Comments on: Social Media Etiquette: 20 Dos and Don’ts to Avoid Looking Like an Ass

By: J. Mattern

J. Mattern — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:52:40 +0000

Using keywords is not a problem. It makes good sense. It’s keyword spamming / stuffing that is a problem (and which can hurt your rankings). You can see Google’s stance on it in their content guidelines — http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=66358.

By: Jon Miller

Jon Miller — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:41:42 +0000

For me it’s all about your audience and the quality of the blog. A blog like this deserves to have some decorum used, others blatent keyword spamming are a goer. Do we know if google takes a view on blog posts with keywords?

By: J. Mattern

J. Mattern — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:58:25 +0000

The real name issue has been on my mind a lot lately due to that policy on G+. In fact, that’s why I’ve stopped using the network.

Given that the audience here is of a business nature, I stand by using real names or recognizable pen names. But that ability to use recognizable pen names (or new ones to build recognition under that branding) is vital.

If this blog were addressing a more everyday userbase, I’d feel very differently. Privacy is paramount there, especially with certain groups (like abuse victims or those who have been stalked in the past — something I understand from personal experience). Under no circumstances would I say those individuals should feel like they have to use their real name — especially now when companies are making it tougher than ever to maintain the privacy of your social media accounts. But for business users, it’s not about being anonymous. That’s bad for business anyway. So we might as well use our real names or decide early on what we’d like to be known as. Random-sounding handles just don’t cut it.

By: Jason Scott

Jason Scott — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:25:45 +0000

Great post. I particualrly agree with the point about being yourself, and using real names. Another thing I always like about a twitter account is when it has a relevant picture, if it has no picture, for me it just looks wrong.

By: J. Mattern

J. Mattern — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:23:20 +0000

Excellent addition. I know it’s sometimes tough to do this, especially in tweets where characters are very limited, but it’s the polite thing to do. I don’t think detailed attribution is always necessary if you simply link to someone, but if you’re using or submitting any of their material in a way that people might assume it’s yours, attribution is always a must.

By: Jannat 2 Songs

Jannat 2 Songs — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:44:34 +0000

I have a note to add to your last point. When submitting other peoples work, articles, tweets, pictures etc, please reference them in your posts! It is only fair to give credit to your sources. Great post Jen, I sincerely enjoyed reading it.

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By: J. Mattern

J. Mattern — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:41:17 +0000

Stu – I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being a bit discriminating in who you network with via social media tools. In fact, I’d like to see people be more selective in who they add. One of my biggest pet peeves is the person who “follows” 10k people (when we all know you can’t truly follow that many people with interest) because it helps them grow their own follower counts. Use the tools to connect with people you want to connect with. There’s no reason to let those you want to avoid muck up your community. If you don’t want them there, there’s probably a good reason for that.

By: Stu

Stu — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:37:01 +0000

Good article. I just signed on to Linked-in on Monday.
I uploaded info about me, and surfed around looking for profiles of folks I have known.
On Tuesday, I was embarrassed to see that these folks could see my footprints on their profiles…they knew I was checking them out. Wow. Powerful tool. Use appropriately.
So, by Thursday I am receiving a few requests to “link”. That is what it is all about, but what of the idiots I was glad to leave in my past? What do I do with their requests? Is is kosher to discriminately select those I like and omit those I did not? (ie, Frank was a great guy at AJAX, Inc. – great to hear from him…looks like he’s going places. Versus Jedd who was a jerk, who probably is a jerk whereever he is or will end up. All three of us worked side-by-side…Can I add Frank and reject Jedd?) Brave new world. Scary. Tailoring one’s on-line persona….an art form!

By: J. Mattern

J. Mattern — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:56:35 +0000

We would be very happy if you share our tips via social media options. But please do not republish articles / tips from DirJournal.com without first obtaining permission from the site owner.

And you’re right. It’s very important to be responsible in social media sharing. Your behavior is immediately available to potentially thousands of individuals at any given time, and once you say it or do it, you can’t take it back.