Introduction
Social media etiquette covers a wide scope of social conduct ranging from time spent on the site to the language being used to make updates and comments in the sites as well as other non pleasing habits such as stalking and being a common nuisance online. There is no written down code of conduct but it’s just through moral judgment and common sense that some rules should be followed generally when chatting. People need to live while minding about other people’s well being, it has been generally agreed that the following and some other common sense chatting tips should apply.
Showing respect
Speak or show respect to the person you are chatting with regardless of the fact that you do not know them. Avoid using provocative comments or updates that may negatively impact on other peoples live or existence in the sites. Speak or write anything which you would expect from them and be sensitive during your conversations, updates and even comments. Show politeness and kindness so as to promote peaceful coexistence.
Reciprocate
Just as show of thank you, if someone comments on your blog you should also respond positively by leaving one on theirs, if someone likes your Facebook comment, like theirs, if they comment do comment on theirs as well, if someone retweets your tweet you tweet theirs in return as a show of appreciation and if you will end up with a lot of courteous friends to hook within the social media site.
Leave real comments
When reciprocating don’t just leave one word comment for they give a negative implication of you, try to make lively comments that will indeed show that you yu are really appreciating someone who appreciated you.
Say and mean what you say
If you have a tight schedule be open and say it instead of engaging half mindedly and if you promise to get back at them later do it, if you fail show courtesy by apologizing to the m
Measures taken to improve etiquette
Most of the social media administration has the flag, dislike and report options where one is allowed to alert the administrators of any user who is trying to be nuisance by conducting themselves improperly. Photos which seem to cause controversy are also reported for legal action by the administrators, in most cases the administrators have been blamed for not taking proper legal action against such users with the most common action being a caution against such habits and the victim is usually set free. This is obviously due to the fact that they fear losing clients if they will be taking stern actions a fact which may lead to failure 0of their businesses .But event, so this has served to control the misuse of social sites to cause discomfort to other users.