Here are some common etiquette tips that were mentioned:
• Do not use capitalized letters because it seems like a person is yelling at the audience. (Don't you hate it when you people do that?)
• Grammar (When people don't know how to use their...THEY'RE and THERE'S)
• Hashtah Happy people (This is when you see #dont#you#want#to#read#this#and#not#get#bored#letshashtageverywordinthesentence)
• Punctuations (This is just like the capitalization letters because it sounds like you are yelling at people!)
• People spamming everything they do (Do this and you will be fit, blah, blah, blah, all over your news feed)
• Do not talk about religion, politics, or society • Don't tag people on pictures that they're not even in
New things I had learned researching this:
• Following everyone that added you
• Not responding back on your replies (Guilty as charged)
• Don't be too boring and always about business, have a little fun
• Social Media is NOT sales media
• Don't thank everyone that started to follow you (especially on Twitter)
• Don't talk about other things outside your subject
• Read directions
There are a lot more things in social media that I am learning more and more, having social media Etiquette could help get more followers and your professional career be recognized more.
Source: Social Media Business Etiquettes
These are some great tips. I know I need to work on some of these myself.
ReplyDeleteI'm the worst at adding "!" to the end of my sentences. However, instead of yelling, it comes off as an excited teenager. Not the best image if I want to come off as professional.
I found some other great resources in regards to etiquette, too.
From Forbes.com here are some great questions that you should ask yourself before posting:
Should I target a speciļ¬c audience with this message?
Use RecommendationsWill anyone really care about this content besides me?
Will I offend anyone with this content? If so, who? Does it matter?
Is this appropriate for a social portal, or would it best be communicated another way?
How many times have I already posted something today? (More than three can be excessive.)
Did I spell check?
Will I be okay with absolutely anyone seeing this?
Is this post too vague? Will everyone understand what I’m saying?
Am I using this as an emotional dumping ground? If so, why? Is a different outlet better for these purposes?
Am I using too many abbreviations in this post and starting to sound like a teenager?
Is this reactive communication or is it well thought-out?
Is this really something I want to share, or is it just me venting?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2013/01/09/social-media-etiquette-12-step-checklist/
Then TechRepublic also has some great tips. Some are repeats of what you've put up, but there are other points listed too. I also like that they added some common social media abbreviations that are helpful.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/social-media-in-the-enterprise/social-media-etiquette-tips-and-abbreviations-cheat-sheet/
Thanks for the info!
~Brigit
Lets just all admit that "common etiquette" is not as common as we believe it to be (let us take common sense as an example-not so common).
ReplyDeleteI believe that what a lot of us do not realize is that this form of communications, socializing via Google+, Twitter, The Facebook (yes, I went old school), and the numerous social networks that are in existence is something new and in an infantile stage of existence. In a way it is a baby of sorts that is still in the process of getting its footing in place. With the speed of change that the technology we utilize to create the gateways of the social media world so do we find the types of protocols we may have used last week are now not as common place this week.
As cool and casual as the "hashtag" has become it, IMHO, it is on its way to the back burner. I will not say that it will be eliminated, but I believe the annoyance of individuals abusing its purpose will be the cause of its demise. You're previous example of an over hashed tweet is perfect. I would like to share the follow link from a skit of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57dzaMaouXA
The one cool thing that we should recognize is that language, communication is constantly evolving until it reaches some sort of plateau or the next wave comes to alter our form of exchanging ideas. We're currently in the presence of that "new wave" by redefining symbols that only served one purpose on a telephone or calculator [ ( :) , :* , #, :( ]. The process may seem annoying, but its exciting to see how the possibilities are endless in creating something new.
We once were fascinated by what the world may be twenty or fifty years from now, but at the rate our society is moving I can say it'll be interesting to see whats coming around the next year or two.