Social media etiquette significantly impacts your future, with guidelines emphasizing treating others well, providing support, and maintaining a positive image. Users should manage their digital profiles, keep interactions genuine, and understand their audience across various platforms. Remember that your online presence is a reflection of your real life and will persist over time, so it's essential to shape it positively.

1. DOES YOUR FUTURE DEPEND
ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA
ETIQUETTE?There are unofficial do’s and don’ts
in common social media situations

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TREAT OTHERS AS
HOW YOU THINK
THEY TREAT
THEMSELVES.
https://flic.kr/p/bwyGVB
THE PLATINUM RULE
DO

5. Don’t broadcast your
messages until you’ve earned
the right to.
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DON’T

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Do help others first. Highlight
them, encourage them and in
return they will be there for you.
DO

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Rant or be a
Debbie Downer.
Negative posts
garner initial
attention but it
fades quickly.
DON’T

8. Understand that social is
your best self. You can mix
pleasure and work but
there’s a balance to
maintain.8https://flic.kr/p/G1gZ7
DO

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Schedule some
time for it. 20
minutes a day
if you can.
DO

10. Talk about
what you are
an expert in or
want to be an
expert in.
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DO

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12. Use
video/photos
with posts -
they get seen
more often.
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DO

13. Google Yourself
with private
browsing or
another machine.
Evaluate it and fix it
if necessary.
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DO

14. Set up
talkwalker
alerts for
yourself.
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DO

15. Know your audience!
How to reach them is
different then how to
interact with them.
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Personal
Business
OldYoung
DO

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Try and do all networks
at once. Pick one and
dig deeper.
DON’T

17. Facebook is like a walled
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But groups can be
highly active and may be
secret to you. You need
to discover them and
earn trust within them.
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18. Twitter - easy to access
people you might want to
meet or know or follow
(hint, hint – reporters),
use for conversations in
public, #hashtags help
organize
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19. LinkedIn - your
professional life.
Pulse and posts
make it easier to
blog. Lots of
conversations and
groups on food.
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20. Pinterest – Share the good school
lunches. Tons of talk about food without a
lot of experts.
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21. YouTube - videos
are way easier
than ever to do
now. How To
Library and
Edutainment.
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22. Engage if you
don’t want to.
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DON’T

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DO
Evaluate first.
If you want to
persuade use
“Yes, and…”

24. What DID we learn today
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Your digital profiles are integral parts of your real life – they
are available 24/7 and should represent you in the best
possible way.
Dos and Don’t are all around us. The platinum rule can
govern almost any interaction. You will screw up – admit
and move on.
This digital legacy will live on forever. What do you want
the internet to say about you after you are gone?
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