Social networking isn’t just a part of one’s personal life, it impacts your business life as well. Businesses are deep into the social networking world and individuals need to take care with how their personal social networking can affect them at work. As I sat down to write this column I realized that The Emily Post Institute is a perfect example of how businesses are diving headlong into the social networking world—we have a Twitter account, a Facebook page; we’re on Pinterest and LinkedIn and Instagram; we have a YouTube channel (Emily Post Productions) and a weekly podcast (Awesome Etiquette). So many outlets, so many audiences, so many ways to communicate with the world-at-large.
While companies have legitimate social networking needs which you may be part of fulfilling, as you take part in the social networking world here are five tips to help you prevent your personal online efforts from negatively affecting you at work.
1. Think before you post. That moment’s hesitation before hitting the submit button could save you from a world of trouble. Reread the post you are about to make or the comment that you think is so very clever. What you think of as clever may be perceived by others as rude. READ MORE AT BOSTON.COM
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