Like Diamonds Comments Are Forever
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and reflecting this week around social media comments and conversations. I’m always surprised by what people actually do and say on the internet via blog comments. Sometimes they are hurtful, malicious, angry, and just plain ridiculous. Other comments are inspirational, encouraging, relevant, and fun. All internet activity is trackable, searchable, and findable. It’s out there on the world wide web. I’m working hard to conduct a personal social media gut check when posting on the internet.
- Face Value. Would you say this comment to a person’s face? How would they react and would you be able to go to bed a night feeling you did what was right?
- The Mom Meter. Pretty easy to see where I am going with this. Would your mom be proud if this kind of comment, message, or voicemail was publicized with your name attached to it. Would she be smile and call you her son or daughter?
- Strategy. Does leaving your digital footprint on this website, social media account, or blog align with your own business or personal strategy? Do you have a strategy or does it speak to who you are as an individual, mother, son, daughter, or father?
As a brownie Girl Scout I was always told to leave the camp site better than you found it, I and believe your social media comments should be no different, and in these digital times online comments and conversations don’t go away. Be honest, be open, and be you, but remember like diamonds comments are forever.
And if you would, I encourage you to please check out my intern, Blake McCammon’s blog post and consider this very post when reading, A Brief History of Gen Y.
Photo Credit Lisburn City.
A great reminder for all of us! Thanks Jessica!
Bravo. Like I said in my comments on Blake’s post, just because it’s the internet doesn’t take the value away from the old saying of “if you can’t say something nice.” If anything, it applies now more than ever because of the nature of social media. It’s sad that too many people let their behind the keyboard personality get the best of them sometimes.
It is utterly ridiculous what makes sense to some people. I’m shocked at the comments on Blake’s post and hope he isn’t taking them too personally. It seems some people have nothing better to do than troll other people’s sites to release their frustrations behind a mask of perceived anonymity.
@Chanelle,
I agree. I tell myself that people who are this malicious are unhappy in their own lives. It is very sad. Thank you for the comment.
jessica
@blogging4jobs
@Carrie,
Thank you for your comments. Blogging and writing are a form of therapy for me. It helps me get my thoughts together so I am more clear headed. I’d hate to see how an untimely comment could lead to someone not landing a new contract or getting a job. Food for thought.
Jessica
@blogging4jobs
Thanks, Shennee!
You know that I certainly have my share of opinions. The blogging community has pretty much come to Blake’s rescue on the post, and it’s hard for any blogger new or old to handle receiving nasty comments especially when I was quite proud of his blog post.
I appreciate you reading both posts and taking the time to write something here.
Jessica
@blogging4jobs