Impact of Social Media on Work Dynamics: Post 1

    Technology and social media have become our security blankets, according to majority of the digital natives who report that they carry their devices everywhere they go (Singer, 2015). It seems that we feel safer knowing that we have access to any information or anyone, at the tip of our fingers (Singer, 2015). Technology and social media has changed the way we consume information. It also appears to be changing how we learn and communicate at workplace.  

   Rather than face-to-face interaction, we prefer emails or texts. It has been agreed by experts that communication at workplaces has changed drastically in the past few years (Keller, 2013). We tend to rely on the weak ties that we make on social media rather than the strong ties that can be formed via face-to-face interaction (Keller, 2013). It is safe to say that social media will continue to become increasingly integrated into the workplace experience (Keller, 2013). By 2030, interactions at workplace will revolve around video-chats, e-mails, and other communication apps (Singer, 2015).

   Orientation and learning at workplace in 2030 is also believed to take place through internet enabled devices, integrated with interactions via social media apps (Singer, 2015).