We all know the proper way to behave, whether we want to admit it or not. Regardless of that fact, it seems like way too many people choose to be a lesser version of themselves. Especially in this age of social media. Why? Maybe because they can and there is no one who will tell them to shape up and cut the BS. Today, however, I'm appointing myself as hall monitor for the social media corridor. My top 9 offenses are below (tickets with unreasonably high fines will be issued later):
- You post unflattering photos of people to Facebook, Flickr, or other social media sites.
- You've stopped tweeting with your friends so you can talk to more "important" people who will help increase your Klout score.
- You won't recommend a deserving colleague on LinkedIn because you're insecure enough to think it diminishes your own accomplishments.
- You've bought your Twitter followers.
- You offer webinars that promise to deliver free information, but instead you pitch an overpriced "system" which is nothing but common sense.
- You don't ever respond to people when they send you a tweet (or you DM your response to them because they're not important enough to be mentioned in your stream).
- You use information from social media sites to get friends or colleagues into trouble.
- You refer to yourself as an expert or a guru.
- You only talk about yourself and never promote the good work of others.
