[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #288: Social Media Etiquette

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OPLIN 4Cast #288: Social Media Etiquette
June 27th, 2012

<http://www.oplin.org/4cast/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/4-Popular-SMs.png>Social 
media can bring about benefits for individuals by connecting them to 
people and interests they may not have discovered otherwise and for 
businesses by spreading information about their product or service. 
However, it can have some harmful effects as well. It is easy to get 
carried away online and forget our manners or proper etiquette. An error 
in judgment or a typo online can quickly spread and scar your 
reputation. Here are some possible ways to avoid or at least recover 
from such a faux pas.

  * Miss Debrett on... Online Manners
    <http://www.debretts.com/etiquette/communication/online/miss-debrett-on-online-manners.aspx>
    (Debretts) "Make it a general rule that you will never say anything
    online that you wouldn't be able to articulate directly, face to
    face. Do not use the technology as a shield, masking your true
    feelings and personality. So always write polite emails, and never
    send messages (on social networking sites, chatrooms, SMS etc.) that
    contain intemperate language or sentiments that you would never
    normally express in your everyday life."
  * Ethics and Social Media: Where Should You Draw The Line?
    <http://mashable.com/2012/03/17/social-media-ethics/>
    (Mashable/Sharlyn Lauby) "The Ethics Resource Center (ERC) is the
    oldest non-profit organization in the U.S. dedicated to independent
    research and advancement of high ethical standards and practices in
    both public and private institutions. Since 1994, the ERC has
    produced the National Business Ethics Survey (NBES), available for
    free <http://ethics.org/nbes/> to the public, to gather information
    about employees' perspectives of ethics in the workplace. Dr.
    Patricia J. Harned, president of the ERC, says the NBES is the only
    longitudinal study that represents the views of the U.S. workforce
    in business."
  * Ethics and Social Media: Where Should You Draw The Line?
    <http://mashable.com/2012/03/17/social-media-ethics/>
    (Mashable/Sharlyn Lauby) "The Ethics Resource Center (ERC) is the
    oldest non-profit organization in the U.S. dedicated to independent
    research and advancement of high ethical standards and practices in
    both public and private institutions. Since 1994, the ERC has
    produced the National Business Ethics Survey (NBES), available for
    free <http://ethics.org/nbes/> to the public, to gather information
    about employees' perspectives of ethics in the workplace. Dr.
    Patricia J. Harned, president of the ERC, says the NBES is the only
    longitudinal study that represents the views of the U.S. workforce
    in business."
  * Social Media Governance Policy Database
    <http://socialmediagovernance.com/policies.php?> (Social Media
    Governance/Chris Boudreaux) "The most complete listing of social
    media policies. Referenced by the world's largest brands and agencies."

*/Social Networking fact:/*

According to Nielsen research 
<http://cn.nielsen.com/documents/Nielsen-Social-Media-Report_FINAL_090911.pdf>, 
social networks and blogs continue to dominate Americans' time online, 
now accounting for nearly a quarter of total time spent on the Internet.
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