Respecting people's cyber space. (updated)

Morning all, well it is at the time I'm writing this. So, I have nothing against people advertising or promoting their own stuff, blog, food, the stuff they sell, e.t.c., but I am completely against those that do it on the wall space of other people's facebook page, or in the blog comments, or well whatever space that is not their own. Especially when whatever their promoting has nothing to do with that person. To me it's impolite. Seolah terjah rumah orang masa tengah open house dan jual barang kat tetamu yang datang tanpa izin tuan rumah.

Mungkin ada yang kata alah, biarlah nak berniaga. Yes okaylah tu, but nak niaga pon ada caranya. If you want to advertise on other people's page, minta izin dulu. Atau, to be more professional, pay for the space you want to advertise on. I have had people approaching me, emailing me, mintak tolong promote barang depa, ada yang offer barang diorang for free, ada pulak yang nak bayar. Depends on the product and service, sometimes I accept, but at most times I don't. I am only willing to promote things that I would personally use. To those people, I appreciate them for being truly professional and ethical.

Ni nak raya, mulalah ramai yang tag kita dengan gambar biskut, baju raya, etc. Dari tak pernah tegur pon dekat facebook, tiba-tiba nak tag gambar kita. Memanglah kita boleh untag, tapi again, rasa macam kurang sopan, lainla biskut tu buat sempena nama kita ke. Contohnya: Anna Banana Cake ,Kek Lapis Annawak, Tart Nanas Anna. Haha.

Then ni lagi satu, trend jual tudung. Meniru design orang lain. Berapa banyak 'knockoffs' design yang katanya terinspirasi dari Hana Tajima? Dan berani pulak tu nak tulis 'tudung ala Hana Tajima'. Itu intellectual property, copyright. Sebab tu kalau kita pi kedai kat shopping mall, kita dilarang ambik gambar. It's against the law. Boleh kena saman.

Or yang jenis jual satin silk scarves, dan guna gambar Hana Tajima sebagai contoh produk dorang. Dan adaaaaa juga yang siap guna gambar dari blogshop orang lain, siap letak watermark sendiri! Erk, apa kes? You should have your own photos of your own products. Orang lain sikit punya susah nak create produk tu, nak shoot, hang senang-senang pi guna tuk kedai hang. Ish. Tak patut.

I'm not trying to be negative, lagi-lagi bulan puasa ni. But this is to make you aware, of how to be more ethical and professional when doing things online, especially online shops. Memang dalam Islam digalakkan berniaga, tapi harus ingat, perlulah bertatacara dan menghormati orang lain, termasuk 'rumah' mereka. Mungkin kita nampak benda tu remeh, sebab kita dah biasa sangat. But that does not make it the right thing to do.

Sekian sahaja bebelan makcik pada hari ini. Terima kasih. Maaf kalau tersinggung mana-mana pihak. Kalau niaga secara beretika dan jujur, Insya'Allah lebih berkat dan rezeki dimurahkan.

UPDATE



Okay, it's official, tag profile orang tuk promote barang adalah SALAH. Copying this directly from Facebook:

User Consent and Tagging

Users should always have choice and control in how they use Facebook channels and products. Because of this, apps should never automatically tag a user or their friends in a photo. Please obtain express consent of the user on whose behalf you are doing the tagging, and also remember that users can tag friends even after the image is added to their profile.

Authentic Tagging

Images where the user is being tagged should accurately label what is depicted in the image. Tagging must not be used in collages, with avatars, or for marketing or promotional purposes.

So you see, I'm not just making it up. It is against the rule. Check it out for yourself HERE.

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