Social media platforms are every where. People are tweeting, periscoping, instagramming, reposting on Facebook at the speed of lightening everyday.  Social media now connects people across the world to one another whether it be for personal or professional reasons. As with anything in life, there are some basic don’ts one should follow to navigate the social networking community. So let’s jump right in:

DON’T #1 : “I don’t need (insert ex’s name)…I am moving on with my life”

Posting about your most recent breakup with long drawn out Olivia Pope standing in white speeches about your ex is a major don’t. One major reason being I would guess about 98% of the people go on these long drawn out diarrhea of the mouth moments actually reconciles with their ex within a 72 hour period. Social media is not a platform to spew all of your dark moments to the world. It only creates a crowd following of people that relish at the site of your misery.

DON’T #2: “I hate my job because…”

Everyone has had a bad day at work or ended up in a position that they absolutely despise. You never know who is watching you and what you say. That pesky co-worker that keeps hounding you to accept their friend request could be a mole for your boss and the management team. It takes less than one second for someone to screenshot your work-related frustrations. If you find yourself needing to vent about the off-the-wall comment your boss made or if you feel that you work for a headlining circus act, tell your friends in your group chat.

DON’T #3: Turn Up Queens & Trap Kings

College was a crazy for most of us. We’ve all experienced the crazy greek parties, the early morning stumbles into IHOP or Waffle House. Waking up with a killer headache and promising to God you will never drink and party like that again. The worst thing that can happen is for any of that to surface on social media. Don’t post pictures of you drunk in the club. Don’t write posts about how you found a deal on a joint roller. Don’t repost meme’s of styrofoam cups with Teletubby colored beverages in it. All of those old college party photos that your friends thought would be a good idea to tag you in, quickly untag yourself. It is great to have those memories but somethings, most things, should remain private and off of social media. You never know how that small window in your life could change someone’s view of you and totally overshadow the awesome person that you really are.

DON’T #4: No Twerking Allowed

The “art”, if we can call it that, of twerking is mystifying to some the videos of it are totally inappropriate. Majority of the twerking videos that people repost are extremely explicit and who really want’s soft porn on their FB or IG for their grandmother to stumble across?  Remember that your family follows you most likely on your profiles so be very cautious of the videos you repost. Now for those who actually record themselves twerking and post it, just remember that once you put something out on the internet you will never be able to get it back.

I hope that these don’ts gave you a little refresher of what no to do on social media. What’s the craziest thing you posted on your profile that you regret?

-MonaLita💋

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