10 Rules of Social Media

by Brian Wallace | Mar 24, 2009 | Inspiration

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Several days ago I put together 10 rules of social media. For those of you that missed them amist the Twitter chatter, here they are, nice and concise:

Rule #10 in social media: multitasking makes you stupid. Do a single task and increase quality (props @kathysierra – https://bit.ly/sM8D)

Rule #9 in social media: be a wellspring of thoughts and inspiration to others. On the fly. Come on, I dare ya. 😉

Rule #8 in social media: be careful what you say. If you think only social media folks are watching this space, think again.

Rule #7 in social media: know when to take a break – and going on Twitter doesn’t count as taking a break 🙂

Rule #6 in social media: be adept at thought, speech, and action – and know that they are all connected.

Rule #5 in social media: learn to type 80+ words per minute, you’ll need it 🙂

Rule #4 in social media: your goal ultimately should be to help change the world.

Rule #3 of social media: love what you do.

Rule #2 of social media: more coffee (good guess, @localseoguide) 😉

Rule #1 of social media: coffee. 🙂

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Jacob Morgan: Social Media Translated into the Real World (mpdailyfix.com)

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bcuban (Brian Cuban) on March 26, 2009 at 5:48 am
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Ryan Martin on March 26, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Brian ~ Even though I despise rules in general, I dig your 10 rules of social media. Clearly, coffee is a must in any situation social or otherwise. If I had to pick a favorite rule I think that I might just choose #10. Quality rules over quantity every time.
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Review 2 Bonus on March 27, 2009 at 3:22 am
Thanks for the 10 tips,
Especially the coffee one 🙂
Rob
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jason on March 27, 2009 at 9:00 am
Did anybody actually read this? Come on… this isn’t useful. Really.
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Brian Wallace on March 27, 2009 at 9:08 am
@jason: everyone’s entitled to their opinion. I do believe that people actually did read it, and I’ve been getting mostly positive feedback on the list. Would like to see 10 suggestions you’d have for ongoing discussion.
Ryan Martin on March 27, 2009 at 2:25 pm
@Jason ~ I read it. I actually thought it was pretty funny.
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RussAdams (Russ Adams) on March 27, 2009 at 7:39 pm
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review on April 1, 2009 at 7:52 am
Great tips, especially number #7 lol 🙂
tlw3 (Tom Wellborn) on April 3, 2009 at 6:38 am
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Peter E. on April 8, 2009 at 9:33 pm
I know all about #’s 1 and 2. I’ve found Diet Coke can suffice, but coffee provides the same caffeine without all the neurotoxins.
As for #10, I know you’re right. I just can’t seem to figure out a way NOT to multitask. I’m powerless to the appeal of trying to do more than is humanly possible.
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Business Telecom Services on May 22, 2009 at 12:55 am
Good tips for social media. But i can’t understand rule#1 coffee. Thanks.

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