Get your Netiquettes right Dont make a social faux pas

March 7th, 2012 11 Comments

Get your Netiquettes right. Don’t make a social faux pas

Netiquettes to be observed while browsing

Avoid social faux pas

Quite often, many users commit online faux pas’ which they come to regret later. We have tried to list a few such online faux pas which you might have come across when you are browsing various social sites. If you find this article useful,do share it with others so that even they can benefit from it.

1. Most important of all, do not share your personal details online. Never give out your address, phone number, credit card details or other information if you are not sure about the credibility of the party on the other end.

2. Please change your password at least once every two or three months. If you have difficulty trying to think of new passwords, use a tool like lastpass which generates and saves random passwords for you.

3. Think twice before sharing pictures ridiculing others on social networking sites. It may seem like a LOL image, but do take a moment to consider whether it makes fun of a sensitive topic. While humor is good, it should not be at the expense of others. Also keep in mind that you might have a few minors in your social circle (even though officially you have to be 18 to sign up) and you would not want them to see such images.

4. Do not post personal comments on official or brand pages. For eg: Someone you know might have an official brand page. Don’t make informal comments on the page. Communicate through some other channel. You don’t want to embarrass the other person.

5. If you are tagging a person, make sure the tag is relevant. People do not appreciate being spammed with irrelevant tags. If you do have to bring their attention to an album, tag them in one of the photos instead of in each & every one of them.

6. Don’t get into flame wars with others on your profile. Do not respond with abuses to any insults thrown at you. Rather avoid commenting on that topic. This preserves your integrity without sullying your name.

7. Don’t let your posts be only about you all the time. Be social & keep engaging with others. Everybody likes a pat on the back. Remember it’s a “social site” at the end of the day.

8. Make sure you customize your privacy settings such that your personal data or photos are shared only with those who matter instead of everyone in your friends list.

9. While protecting your personal data, also make sure not to share other individuals’ private information under any circumstances.

10. If you have added your boss, teacher or any other senior to your friends, refrain from making any derogatory comments about them.

At the end of the day always remember, if you are online someone somewhere is always watching you. If you have any other tips that you would like to share, please do so in the comments.

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The new Facebook Brand pages are here

March 3rd, 2012 7 Comments

The New Facebook brand pages are here!

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What does it mean for BRANDS

 

TIMELINE:

The power of  TIMELINE is here! Share your STORY by adding in as much details about You, Your BRAND as you can.

This could be the Story behind your Logo, Brand name, History, how it all began, the progress and changes over the years & more. Engage the audience with interesting snippets by using timeline feature dating back to ‘when it all began’.

Brand Mentions:

Listen more closely to what your “Friends” are saying about Your Brand Pages. That’s right, Brand monitoring has become more crucial & important than ever before with the new “activity” & brand mentions streaming that appears at the right side of the brand page area. This tells you, who amongst your friends have “liked” “shared” “mentioned” etc about that particular brand page. Unfortunately there is no way as of now to control the “Positive/Negative” mentions, so anything and everything that is said, appears on the Brand page. So make sure you are listening.

Coupons & Sponsored Ads:

More prominence to Advertising: Advertise your Coupons (Coming soon) by creating them directly in Facebook. This also includes sponsored ads or stories. The idea and amazing thing about this is, it makes for a great organic reach wherein users can themselves promote “coupons” with their friends.

No more Welcome Tab or Landing Page: But an all new COVER Page Option is here:

Welcome tab (which was the core for any Brand page) is now off the shelf as there is no option for ‘another landing page’. The main page or Brand wall page is the Landing page. So off with the Welcome tab and in comes the amazing option to Upload your BRAND Cover page. The size restriction makes your creative brains go round about to come up with the best possible brand page design that speaks ton of your brand, services and other social platforms connect. So make sure, your cover page says it all. Also, since its just like uploading any other picture, it would be great if “consumer products or b2c based brands” make it a point to update their cover page with some new image at least fortnightly. Sample size that you could work with 900 (W) X335 (H) (Margin & padding area included) for your cover page. Make sure you resize it a bit to fit into the screen area of the cover page image.

Content RULES:

More so than ever before, Content truly is the King. With majority of the tabs or apps area becoming less prominent, make sure to Power up your Blog posts, tweets and keep sharing them so as to encourage and engage more users to consume them.

 Message Your Fans Directly & keep it Private:

The power to Message your fans / users directly and make the conversation go ‘private’ is finally here with the new messages option.

Pin up Or Highlight your Top Posts:

Highlight your TOP POST and say to your fans “This is what’s making news” with your BRAND this week. This is simply awesome, as it allows you to put those contests, offers, top news right where they belong.

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So, what are your thoughts on the amazing new way brands can plan to optimally make use of the new BRAND Pages from Facebook? Do share your comments with us here.

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