With so many options to choose from it makes sense that
communicating online is as popular as it is. With email, instant messaging,
chat rooms, discussion boards, blogs, and the social networking sites you are
one click away from connecting with friends and family or people half way
across the world. There are many advantages to this type of communication such
as convenience and speed of delivery.
Unfortunately despite the frequency people use these types
of communication, people often forget about the many dangers. It still shocks
me when I see emails or instant messages that come through with personal
information. Most people generally would not give out their social security
number or bank pin number in the middle of a crowded room, but they seem more
than happy to write it in a message that has the potential to end up in
millions of people’s possession. Even if you take out the people who are
actively looking to take the information through deceptive practices you still
have the potential of accidentally sending this information to the wrong
person. I have personally received several messages that were not intended for
me. One specific example comes to mind when a sales manager mistakenly
responded to all with sensitive payroll information that ended up going out to
the whole company.
The morale of the story is while these tools can be
extremely helpful both personally and professionally it is important to
exercise some caution when using them. I thought this would be a great topic
for a Wordle so below is what I came up with.
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