Social Media Etiquette

I get emails from Real Simple every day regarding pretty much everything!

Anything from a daily quote in the morning (which I typically update at the bottom of this blog) to a daily recipe, to ways to get organized.

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I got an email about a guide to social media and read through it and thought it was really interesting!

So I want to share.

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The World of Social Media

Imagine that you're at a gathering with everyone you've every met, from your niece to your high school gym teacher.

Now imagine that you've got a bullhorn into which you can broadcast every though you have the second you have it. 

That is pretty much the world of social networking.

The Stats
49% of the 945 readers surveyed spend at least 3-hours per week on social-media sites
59%  of the 945 readers surveyed use social media for both personal and professional reasons
49% of the 945 readers surveyed have more than 300 facebook friends

Status Check
What to ask yourself before your next post
1) Am I trying to make up for something I'm not getting in real life?
In tough times, you nee a supportive friend who can offer real advice. Even advice that you would rather not hear. "Online it's easier to interpret things as we wish them to be and avoid the subjects we want to avoid" - Sherry Turkle - Author of Alone Together

2) Would I tell Matt Lauer on Today?
No? The reconsider! Wait before you hit submit. Consider this quote from The Social Network: " The Internet's not written in pencil...it's written in ink."


My Facebook, Myself
91% of the 945 readers surveyed said that social media made them feel more connected, only 29% said social media makes them happier.

83% of the 945 readers surveyed have admitted to self-destructive habits, like gawking at people from their past and 76% of the 945 readers surveyed compared themselves to others

Source:
Real Simple

I am totally an offender of all of these things!
Wow!
I do my best to not over share, because, well, it aint none o' yo bizzznes!
Ha!
But I know that I gawk...I totally do that!
It's a bad habit that I need to kick, asap!

Are any of you addicted to your facebook, twitter, blog, other social media sites?
I think that this article may kick me back to reality...
I sure hope so!

I'd like a one-way ticket to SPACE!

Boeing has come to an agreement with a Virginia Company to start selling seats for commercial trips to space! They haven't decided on a price yet....oh boy!

Could you imagine searching Kayak for a flight to space..I wonder if they would have 1st class and coach...or would it be like the Movie The Fifth Element where you wouldn't get a seat, you would be in a cubbyhole and sleep for the entire trip!

Where would the destination be? Would you have to buy a round-trip ticket?! What if you only bought a one-way...where would they leave you?!


Oh the possibilities! My mind is boggled!

Could you imagine going on a trip into space...for your honeymoon! Wow, how romantic! Talk about shooting for the stars!

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A Smoking Baby?!

There is a 2 year old in Indonesia that allegedly has "quit smoking." Reports stated that he was smoking 40 cigarettes per day!


He has allegedly gone through a 30 day rehabilitation program and kicked his nicotine habit.

"He needs to be in a smoking-free environment so that he doesn't start smoking again," said Arist Merdeka Sirait, chairman of Indonesia's National Commission on Child Protection

you think?!

Thank goodness he has quit!!
....Oh boy....

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