Social media has an increasing role in the public and private world. This raises socio-political and legal issues in the corporate and academic spheres.Public Interest and Private Rights in Social Media provides insight into the use, impact and future of social media. The contributors provide guidance on social media and society, particularly the use of social media in the corporate sector and academia, the rising influence of social media in public and political opinion making, and the legal implications of social media. The Editor brings together unusual perspectives on the use of social media, both in developed and developing countries.This title consists of twelve chapters, each covering a salient topic, including: social media in the context of global media; the First Amendment and online calls for action; social media and the rule of law; social networks and the self; social media strategy in the public sector; social media in humanitarian work; social media as a tool in business education; social media and the 'continuum of transparency'; business and social media; making a difference to customer service with social media; social analytics data and platforms; and altruism as a valuable dimension of the digital age.

About the Author
Cornelis Reiman is a board-level advisor, working on international start-up, turnaround, business development and merger and acquisitions often with an IT focus. A member of several boards, he has been President of an international economic development entity spanning the former Soviet Union and, as Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer based in Singapore, was instrumental in setting up a global Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B) e-business, complete with social networking to facilitate interaction between stakeholders. Prior to this, Cornelis was Dean and Vice President of a university in Thailand, and taught international business, management and economics to postgraduate students at Monash University, Australia. Cornelis has worked with a major global information technology provider, and a leading accounting service.

Reviews
"Offers many ideas and suggestions that we will find very useful as we slowly move with the growing band of third sector organisations adopting social media within our communication strategy." --VAER - Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire "This volume provides a timely analysis of the relevant issues surrounding social media and provides guidance for governance professionals as the make considered decisions about the best social media approaches for their organisations." --Keeping Good Companies, (Journal of Chartered Secretaries Australia)



Book Information
ISBN 9781843346937
Author Cornelis Reiman
Format Paperback
Page Count 254
Imprint Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Publisher Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Weight(grams) 450g