User generated content and the Muslim consumer in Cyberspace

With the present technological development of the World Wide Web, or ‘Web 2.0’, cyberspace has become a domain for the common user/consumer to join the computer savvy in contributing to the online content on the Internet. This is evident in the popularity of blogs, media sharing and social networkin...

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Main Authors:	Saidin, Aznan Zuhid, Abu Bakar, Elistina
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	T58.5 Information technology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/32095/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/32095/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/32095/4/USER__GENERATED_CONTENT_AND_THE_MUSLIM_CONSUMER.pdf

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spelling	iium-320952013-09-20T08:39:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/32095/ User generated content and the Muslim consumer in Cyberspace Saidin, Aznan Zuhid Abu Bakar, Elistina T58.5 Information technology With the present technological development of the World Wide Web, or ‘Web 2.0’, cyberspace has become a domain for the common user/consumer to join the computer savvy in contributing to the online content on the Internet. This is evident in the popularity of blogs, media sharing and social networking sites that allows the online consumer to also play the role as the content creator. This situation raises some issues concerning privacy, data protection and defamation with the responsibility now being more in the hands of the consumer in exercising self-restraint. For the Muslim consumer, assuming this role and its responsibilities would require some ethical guidance from the Islamic perspective in order to promote a healthy use of cyberspace for the purpose of having better spiritual and social sustainability and quality of life. Issues discussed in this paper warrant further studies that will later lead to the formulation of codes of practices for the online consumer as the content creator. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/32095/4/USER__GENERATED_CONTENT_AND_THE_MUSLIM_CONSUMER.pdf Saidin, Aznan Zuhid and Abu Bakar, Elistina (2012) User generated content and the Muslim consumer in Cyberspace. In: Seminar Kebangsaan MACFEA ke 16 : Kelestarian & Kualiti Hidup, 10-11 Julai 2012, Putrajaya. http://macfea16.blogspot.com/
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description	With the present technological development of the World Wide Web, or ‘Web 2.0’, cyberspace has become a domain for the common user/consumer to join the computer savvy in contributing to the online content on the Internet. This is evident in the popularity of blogs, media sharing and social networking sites that allows the online consumer to also play the role as the content creator. This situation raises some issues concerning privacy, data protection and defamation with the responsibility now being more in the hands of the consumer in exercising self-restraint. For the Muslim consumer, assuming this role and its responsibilities would require some ethical guidance from the Islamic perspective in order to promote a healthy use of cyberspace for the purpose of having better spiritual and social sustainability and quality of life. Issues discussed in this paper warrant further studies that will later lead to the formulation of codes of practices for the online consumer as the content creator.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Saidin, Aznan Zuhid Abu Bakar, Elistina
author_facet	Saidin, Aznan Zuhid Abu Bakar, Elistina
author_sort	Saidin, Aznan Zuhid
title	User generated content and the Muslim consumer in Cyberspace
title_short	User generated content and the Muslim consumer in Cyberspace
title_full	User generated content and the Muslim consumer in Cyberspace
title_fullStr	User generated content and the Muslim consumer in Cyberspace
title_full_unstemmed	User generated content and the Muslim consumer in Cyberspace
title_sort	user generated content and the muslim consumer in cyberspace
publishDate	2012
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User generated content and the Muslim consumer in Cyberspace

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