Great opportunities to network via social media Easy to tarnish your reputation (being fired from work etc)
Make use of Privacy Settings – organise friends into groups, hide friend list, put controls on photo albums, change visibility of posts
Have a reasonable profile picture No kissing, “duckface”, pouting, self-portraits
Keep personal arguments to the phone or face to face – Do not break up with someone via Facebook or text messaging.
Fill out your profile fully, join relevant groups, update often and be REAL Show your passions, include professional details and areas of expertise
Don’t post embarrassing/ suggestive/ explicit/ nude pictures of yourself or others on FB
Over sharing (TMI)
No swearing, bad grammar, misspelling Watch your tone AVOID USING CAPITAL LETTERS Don’t vent about work/ colleagues/ lecturers No chain updates Say things you would say in person
No Farmville, Mafia wars etc.
Use discretion when wall posting
Don’t friend someone you don’t know – not everyone using FB is honest
If you have important news to share, call family and friends first before putting it on FB
Don’t post anything that might hurt a friend’s career or relationship
Use FB as a professional networking platform by linking to other applications such as “BranchOut” or “LinkedIn”
Apply the same courtesy and respect you would in real life
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