Facebook Etiquette

It has been a long while since my last blog as I've been busy concentrating on my new job and didn't find anything interesting to write about in the meantime.

This time I'll write about something that is so close to me and mostly everyone else too as it's something that we are all encountering everyday which is becoming an important part of our lives now, well especially to me.

It's "social networks". I am fascinated by the amount of social networks that are existing in the cyber world now. Needless to say, I am also part of one of these social networks which is "Facebook". I've started in Nov'06. As an early adopter, I befriended just about anyone I had some sort of association with.. A lot of them which is about 50% out of 2,076 my Facebook friends are 'random' in the sense that I don't have a clue who they really are. The rest I actually have a connection with all of these individuals in some capacity. Surprisingly, while the number is quite high, I actually am pretty conservative about my friend selection starting last year and declined requests from many unknown folks regularly. It comes with my social media maturity, I suppose.

My two main reasons for social networks that I take seriously: For keeping in touch with everyone who has somewhat of a personal connection to me, and for business opportunities and for networking with colleagues.

It has come across to me as a regular "User" that there's a lack of social media etiquette that's happenning and hope by writing this will improve it to a certain extend.

- Abusing group invites. If your friends are interested, they'll join without your 'encouragement." And if they don't accept, don't send the group request more than once by asking them to join via email, wall post, or Facebook message.

- Turning your Facebook profile into a pitch so that you can gather leads through your Facebook connections. Facebook is about friendship and not too much focusing on business that it becomes too obvious.

- Using fake name and fake profile picture as your identity. I don't want to add you unless you can be honest about who you are. Why should I add fake identity as a friend?.

- Publicizing a private conversation on a wall post. Well, I did that myself and didn't do any good to me, rather got me into trouble. Private matters should be handled privately.

- Tagging individuals in unflattering pictures that may end up costing your friends embarassments or troubles. You need to ask your friends' permission before tagging this kind of pictures.

- Here are the most annoying behaviors that I've been encountering; some people especially men repeatedly asking me to be friends regardless of how many times I rejected them.

For men that like to collect beatiful women in their friend list, please stop doing so unless they are your friends. What's the purpose behind your request? Or it is just to be proud on your profile?

And last but not least, giving rude remarks or comments on wall post or photo comments. Sometimes, I received some nasty comments from men that I don't really know. Please give others some respect!

Remember that social media communities should be real relationships, real conversations, and such, they should be treated like they are real. It's not about a me, myself, and I mentality. It's about the collective, the community, and the common good. So don't abuse it and use it as a tool to flirt and allure others in such ways that you are taking advantage and being dishonest to your Facebook friends.

Published on Monday, 23rd of March at 12:23 pm

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	From: ?E?nrico Posted: 23rd of March at 6:49 pm	Report
	Wow, I must say that this has been a great way to learn how not to have a marriage with a hi-so but screw around and display myself half naked on Ducatti motorbikes and ask booze companies for cash for my so called 'parties'. mmm I think after others have read your story you might be missing a few friends. Lastly, facebbok started early 2004, which means you are in no way an "early adopter" more a "follower" better luck with the next trend like most tattoos.

	From: Vachini Krairiksh Posted: 24th of March at 11:33 am	Report
	who ever wrote those ridiculous comment, pls say ur real name if u have a gut too. not hiding behind that fake name and so on. I am prond of my body and show it with my bike, i dun see anything wrong with that. If you have anything better or too bad get jealouse and be a pathetic creep then sorry about that.

	From: Nakul Posted: 24th of March at 12:01 pm	Report
	I hear jealousy in your comments Enrico. Kudos to Vachini who is comfortable with being herself. More women should be confident and proud of who they are in this female suppressant society. - I'd say at least shes got a Ducatti to ride in, what do you have? bitter resentment?

	From: Alexis Posted: 24th of March at 12:05 pm	Report
	hahaha...IN YOUR FACE!!! Enrico, better life next time.

	From: Broad Blast Posted: 25th of March at 4:19 pm	Report
	God I hate Facebook. Its so sterile. It like myspace for people who don't know how to copy and paste some HTML. No music no animated gifs, style... such a snooze. Try to find a friend using the search engine and you'll find everybody but them. Try search a friends friend-list for someone you met last weekend and you can squint till your eyes bleed but those tiny photos make it impossible to recognize them. What's with those public conversations on wall posts, write a message already... and why make the news feed the opening page... its bad enough having the NSA computers reading everything you type but spare the rest of us random photo comments of strangers and what everyone thinks of what's on someones mind. Yawn Sorry, Saw a chance to have a rant so I took it. :P P.S. Love Ducatis

	From: shan Posted: 4th of April at 7:09 pm	Report
	What the hell is your problem Enrico? Friggin loser. Vachini - you rock!

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	You're trying way too hard to be something desirable, which you're far from.

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	oh well Frederick, i dun need to try I AM!. I might not be desirable to u, but i dun really care...lol

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