10 Best Practices for College

Students while using Social

Media

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*In college you will meet thousands of new people,

and almost every one of them will “friend you,” on

Facebook.

*Do your research, and ask around about the friend

request.

*Remember who you meet and where you meet them

[A meeting in a class, is a lot different than a meeting

at a frat party.]

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*Don’t post something you’ll

wish you could take off the

internet.

*Once it’s out there, it’s out there

somewhere

*If you wouldn’t want your

grandparents to see it, don’t

upload it, tweet it, pin it, or post

it.

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Facebook notes “the fifth biggest day for a net increase in relationships was April 1st, or April Fool's Day, which saw 20% more relationship initiations than splits. But unsurprisingly, many of these appear to be short-lived: April 2nd was the year's most extreme day in the other direction, with 11% more break-ups than new relationships.”

- The Huffington Post | By Bianca Bosker

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Be aware of when you picture is

taken, and do whatever you can to

keep yourself out of situations that

you don’t want documented.

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If you’re a CEO of a reputable

company, and your doing online

screening and gathering background

information, would you approve of

what your profile shows?

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*“Online gossiping hardens into cyber bullying when

the nasty messages are directed at the target, so the

target sees them, and the people sending the

messages work intentionally or unintentionally as

disparate individuals, but as a group.

*Levinson, P. (2013). New new media. (2nd ed., p.

164). New York City: Pearson Education.

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*Your not in High School anymore

*The content could impact your future

*Remember to always be professional,

even when denying a friend request

*Don’t start, or participate in social

media fights

*Your reputation is everything, and

your social networks reflect your

reputation

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*Keep up with family while your away at

school

*Make life long connections.

*Create something that you can be proud

of

*Take it upon yourself to use social media

the right way

*Always remember that you don’t need to

make a post, or upload a photo every

time you do something

*Enjoy the new opportunities that social

media gives you as a student, and a

future catalyst of your generation

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Kevin Calhoun

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