Do’s and don’ts of social media !

Social media was introduced as a tool to be used for socializing and sharing content. It was supposed to be used for making our life more connected, but instead it became our life now. We start our day checking our feeds and it’s also the last thing of our day. There is a need to create awareness about its use and do’s and don’ts, by this post I’m trying to share something I’ve learned using social media.

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Lets talk about don’ts first;

1. Never click any link without knowing its source and where its going to take you; it may contain Malware which can steal your personal data.
2. Avoid sharing or posting any personal things against anyone; including you; yes, you heard it right, sometimes we ourselves post such things against ourselves. Be aware when you are at a party or at high time, its better to avoid using social media at that time.
3. Avoid sharing your password or account with anyone; its a trend these days that newly hinged couples share their social media accounts with their partners. Such act create problems if there are conflicts or breakups.
4. Don’t share any fake message. Social media is full of fake messages, quotes, news, which claims to be true but they aren’t. Avoid sharing any thing; The news agencies are working hard 24 hours to share authentic news with us, so it’s better that we don’t take their job at our hands.
5. Avoid commenting personal things on anyone’s social posts, its not a good act, if there is something which is bothering you do a Direct message instead.
6. Avoid comparing yourselves with others; just having a happy feeds and attractive profile doesn’t mean that their actual life is in that way; remember, you can even hire a social media account manager and designer to create a profile better than most of the well-known celebrities but this things will not make you important or a public figure. Same fact implies for the one whose profile makes you feel jealous.

We have discussed what not to do with social media; now lets talk about how to effectively use your social media accounts. These are the tips you can follow to make the best of your social media account:

1. Share your reality; use your accounts to share the ups as well as downs of your life.
2. Share some good places you have visited and you want your friends to visit too.
3. Share you efforts you are making in life for your progress and academics
4. Use your account to create awareness about some social problems like climate change.
5. Share something fascinating you’ve seen

Apart from these tips i would also like to share a useful concept with you;

I recently watched a TEDx talk video about the right way to use social media. It was a short speech about the same by a young influencer, Poula La Croix, where she shared her experience with social media and a hack to create good posts which will impact others’ lives.

On that video she shared a concept of creating good posts, She named it AFEKS’s way;

A = Aesthetic

F = Function

E = Energy

K = Knowledge

S = Sustainability

So here is its decoded version; Your post should be Aesthetic; it should have a function or good intention; it should radiate a positive energy to viewers. It should be backed by knowledge, and at last it should be sustainable.

This concept is quite good to make sure your post is an ideal post and is better and shareable for you as well as for your followers.

Here I’m sharing its link if you want to watch it !

https://youtu.be/zexTwjsdMQY

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