Thou Shalt Not End a Relationship by Text
Despite being around for well over a decade, there are few set rules that everyone can agree on when it comes to using social media, emails and text messages.
Some hate oversharing, others love to air their dirty laundry whenever they can and a small number think it’s acceptable to end relationships over text.
To address these polarising behaviours, researchers have come up with a list of 17 social media commandments we should stick to, in order not to annoy other users.
The study by BT Mobile and Oxford University took an in-depth look into the ‘dos and don’s’ of tech etiquette and came up with a definitive modern day guide.
Among the advice for communicating in the online world is the suggestion not to ‘over-share’ on Facebook, as well as making sure to phone the boss rather than text or email when too sick to come into work.
Never putting kisses on emails to clients or colleagues or sending a text or message in anger also made the list of pointers.
The list instructs people to be careful when pressing ‘reply all’ if gossiping about someone on the original message and the advice never to natter about people on social media are also important, as it’s impossible to know who will forward your messages or posts.
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