(Or, Everything I Need to Knowabout Using Social Networking Sites

I Learned from My Grandmother)

By: Stormy Stark &Lauren McSwain-Starrett

Wed., May 26, 2010

10 Commandmentsof Social Media

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10 Commandments of Social MediaI. Remember your profile

page, to keep it holy.II. Honor thy friends and

relatives by posting carefully.

III. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

IV. Thou shalt make thy stream useful & relevant.

V. Thou shalt take care of housekeeping.

VI. Thou shalt still talk in person when appropriate.

VII. Thou shalt use caution when posting online.

VIII. Thou shalt not put thyself or thy loved ones in danger.

IX. Thou shalt take full advantage of the tools available to you.

X. Thou shalt persist and not give up too easily.

Over the years, your grandmother probably gave you a lot of great advice

for living…

…and her points probably would

apply very well to using social media sites, too!

Maybe a better way to explain…

Make sure your profile putsthe best “you” forward.

1. Tuck in your shirt.

Be judicious in your posts.

2. If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all!

Show you care: verify before you share.

3. No one likes a tattletale, and don’t cry wolf!

Don’t contribute to all the “noise.”

4. Turn your music down!

Some tasks aren’t fun but are important.

5. Eat your vegetables; they’re good for you!

Plain old face-to-face communication or the telephone

are sometimes still best.

6. Whatever happened to a good, old-fashioned...?

You can’t retract what you put out there.

7. Think before you speak.

Yep. Just like in the real world.

8. Don’t talk to strangers.

Don’t fail to leverage an inexpensive but effective communications tool!

9. A penny saved is a penny earned.

The payoff of social media won’t come overnight; be patient and

stick with it!

10. Finish what you started.

The 10 Commandments ofSocial Media

1. Tuck in your shirt. 2. If you don’t have

something nice to say, don’t say anything.

3. No one likes a tattle-tale; don’t cry wolf!

4. Turn your music down.

5. Eat your vegetables.

6. Whatever happened to a good, old-fashioned…?

7. Think before you speak.

8. Don’t talk to strangers.

9. A penny saved is a penny earned.

10. Finish what you started.

...according to Grandma!