Social Networking Etiquette

Saying "excuse me", not interrupting, not coughing into people's faces.

Just like our everyday lives, there is social etiquette for the lives you lead online. Being in the virtual world doesn't mean one can just leave all their manners at the door and be a complete jackass. What with all the social interaction one conducts online, some people should really really learn.

There are sites and articles about this, you know. Just Google.

Off top of my head (and these are common stuff, especially on Facebook -- that darned social media outlet):

a) CAPS MEANS SHOUTING. AND THAT IS RUDE. Well, unless when you can't italic or bold words, thus a capitalised word means emphasis, but otherwise, IT'S FREAKIN' ANNOYING TO READ THINGS IN CAPS 'COS YOU ARE BEING A JACKASS YELLING AT OTHERS. Get what I mean? (I apologise for the 'yelling' btw, am just making a point.)

b) Jackass comments with spelling and grammatical errors, and make absolutely no sense, just proves to the world how much more of a jackass you are.

c) Differentiating between really public photo tags and personal photo tags. And commenting on them:

• If it's a photo of yourself, your friend, you and your friends, etc. then its perfectly fine for it to be commented on. That is the point you put up the photo anyway. If you don't want anyone to comment then turn off the option.
• If it's a public thing which you have been tagged to be alerted about something (an event, an invitation, etc) please take into account that any airhead comments you make will be in the inbox of everybody tagged in the picture. So unless it has anything to so with the event, be considerate and not post your personal schedule or whatever in the comment boxes. People do not appreciate rubbish flooding their inbox, and the original person who posted the alert sure does not appreciate you utilising their post for your own shoutouts.

d) One of my ultimate pet-peeves which is not exactly an etiquette thing ... it just annoys me: The Self-Promotion.

• The "cutesy" photos, the fitting room photos, the bathroom photos (come on, people, can you be any more vain?).
• The nobody-gives-a-damn-that-you-are-in-the-toilet status updates (seriously).
• The "I broke up/I love you to bits/I can't live without you" posts (seriously).

These people do realise that all those junk are in public domain, don't they?

But then again, some people just have some kind of disorder.

*shrugs*