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Social media mimics real relationships — in many cases. Would you do the following within real face-to-face relationships?
* Jump on the friendship bandwagon without properly introducing yourself?
* Consistently talk about yourself and promote only yourself without regard for those around you?
* Randomly approach a friend you barely talk to and simply ask for favors — repeatedly?
* Introduce yourself to another person as “Pink House Gardening?”

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may need a refresher course on social media etiquette — and perhaps real-life etiquette also. Here are some egregious sins that you must not perform on social media sites. Avoid these violations and learn how to manage and maintain online relationships on a variety of popular social media sites.
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from JMorris 1158 Days ago #
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Great post! I feel like a schmuck after reading it because I have been guilty of a few infractions, but still, I’m glad I read it.

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from JamesDuthie 1158 Days ago #
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Proof that Tamar should stop writing that damn book and post on Techipedia a little more frequently! :)

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from zigojacko 1157 Days ago #
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Yes I remember reading this article yesterday actually. Excellent, well documented laid out write up on social media. Very useful to those very new to social media or to those blatently ignorant who abuse social media (whichever way you want to look at it).I will be bookmarking this one though, very handy resource/handbook :)

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