippery slope. Many times several funny posts fall on the wrong audience, and as a result, things can take an ugly turn in no time. In order to stay away of such awry situations, it is best to practice self-control and caution when posting a ‘funny joke or picture’.

Posts are searchable: Unless you are a privacy-nerd, your posts on social media can be tracked down pretty much. Besides, the popular social media platforms have improved their search options in order to bring trending topics to the frontline. This implies that your posts are very searchable – be people inside of your network (even out of). So if you reckon ‘hiding’ your posts is enough, well, not.

Social media content has a long shelf-life: Thanks to the ever-developing archiving features of social media platforms, your contents on social media will be around for a much longer time than you’d like. And given how tech-savvy some people are, with the right tricks and ample amount, someone can definitely dig up your social media activities from years earlier!

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