Social Media Etiquette (#SMEtiquette) for the rest of us. How to communicate with others online in a way designed to cause the least amount of friction and ill feelings.

1. #SMEtiquette
Social Media Etiquette
for the rest of us
Amy Vernon
@AmyVernon

2. Amy Vernon
@AmyVernon

3. • Make sure your intention is clear
• If you hesitate and wonder if it could be taken
the wrong way, don’t say it.
• Clear the air if you are misunderstood – or if
you misunderstood someone else.
Amy Vernon
@AmyVernon
Commenting
(or responding to
comments)
Photo by romana klee via Flickr Creative Commons
http://www.amyvernon.net/dear-amy/dear-amy-the-smetiquette-of-commenting-on-blogs/

4. Connecting with
strangers
• You don’t have to accept every request.
• Don’t limit yourself by automatically not
connecting with people.
• Consider the platform and how you use it.
• Be polite.
http://www.amyvernon.net/dear-amy/dear-amy-the-smetiquette-of-strangers/
http://www.amyvernon.net/dear-amy/dear-amy-the-smetiquette-of-interacting-with-strangers-on-facebook/ Amy Vernon
@AmyVernon

5. Amy Vernon
@AmyVernon
Be sparing in
tagging people
(or yourself)
in photos
• Is the person in the photo?
• Are you in the photo?
• Why are you tagging the person (or yourself)?
• Has the person untagged herself (or you) in
previous photos?
http://www.amyvernon.net/dear-amy/dear-amy-the-smetiquette-of-facebook-tagging/
http://www.amyvernon.net/dear-amy/dear-amy-the-smetiquette-of-tagging-photos/

6. Amy Vernon
@AmyVernon
A few words
about privacy
• Nothing is private, really.
• Don’t say anything you wouldn’t want publicly
attached to your name.
• Don’t use private messaging to spam others.
• Asking to speak to someone in private before
speaking in public can be off-putting.
http://www.amyvernon.net/dear-amy/dear-amy-the-smetiquette-of-twitter-dms/
http://www.amyvernon.net/dear-amy/dear-amy-the-smetiquette-of-asking-for-private-conversations/

7. Keep in Touch
amy@amyvernon.net
www.amyvernon.net
www.Facebook.com/AmyVernon
www.Twitter.com/AmyVernon
plus.google.com/+AmyVernon
Photo credits, all via Flickr Creative Commons:
Slide 3 by romana klee
Slide 4 by Andrew Catellier
Slide 5 by cobalt123
Slide 6 by g4ll4is