Dignified Practices on Social Media.

Social media has rapidly grown in such a little amount of time to become an almost necessity in our everyday lives. It is only customary that there are proper techniques and practices to effectively use various forms of social media. Social media can be used you interact with your loved ones, friends, colleagues, employers etc. Depending who you are communicating with, it is crucial that you know the basic social media etiquette. This ensures that you are seen as a respectable and dignified individual online.

1. Do not send countless messages and emails.

Social media is a great way to keep in touch with one another when we are unable to do it face-to face.

Yet, people are busy living their lives. Most are simply unavailable to respond to you right away. By sending countless emails and messages you are not only causing clutter from them to look through in order to reorganize themselves, you have become a nuisance to that person. In simpler terms, you are being annoying!

All you can do is give people time to respond to you. Be sure to give warm regards so the person does not hesitate to reply to you once they receive your message.

2. Online Abuse

No matter what platform of social media you use you would want be treated with respect. Am I right? You want the ability to log on to any social media website and feel respected and welcome and not be subjected to online abuse or cyberbully.

Therefore, it is imperative that you do not send or post any malicious messages that would marginalize or offend others. There has been so many instances where people have been treated unfairly or disrespect on social media. They are often times being disrespected for such things as their ethnicity, sexual orientation, social economic status etc. As a result of people’s cruelty on social media, some people has resorted to having suicidal thoughts and a handful has acted upon it and ended their lives.

“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people with approximately 4,400 deaths every year. The CDC estimates that there are at least 100 suicide attempts for every suicide among young people. More than 14 percent of high school students have considered suicide and nearly 7 percent have attempted it, that is why you will, sadly, read about cyberbullying cases in the media now more than ever.” (nobullying.com, 2016).

Social media was created for people to express themselves on the internet. There really isn't a lot of etiquette to be considered when using social media as long as you respect people views and opinions on the web.

Refrain from posting any derogatory messages, and you respect the fact that everyone has the right to use any platform of social media without the need to feel unwelcome by others comments. As long as that is respected, social media is yours to explore and customize to best represent you as an individual.

So in conclusion, you can tell I only mentioned two steps to social media etiquette. Truthfully, it only takes two steps grasp the utmost basic etiquette to use social media. Respecting peoples space by not sending a lot of emails/messages an once as well as respecting others by not sending nor posting crude comments will guarantee you an enjoyable experience using social media as well as a basic sense of how to act appropriately on social media.

Bibliography

H. (2016, June 23). The Top Six Unforgettable CyberBullying Cases Ever | NoBullying — Bullying & CyberBullying Resources. Retrieved September 15, 2016, from https://nobullying.com/six-unforgettable-cyber-bullying-cases/