As Summer hits its unofficial beginning today for Memorial Day Weekend, social media will be more popular than ever with kids out of school (more time for posting) and fun outdoor activities that everyone would like to share more than their winter activities of reading books next to the fireplace. Along with all of the increased activity there comes a higher probability that people will pull the ultimate social media no-no's. Not much gets under peoples skin on social media more than these items about to be mentioned.
Comment Conversation
We have all seen the people who post something then receive a comment or two and then before you can say "Memorial Day Weekend" there are 20 comments. The problem is that these 20 comments on Facebook are all from just two people. An in depth conversation ensues that steers away from the original topic at hand in the first place. The key here is to ask your friend if they enjoy riding a crowded bus while yelling into their cell phone which happens to be on speaker. The probable answer of "no" should give them the idea that a 20 comment conversation on a photo that crowds everyone's news feed is not the best of ideas. It works out just as well to move the conversation into private messaging.
Mirror Self Portraits
Nobody enjoys seeing pictures of you that you took yourself with the help of a mirror. Is this MySpace circa 2001? Let's get it together mirror models. If someone is that good looking shouldn't they have friends lining up at all times to take the picture for them? It always seems awkward when you know more about what the person has in their bathroom than you do about the actual person.
Over the Top Foursquare Updates
Before I get into this let me preface by saying I think Foursquare is great and updates are obviously what it is used for, but there comes a point when it is too much. There is no reason someone needs to check-in at their house....then in their bedroom....then in the kitchen. In the words of Billy Madison, "A simple wrong would have done just fine" or in this case "A simple ‘I'm at home' would have done just fine."