Just thought there are some things people should stop and consider whilst b-bopping through their digital lives. I crowd sourced this from my Facebook friends and we voted on the top six. So in David Letterman’esque presentation order, here are the results:
10. If you are mad at your significant other – pause before sending. Don’t tweet, Facebook, electronic message, or SMS. Pause! Give it 24 hours and see if you feel the same way.
9. Don’t surf porn at home or at work – but especially not on a corporate asset. Lots of malware. Lots of spyware. Would your mom be proud to know about your porn surf? What would your employer think about your porn preferences on company time?
8. Don’t use your bluetooth when you wander around public spaces like malls or grocery stores. When in Public, like grocery store, post office, bank, don’t use your Bluetooth earpiece and continue an Non-Emergency conversation, one, it’s Rude to others around You and two, from a distance you look like an idiot talking to himself." (Ron H.)
7. Always use Spell Check. In today’s world. Speling erors reali shouldn’t happppen, rihgt? Absolootly noa excooze. (Amy H.)
6. Reply All should never be used. When I was at a major financial institution, a newly minted MBA cost the firm a regulatory mandated $75,000 in message retention costs by hitting reply all. But most people just use it to CYA. (Anna L.)
5. Don’t pull out your cell phone at supper, lunch, or other social gathering. Your guests, friends, and family will think you bored – and you probably are – but at that moment you are valuing that phone more than your immediate associates. "Never look at your email when you are trying to have a serious conversation with your friends" (Doyle F.)
4. Don’t put your social security number in Tweets or Facebook Posts. Mastering the obvious, but we disclose a lot of personal information. We probably shouldn’t. (Mikey H.)
3. No cell phones in the movie theater once the trailers start. As my son just said, “go right outside the door,” because you are definitely disturbing a neighbor who is there to immerse him / herself in the flick.
2. No nude or semi-nude pictures of you, your body parts, or your friends’ body parts on the corporate network, Twitter, your laptop, Facebook, email, or anywhere! I mean, this one seems obvious, but hey … 7 years of e-discovery and goofy friends tells me this happens all the time. Don’t be this guy: Anthony the Twitter Congressman.
1. Mute that phone during meetings. "There’s a mute switch for a reason. Don’t be the guy rocking the Ice Ice Baby ringtone in a meeting." (Jason B.)
