Disclaimer: This post was originally posted in TechNews on Oct 20, 2013
It has been quite a while since social media had taken over the world. Everyone is using it according to their needs, but did anyone ever think, “What is an appropriate way of using this tool which is here to help us,” like other technologies and applications?
I know the answer is no, because people are too busy to do so as they already have lot to learn. Yesterday, I randomly asked few people around me, “Is it really useless to follow any rules while using social media.” 90% said yes and I was like “What? Why, why do you think so?” 40% said “because we already are following a lot of rules in our life and don’t want any more,” 20% said “because we use it for fun and time wasting,” 20% said “because it’s not worth any rules,” and 10% said “We never thought about it.”
Wow! Now these statics are very interesting to me. Aren’t they to you people? I am sure they are, and after seeing such statics I don’t think I should give a lecture here on the dos and don’ts for social media, but let’s give it a try:
I personally do take care of few things when I am using social media, as I am journalist and I have to take care of everything that I say or post that is public, but now-a-days, even if something isn’t personal, don’t say it because you never know when an employer will ask for your Facebook username and password and won’t hire you for whatever you have on Facebook profile.
The very first thing that I personally do and want everyone else to do, DO have fun and be funny because you are here to relax. Twitter and Facebook are a great forum for punchy jokes, but if you are bad at jokes DON’T try it. Just relax and keep clicking like button for other people jokes.
One thing that irritates me the most is the constant oversharing of things. Please DON’T share every other thing that you see has a share button. Just remember one thing; it’s your account, whatever you are going to share will represent you, so be very cautious when sharing anything. Nobody is interested to know what your mom is cooking or how your relationship is going. The ones who are interested in it would know before you tweet about it.
The best part of social media is that it can keep you connected with all those people who are out of your reach. So DO follow the stars you’d want to be friends with, the newspapers you read, the film stars you adore and the journalists you admire. It’s the most in-the-know way to be in-the-know.
DON’T complain about your work here; it’s Twitter not your mom. Don’t forget they can see you so it better you go home and give a call to your mom and tell her what your boss is doing to you. She is the most trustworthy person to complain about your work.
DO play nice and use wise and respectful words. This is a public forum, so don’t say anything you wouldn't say to someone’s face, or to a TV camera. Even if you can say it on someone’s face don’t say it here because it’s not the right place to do it.
DON’T exceed the tolerable four-tweets-a-day limit. Come on, have a life; don’t make people say “Not again.” If there is some breaking news then it can be OK but not on daily basis. Let people wait for you to tweet rather than making them unfollow you within a week after they started following you.
DO use Twitter to its full potential. It’s been the breeding ground for books, TV shows and political revolutions. You decide what’s next. You never know you can be the next revolutionary person. Remember the Arab Spring.
DON’T get too personal or negative it will not only affect the other person but it will affect you as well.
DO engage and interact. This can be a good place to create personal relations and maintain them. You never know who can be a help or news in future.
Last but not the least, if you can’t follow these dos and don’ts then DON’T forget to make your account private. It’s your private possession until and unless you are using it for marketing purpose.
I hope I didn't bore you to death with my few pieces of advice that might be a help for you in the future.
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It has been quite a while since social media had taken over the world. Everyone is using it according to their needs, but did anyone ever think, “What is an appropriate way of using this tool which is here to help us,” like other technologies and applications?
I know the answer is no, because people are too busy to do so as they already have lot to learn. Yesterday, I randomly asked few people around me, “Is it really useless to follow any rules while using social media.” 90% said yes and I was like “What? Why, why do you think so?” 40% said “because we already are following a lot of rules in our life and don’t want any more,” 20% said “because we use it for fun and time wasting,” 20% said “because it’s not worth any rules,” and 10% said “We never thought about it.”
Wow! Now these statics are very interesting to me. Aren’t they to you people? I am sure they are, and after seeing such statics I don’t think I should give a lecture here on the dos and don’ts for social media, but let’s give it a try:
I personally do take care of few things when I am using social media, as I am journalist and I have to take care of everything that I say or post that is public, but now-a-days, even if something isn’t personal, don’t say it because you never know when an employer will ask for your Facebook username and password and won’t hire you for whatever you have on Facebook profile.
The very first thing that I personally do and want everyone else to do, DO have fun and be funny because you are here to relax. Twitter and Facebook are a great forum for punchy jokes, but if you are bad at jokes DON’T try it. Just relax and keep clicking like button for other people jokes.
One thing that irritates me the most is the constant oversharing of things. Please DON’T share every other thing that you see has a share button. Just remember one thing; it’s your account, whatever you are going to share will represent you, so be very cautious when sharing anything. Nobody is interested to know what your mom is cooking or how your relationship is going. The ones who are interested in it would know before you tweet about it.
The best part of social media is that it can keep you connected with all those people who are out of your reach. So DO follow the stars you’d want to be friends with, the newspapers you read, the film stars you adore and the journalists you admire. It’s the most in-the-know way to be in-the-know.
DON’T complain about your work here; it’s Twitter not your mom. Don’t forget they can see you so it better you go home and give a call to your mom and tell her what your boss is doing to you. She is the most trustworthy person to complain about your work.
DO play nice and use wise and respectful words. This is a public forum, so don’t say anything you wouldn't say to someone’s face, or to a TV camera. Even if you can say it on someone’s face don’t say it here because it’s not the right place to do it.
DON’T exceed the tolerable four-tweets-a-day limit. Come on, have a life; don’t make people say “Not again.” If there is some breaking news then it can be OK but not on daily basis. Let people wait for you to tweet rather than making them unfollow you within a week after they started following you.
DO use Twitter to its full potential. It’s been the breeding ground for books, TV shows and political revolutions. You decide what’s next. You never know you can be the next revolutionary person. Remember the Arab Spring.
DON’T get too personal or negative it will not only affect the other person but it will affect you as well.
DO engage and interact. This can be a good place to create personal relations and maintain them. You never know who can be a help or news in future.
Last but not the least, if you can’t follow these dos and don’ts then DON’T forget to make your account private. It’s your private possession until and unless you are using it for marketing purpose.
I hope I didn't bore you to death with my few pieces of advice that might be a help for you in the future.
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