By Femi Akinpelu Joseph
The social media, which includes ( Facebook, Twitter, BBM,
Whatsapp, Instagram, Google+, etc), has
in no doubt become the most vibrant and fastest platform for communication in
modern times.
Individual persons, groups, corporate companies and even
business organizations, all have adopted the social media as a veritable tool,
in selling their image, products and services.
However, there are important points that people need to note
about the use of the social media, and these are highlighted below.
1. It is not for idle
interaction, it's rather a learning tool.
The social media should not be used for non profitable and
lazy conversations, as it is usual practice with many users (especially the
youth bracket), rather it should be seen and used as a medium to learn and gain
more knowledge and get vital information.
2. Offers opportunity
to be a global citizen
With the use of the social media, every user has got the
opportunity of reaching to people in all parts of the world, just in a click.
You can share and also receive information on latest developments globally, and
again make your inputs suggest the ways forward on different burning issues
rocking the world society, because the world, as is it said has become a
"global village". By so doing, you have made yourself an active
citizen of the globe.
3. It is a work tool
The social media, again, serves as a very important work
tool for people of all professions. You can easily and quickly reach out to
more number of clients or customers at a time, through the social media
platforms. By this doing disseminating important information about one's
business is more enhanced. It also encourages quick feedbacks, which in turn
enables fast decision making and necessary changes for effective service
delivery.
4. Be careful what
you share on Social Media
You should be careful that you don't do over-sharing and
watch the contents of what you share on-line because you can be googled. Your
name could be researched for, and everything that you have posted and shared
on-line will come out . Your image will definitely be at stake, as the negative
things that you have shared may give a wrong view or impression about your
personality.
5. Spend quality time
on-line (determine what you are going to do)
As a social media user, you need to set out goals on what to
do every time that you go on-line. You should spend doing quality work and not
just see everything you find available on-line necessary for you to engage in.
Do what you have to do and save your time to doing other profitable things. As
it is said, “time is money”, so don’t spend your time dwelling on things that
will not add much to you.
6. Your on-line
preference should be things that matter to you
You need to know from the on-set the things that will add
value to you, and enhance your life in
the long run, and those are the things that should be your preference. Don’t
engage yourself in every social media activity just because other people are
there. Have a scale for the things you are looking for and know the ones you
ignore, as this will help you to focus on only things (contents) that are
useful to you.
7. You don’t need to
be on all social media
It is actually not a must to be on all social media
platform. You, as an individual person needs to choose the ones (social media
platform) that will be most useful and convenient for you. If possible, delete
some of those accounts (in case you are on all social media). This will help
you to avoid unnecessary distractions.
8. There are many
fraudsters on-line; you need to be careful what you reply people.
You may need to know that fraudsters have also devised
easier ways of carrying out their dubious activities, through the social media.
They send fraudulent messages to people at random, and at different times.
These fraudsters really do take advantage of careless and unsuspecting users,
who reply them without taking their time to make enquiries and find out whom
really they are chatting with, before striking a business deal with them. Many
people, as a result, have ended up as victims. So once you are not sure about
the identity of the person who has sent you a message, don’t reply!
9. The username you
use on social media is very important
Know that the name you use on the social media is as good as
the opportunities and offers that will come your ways. It also makes it easier
for people searching for you to easily locate you when you use your real name.
Again, you tend to be taken more serious by an intending business partner or
prospective employer when they find out your on-line name to be the same as
your real name. Just imagine how such people will feel if, for example your
name is John Kola, and your facebook name is Jk- boy; you will not be taken
seriously. By this point serious opportunities may be forfeited.
10. Don’t abuse the
use of social media
It becomes an abuse of the social media if you just decide
to share anything that comes your way, and comes to your mind (whether legal or
not legal), without considering the moral value and effect of what you have
shared. For example, sharing of obscene pictures on –line, posting derogatory
words or statements about people (especially popular people), and sharing
unconfirmed rumours or news about individual or group of persons, or even
organizations. All these are abusive ways of the social media use, and it could
have a detrimental consequence on your personality.
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