Social networks are the new alternative means of communication. Its importance and influence on your audience can never be overstated. The global reach of the internet has often been leveraged by social media platforms to further various causes and goals.

The unregulated nature of the Internet makes it difficult for everyone who uses the Internet to respect each other.

While responsible Internet users advocate a kind of Internet etiquette, others believe doing so will reduce the creativity and inspiration that are ripe on the information superhighway. Unfortunately, it also means that unpleasant behavior and unacceptable behavior can also go unnoticed.

Emily Post’s book that lays down the fundamentals of public etiquette remains the gold standard today. It details the appropriate behavior in public and private life. While the book was written with real life social conventions in mind, nothing has even been written in terms of current “technique”.

For starters, our short speech on the “technique”, anything on the Internet is not in the public domain. It is a common misunderstanding that all information on the Internet is for public consumption. Although the information is public, its use is not in the public domain. The message is simply: attribute.

Attributing any information taken from the Internet is to acknowledge the source. It is simply polite behavior. If you are not entirely sure, just acknowledge the source. Nothing can be more terrible than being categorically branded as having plagiarized good information.

Most social media sites have a limited number of characters in their posts or status updates. Try to follow the limits or less if possible. It’s spookily annoying to read or worse, less interesting to read an entire essay about your friend’s (bad) affair at work with her boss.

Using less space also gives other users the opportunity to republish or retweet your information with their additional information, comments or thoughts without being dropped at the bottom of the page. The less space you use, the more likely you are to use important words and information. This can be challenging at first, but practice makes perfect.

The universal use of #hashtag on social media platforms to find similar information is an excellent advance. Categorically combine the information when necessary. However, the overuse of #hashtags even on the most trivial information is quite annoying. Nothing can be worse than reading a post or a status update with #hashtags all over it. Hashtags are meant to highlight specific information or categories that other netizens might also classify in a similar way. Limit #hashtags to a maximum of three in a single specific post or status, making sure it is relevant and meaningful to others as well.

Social media is all about raising awareness and expanding your social network of friends and influences. Just like in real life, good external behavior encourages people to like you, your page or your business. Personally, I would never show other people photos of your adult toenail, your private affairs, or rant about your personal sex life. In short, it is not likely that many people on your social network admire and be interested in knowing what you are doing, where you are, what you are eating, who you are with, what you did last night or how wonderful or wonderful. despicable is your other half. Keep private things private, please.

Vulgarity has no place in reality and on the Internet. Obscenity and profanity should be avoided for any reason. There are other ways to express your dissatisfaction and the most acceptable way should be to speak personally with the person involved.

Most people assume that social media is the place where they can be themselves and say whatever they want. What most people also don’t know is that social media is much worse than actual conversation, mainly because social media keeps track of what you put into it. It’s like writing it in stone. Unless your social media account is set to private, which defeats the purpose of social media, then anything you post on social media is definitely public.

Nothing can be more annoying and irritating than someone whose posting tone is constantly complaining, bragging, or just plain arrogant. Most netizens think that the tone of voice cannot be heard while online. Contrary to this perception, most online citizens may feel humble braggarts like outright braggarts and regular bad moods. If you want to limit your real life friends, this is the way to go as this behavior surely reflects the type of personality you have online and offline.

Tagging people is an easy way to expand our social network; however, it should be used with caution with the person being tagged in mind. Most people appreciate being tagged if they are in the picture or if the matter concerns them, but it is quite invasive and impolite to tag someone unnecessarily. When labeling, keep in mind that you must have a purpose in doing so.

The golden rule in life still applies online. Treat other people online the way you like other people to treat you. Be an example for others to follow. Avoid getting involved in social media wars and you should be drawn into it, just reply with a simple factual answer and end the problem. Have the last word. This puts you on a higher level than others who resort to bullying and antisocial behavior. Be courteous and inspiring will go a long way.

Finally, a short note on how to add friends and contacts. Don’t add anyone (or everyone, for that matter) in order to increase your numbers and social media. Some netizens prefer to be added because they have actually known the person or have been associated in one way or another with that person. Adding complete strangers or friends of friends (unless you’ve been properly introduced) is considered rude. Unless prior arrangements have been made to add that
person, a request to add him as a friend should be made carefully.

The development of the online landscape changes dramatically every day. What is applicable now may not be applicable tomorrow. However, one thing remains firm and stable; the purpose of social media and platforms will remain unchanged. It will always bring people closer (or further away) depending on how we conduct ourselves online. Our knowledge and application of “techniques” will help us make our online experience that much better and more enjoyable.