This is a guest post by my friend Iggy Pintado. Iggy is the Director of Marketing, Sustainability & Innovation at UXC Connect . He is also a professional speaker and author of the book,?Connection Generation. You can find Iggy on Twitter at @IggyPintado. This blog post was inspired by a conversation between Iggy and his daughter Rachel on a recent road trip.
1.?How would you like it if someone did that to you?
The old adage of “do-to-others-as-you-would-have-done-to-you” is as much a religious commandment as it is social media principle numero uno.
2. Are you going out looking like that?
Make sure your profile – posts, photos, videos, etc. – reflect who you are and how you want to be perceived online.
3. If you can’t say anything good about someone, don’t say it all.
Be nice to people and try to be positive. That’s all.
4. Don’t play with fire.
If you know someone or something isn’t good, don’t engage – you’ll just get burned.
5. If you go cross-eyed and the wind changes, it’ll be permanent.
Unlike this advice, whatever you DO post online, stays online. You may think it doesn’t but the truth is – it does.
6. Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?
Keep it clean. Don?t use words your mother finds offensive. Watch the words you use – people are listening and judging.
7. Everything in moderation.
Careful with over-sharing and potential spamming. Also, watch that you don’t spend too much time online that it consumes you.
8. Think before you speak.
Watch what you say. If angry, count to ten first before responding. If really angry, sleep on it and answer after a good night’s rest.
9.?Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
You may want to try more than one social media platform. Don’t just blog, Facebook and Tweet. Use Linkedin for business connections.
10. Go clean your room!
Make sure your social media presences are updated. It’s worth posting regularly on your blog and updating your Facebook profile.
Which one’s your favorite? Can you think of any more? All comments welcome!
