Comments on: Look Out! It’s the Social Media Police

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Is Twitter Stealing Community from Blogs? — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:09:59 +0000

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By: Rob Cottingham

Rob Cottingham — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:16:00 +0000

I’m with you on this, Deb – although I’d suggest that we all have some responsibility for due diligence when we install, say, Mafia Wars or Farmville so we know what kind of behaviour we can expect from them. That way, at least if we’re pestering our networks, we’re doing it deliberately.

By: Deb Ng

Deb Ng — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:51:35 +0000

Thanks, Paul. I think, as I said in the post, there’s a proper etiquette for sure, but everyone has a different reason for using the space. I use it for both business and pleasure, while others use it only to socialize or only to promote their stuff.

Rick, I think you’re right. How many “Top 10 Things Not To Do On Twitter” posts do you think will happen before we get the official rule book?

Hi Davina, there’s nothing wrong with letting people know what to expect, as long as you don’t expect them all to be like you. I tell everyone I talk way too much and if they don’t want to always see me in their Twitter stream they might not want to friend me. Some don’t but most do.

It’s all about choices.

By: Davina K. Brewer

Davina K. Brewer — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:32:47 +0000

Deb, ITA and like Paul, I’ve blogged about my own SM rules, how I use Twitter, sort of a warning for any would be followers as to what they can expect from me. Aside from social media strategy, I’m not telling someone else how to tweet. So if someone does want to post nothing but Puppy Porn or play Farkle (and who doesn’t?) all day, then that’s fine; I am pretty quick with an unfollow if I don’t like what I see. FWIW.

By: Rick Calvert

Rick Calvert — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:25:38 +0000

Great post Deb!

Undoubtedly this argument is going to continue for a very long time. new media (I still like that term better than social media) is in it’s infancy and everyone has their own views of what is acceptable and whats not. In fact I guarantee that we are eventually going to see more government regulation and even laws regarding new media going forward.

That’s what happens to any industry as it matures.

I think your fight against the new media police is a noble one, but make no mistake nothing you say is going to stop any of the numerous interests out there from trying to get there way either through social pressure, or legal means.

By: Paul Matthews

Paul Matthews — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:36:36 +0000

Deb, I couldn’t agree more. I haven’t put it illustrated it quite as elequently as you but I blogged about ‘the rules of social media’ just the other day: http://www.bulletpoints.co.nz/the-rules-of-social-media/. It really frustrates me how some people take it upon themselves to police this environment. I would say that people jumping on Twitter now, for example, are using it quite differently to the early adopters and neither are right or wrong.

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