Social Network Courtesy
If you are reading this you may be a member of one of the hundred’s of social book marking network sites now available on the internet. No matter which social network sites you prefer, courtesy is needed everywhere. The two most popular ones right now seem to be Twitter and Facebook. Over the past 12 months Facebook has had a few security scares and I have known Twitter to have had to close down for a short spell due to a cyber attack.
It doesn’t matter which social network site you belong to, the same rules need to apply as to everywhere on the internet and that is to be very careful with your private information. Identity theft is always on the prowl so you need to follow every precautionary rule you’ve ever heard of. Your safety depends on it.
To be a courteous person doesn’t mean you are obliged to give out or share your private details. You really do need to be very careful about anyone who asks for them. If you know or trust the person, then it’s a different kettle of fish, but if someone asks you for private information out of the blue, be very leery. If you seriously doubt their good intentions, report them. Someone else may not be as wise as you.
There are innumerable products and services available for Twitter to increase your followers and I suggest taking great care before you simply press the follow button if you have been contacted by someone who has added you into their group.
One of the ways I was caught (and I hope it was the only way!) was to check the ‘follow’ button before looking at their page. Porn thrives momentarily on Twitter and if you aren’t careful you could end up with your name following some rather undesirable contacts.
Full marks to the Twitter moderators group though once they have been advised of these undesirables, they are gone so fast you can’t hear the “twep” as their feathers fly. But they are in an industry that perseveres and sooner or later another one will try to get in on the conversations.
A nice social network courtesy that always makes me feel welcome and warm is to receive a ‘thank you’ message from someone once I have clicked on their ‘follow’ button. I always think this is a very pleasant and good mannered thing to do and I seem to remember who has done it and when I see their tweets I am more inclined to see what they have to say. So apart from it being a nice courtesy, it’s also a great way to increase ones readership. And my experience to date is that they usually have something very interesting to say.
These are the Twitter members we all want to find and it seems the best way of finding these like minded people is to follow them back with a “thank you for the follow message”