Unit 7 MT300 DB

Topic 1: Social Networks

Facebook has over one billion subscribers (The total population of the world is just over 7 Billion). Please think about the following questions and discuss them with your fellow students.

Why do you use social networks?

What factors might cause an individual, an employee, or a company to be cautious in the use of social networks?

Why are advertisers so interested in social networks?

Why are human resource managers so interested in social networks?

Topic 2: Enterprise Resource Planning

What is the relationship between information silos and enterprise resource planning? Please provide an example from your own experience of a negative experience with an organization with information silos. Would an ERP system have prevented or solved the issue that you experienced?