A Social Networking is where you can meet people with similar ideas and thoughts and share the same. It is a not a new concept however how we are doing it with using computers and networks is something new. We use Different ways of Social Netwoking like Daily meetings, Phone Calls & Emails, Dedicated Sites, Corporate Oriented etc....
There are a lot of sites that can be used for Social Networking.
http://www.Shtyle.com
http://www.wayn.com
http://www.orkut.com
Here i present a list of DOs and Don'tS while using social networking on these sites.
- Create your profile very carefully and do not provide the details that you don't want to disclose.
- Accept the friend request only if you know the person.
- Do not provide any fake information as it may harm your personal/professional living.
- Do write proper/meaningful comments/replies in other's scrapbook/guestbook as these are visible to all your/his/her friends.
- Look at the profiles of people who add you as a friend.
- Be respectful to others if you want to be respected.
- Check profiles of anyone else, but don't send any friend request/scraps unless and until you know the person very well.
- Update your profile regularly.
- Be selective and Join only those groups that you find suitable to you or you will get a lot of spams or unwanted scraps/messages/emails.
- Be very selective while uploading pictures on these sites. Do not try to put all your digital dirt on these sites.
- Always remember that others can see you and your friend list, so be careful while selecting your friends.
- Never download any programme or some questionable contents as it may be virus/trojan etc
- Never try to create romantic relationships unless that is the site's purpose. Otherwise, no one will take you seriously. People are there to network, not meet their soul mate.
- Don't lie about what you know. If you try to fake knowledge, it will show. You want people to respect you, not avoid you at all costs.
- Never reply to spammers i.e. those messages/persons that you don't know.
- Never discuss social topics that are objectionable.
- There may be some office colleagues who would like to be your friends on these social sites. You must be very careful while dealing your personal and professional relations using these sites.
Always remember that the online networking is popular and a great way to meet with others that share you interests. By following the above lists of Dos and Don'ts, you're online networking experience will be successful and fun.
So go ahead and make your friends and happy orkuting!!!!!!........
Don't forget to send a friend request to me @ vinod.dhall@techmahindra.com (This is my profile on orkut as well).
