Comments on: The 11 Rules of Social Media Etiquette

By: Haresh

Haresh — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:59:15 +0000

It’s a really good list of basic rules of online etiquette. It’s not exhaustive, though. Yet, it’s the best list I’ve come across about basic rules.

By: Delaney Kirk

Delaney Kirk — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:58:16 +0000

I just unfollowed someone who uses the “F” word every other tweet…the last time in a tweet mentioning his wife and young daughter. Would he want them to read this?

By: .eduGuru

.eduGuru — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:03:20 +0000

A Friendly Reminder: Social Media Is Social…

I have made that point before and I’ll make it here again. If you are out there trying to build your social network, don’t engage in behaviors that have the opposite effect. But we all know examples from the worst horror stories of downri…

By: Pam West

Pam West — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:08:06 +0000

Thanks for this – really useful to a social media newbee!!!!

By: Debbie Lewis

Debbie Lewis — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:04:50 +0000

The power of nice is — well, extremely powerful. Thanks for your thoughtful list.

By: Karyn German

Karyn German — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:53:04 +0000

Good heavens, yes! Especially to #11. I am routinely appalled by some of the behavoirs I see on social media sites and even done by someone representing his or her well-known company. Common sense can indeed fly out the window, I suppose.

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By: Bored

Bored — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:07:03 +0000

Great List! Not only do these rules apply to social media, but they apply to any sort of social interaction. Great stuff, thanks

By: CJ Guest

CJ Guest — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:45:31 +0000

Great set of social media etiquette rules! I’m particularly mindful of #1. In the past I have been somewhat of a shameless self-promoter in my offline relationships. I’ve had to curb that tendency online. For instance, I’ve adopted Chris Brogan’s 12-to-1 rule on Twitter, where I make sure that I promote 12 tweets about others to every 1 tweet about myself. This rule also helps me with #3, by submitting only my best blog-posts for the community, which adds value.

By: Bill Nickerson

Bill Nickerson — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:27:43 +0000

Thanks for a great summary of these rules. I am just starting out with social media and I am still finding my way around. However, I’ve lived through usenet newsgroups and web 1.0 and it seems that these same rules always need to be learned. As Paul said above, it would be nice if all we needed was #11 (that is the golden rule after all).

One of the things that I’m struggling with is finding a way to promote myself without falling into the category of a “shameless self-promoter”. I find it hard to build up the network of friends since I’m somewhat of a introvert (my blog name is LoneWolf for a reason 8=) but I understand the importance of taking time with and for other people.

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