Question 3: Social media considerations/ issues
Social Media Considerations/ Issues
Trust: The common thread across almost all of these threats is the tremendous amount of trust users have in these social applications. Like e-mail, when it hit the mainstream, or instant messaging when it became ubiquitous, people trust links, pictures, videos and executables when they come from "friends," until they get burned a few times. Social applications haven't burned enough people yet. The difference with social networks is that the entire purpose of them is to share -- a lot -- which will result in a steeper learning curve for users. Translation -- you'll have to get burned a few more times.
Do Not Over Post: Are you tweeting every 5 minutes of the day? Are you posting Facebook updates every hour? You are going to lose friends and followers very easily if you keep that up. If all you are doing is clogging up your friends’ feeds then you will immediately develop a reputation as a spammer regardless of what you are posting. Posting 5-7 times on Facebook throughout the day—and not all at once—is all you need to do. You can post more frequently on Twitter but not by much. Keep it natural and never clog up feeds!
Keep the negativity at bay: Had a bad day? Or even a bad month? Well, all of us have had rough times. It is natural to need to vent your frustrations from time to time. However, as tempting as it may be, if you are working on building a positive online presence, never ever vent through social media. Go get yourself a private journal or call a caring friend to get it out of your system. What you put out in your social networks is out there forever. Just imagine a potential employer or collaborator reading a Facebook post of you ranting about how you hate life or using every curse word in the book—you can kiss your opportunity goodbye
Do Not Post Sexual, Religious, Political and Graphic Material: Unless you have a Facebook page that is for a religious or political cause, an adult online shop or horror movie, keep controversial content away from your personal profiles. Many people are easily offended; they will not want to network with you if you offend them.
Trust: The common thread across almost all of these threats is the tremendous amount of trust users have in these social applications. Like e-mail, when it hit the mainstream, or instant messaging when it became ubiquitous, people trust links, pictures, videos and executables when they come from "friends," until they get burned a few times. Social applications haven't burned enough people yet. The difference with social networks is that the entire purpose of them is to share -- a lot -- which will result in a steeper learning curve for users. Translation -- you'll have to get burned a few more times.
Do Not Over Post: Are you tweeting every 5 minutes of the day? Are you posting Facebook updates every hour? You are going to lose friends and followers very easily if you keep that up. If all you are doing is clogging up your friends’ feeds then you will immediately develop a reputation as a spammer regardless of what you are posting. Posting 5-7 times on Facebook throughout the day—and not all at once—is all you need to do. You can post more frequently on Twitter but not by much. Keep it natural and never clog up feeds!
Keep the negativity at bay: Had a bad day? Or even a bad month? Well, all of us have had rough times. It is natural to need to vent your frustrations from time to time. However, as tempting as it may be, if you are working on building a positive online presence, never ever vent through social media. Go get yourself a private journal or call a caring friend to get it out of your system. What you put out in your social networks is out there forever. Just imagine a potential employer or collaborator reading a Facebook post of you ranting about how you hate life or using every curse word in the book—you can kiss your opportunity goodbye
Do Not Post Sexual, Religious, Political and Graphic Material: Unless you have a Facebook page that is for a religious or political cause, an adult online shop or horror movie, keep controversial content away from your personal profiles. Many people are easily offended; they will not want to network with you if you offend them.
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