In the video “In the Public-Eye – Social Media and Evening News [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfcXgKLzOVM]”, Sophie Lui discussed topics such as her career, the importance of face-to-face impressions, and the benefits and drawbacks of social media. She said she prefered to use Twitter, which is used to discover people with common interests, and Facebook is used to share personal life. Actually, I think everyone may have a similar usage experience. We can start our discussion today with the following questions.

How do notable individuals use social media?

I think the majority of notable individuals use social media are the same as us (non notifiable), but they would spend more time and effort maintaining connections with fans, peers, and other stakeholders. They would use social media to promote their works and activities.

What are the benefits of being in the public eye and having a PLN?

It can expand one’s influence and reputation more conveniently and quickly. We can obtain more information and resources more quickly, and make more friends and partners.

Building community with online tools provided by the employee can be limited, what are the received restrictions and benefits?

(Restrictions) Network work will be monitored and managed, and there will be no privacy in this environment. Our work efficiency may be affected by the performance of the tool.
(Benefits) Community with online tools allows us to work anytime and anywhere. It also promotes communication and collaboration between teams.

Delivering information in a connected society requires verifiable resources, how to build a PLN to rely on?

I think we need to choose the appropriate platform at first, and join relevant communities according to our own needs. The content shared in the community is often informative. At the same time, we need to have critical thinking and not blindly believe in the content on the internet. Finally, it is about inclusion, which requires maintaining an open attitude, learning knowledge from various groups, and continuously improving ourself.

How do those, who are vegetable storesellers, minimize the risk of sharing misinformation?

Before sharing information, they will thoroughly investigate and verify the authenticity of the content and its source. The shared information will also strive to ensure clear wording and clear explanations of viewpoints. After sharing, they will promptly review and reply to comments to avoid any other omissions.

From the above questions, we can summarize how to curate our social media with a critical public audience. Simply put, we need to consider our target audience and the platform we use, find ways to attract more audience, ensure the accuracy and authenticity of our information, and promptly follow and respond to comments.

What are the risks for a public figure or person in a position of trust (educator, lawyer, government official)?

(Risk) Notable individuals may face online violence and slander. If the speech is careless or inappropriate, it is more likely to be questioned and affect reputation. If information leakage occurs, it may endanger personal safety.
The advantage is that media can be used to expand influence, communicate more effectively with fan audiences, interact and collaborate more effectively with peers, and use media space to obtain and share valuable information, improving personal abilities.

How to address negative replies and critiques that reflect your personal values and employee’s social media policy?

When using social media, to some extent, we may receive some negative comments, especially for women, and even receive a lot of harassing information. I think we can directly block these types of messages and not let them have a negative impact on our lives. At the same time, we also need to build our own psychology, enhance our ability to resist stress and negative news. Of course, we may also gain useful knowledge from negative comments and improve ourselves.