Ethical Considerations of Social Media

As i'm sure that most people nowadays are all pretty regular users of social media for instance if you have a Facebook account or post videos on YouTube you are all taking part in one way or another in the phenomenon that is social media, while it may all seem harmless and fun to socialize online there are some ethical issues to take into account when using these sites.

 Social networking sites like Facebook have a huge amount of personal information on 800 million of its users that is freely available to anyone who wishes to access it online for example, pictures that people put up on these sites can be copied and used freely by anyone who wishes, this in extreme cases can have implications in identity theft or even businesses using your image in advertising without your permission permission.

Also in recent years potential employers have been looking at applicants Facebook accounts before hiring a candidate. while what a person does in their social life does not really have an impact on their business life in some cases employers have decided not to hire candidates based on content posted on Facebook profiles.

So if your a party animal who likes putting up pictures of wild college nights out...think of possible implications down the line when you finish college.....if your potential employer likes to do some background research on candidates..you might just find it a little bit more difficult to find a job..!

Uproar At Aviva.!

With the imminent reduction of the workforce at Aviva in Dublin, Cork and Galway, the workers have decided to fight back. The workers are set to vote on possible industrial action next week, with the trade union UNITE being quoted in the national press as being "Sadistic" in their bid to cut the workforce. Out of the 950 jobs that are set to be lost at the company, the employees still have no idea when or where these jobs are going to be cut.

Not Enough Money in The Bank

Banks in Europe have been told they need to raise 2 Billion euro to boost their capital reserves. This comes after a recommendation from the European Banking Authority in an effort to try and stop another financial that crippled the worlds economies in 2008. this is a good idea however with banks still struggling in the markets they may find it hard to raise the capital themselves, therefore government support will more than likely be needed, this could be a huge problem for an Ireland that is already struggling to pay back the money we had to borrow during the financial crisis, on the face of this announcement it is a good move but in reality implementing these recommendations could prove difficult.

Is Apple Acting Fairly?

Computer giants Apple have won a court case in Australia banning one of their main rivals from selling there product there. Apple brought up yhis dispute with regard to their tablet pc the iPad which they claim there rival producer Samsung copied their technology in their Tag 10.1 device.

 However this isnt the only place where there is a legal battle between these two technology giants, apple also won asimilar case in germany also banning the sale of the Samsung device there. Also with Apple announcing last week the launch of the new iPhone 4s samsung have vowet to try stop the sale of these in some countries in europe under 3G transmission patents. In my opinion i think this is a under handed tactic by Apple to try and stop competitors selling a rival product and honestly there must be some infringment in competition law by this behaviour. Whether or not this behaviour will damage Apple's Reputation remains to be seen.

Death of An Idol

The world woke up to sad news this morning as Steve Jobs CEO of the Apple corporation pass away last night.




Jobs had been suffering from a recurrence of pancreatic cancer that he managed to beat once in 2005.....but sadly this time the cancer took its toll.
Jobs is responsible for bringing us tecnology that most of us today simply couldnt live without, such as the iPod, iPhone's Macbooks most of which are essential tools in business today. all this from a man who never graduated from college...Jobs really is an inspiration to our generation, a man that will never be forgotten and an example of where grit, determination and a dream can take you in life.

Back To Work Lads..!!

Builders laid off since the burst of the property bubble are set to get back to work with help from the EU.
The Eu has set aside funds in the region of 36 million euro to train and re-educate the huge number of unemployed builders in the country. The Irish government is also set to add to this figure to further help the scheme. Although the scheme hasn't been approved by the EU Parliament yet a move like this can only be good news for the struggling Construction sector.
Tom Parlon who is the Director General of the Construction industry Federation in Ireland was quoted in the Irish Independent as saying "over 170,000 direct construction jobs have been lost since the crisis began". My own brothers being among the numbers, personally I think that this is a brilliant idea to try and shrink the amount of people queuing outside post offices around the country and getting employment and this country on the way up again.