Online Social Networking Part 2 (Adv.

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About this lesson
In this lesson, you'll learn how to: - Identify awkward situations arising from the use of social networking sites - Demonstrate awareness of social networking etiquette

Social networking etiquette

Americans have rules of etiquette that they generally observe when using social networking sites. These include the following: - Befriending past boyfriends or girlfriends is allowable, but should be done with caution. It's considered good etiquette not to try to make an "ex" jealous by rubbing a new love interest in their face. - Many Americans think that people who try to contact or befriend total strangers on social networking sites are "creepy," unless the person they contact has specified on their profile that they are open to it. In general, it's best not to befriend anyone who you've never actually met in person. - Don't tag friends in pictures where they look terrible or where they are doing something embarassing. Since tagged pictures are broadcast to all of their friends (and perhaps family, classmates and coworkers), be considerate. - Sending friends chain letters as messages or wall posts is nearly always annoying.

A message from an ex

In the first part of this lesson you saw several social networking terms highlighted in red. We'll continue coloring them in red, and also put additional unfamiliar words and phrases in blue.

Yesterday my ex who I haven't talked to in forever wrote this cryptic comment on my wall. Hm qua bn trai c ca ti, ngi m ti khng h lin lc t lu lm ri vit bnh lun b him ny trn tng ca ti. He asked me to give him a call, but I don't even know his phone number anymore. Anh ngh ti gi cho anh, nhng ti khng cn gi s in thoi ca anh na. I thought he had a girlfriend, so I wonder what he meant by it. Ti ngh l anh c bn gi, nn ti phn vn chng bit anh c g.

Catching up
Maybe he just wanted to catch up or something. C th anh y ch mun lin lc bit tin hay chuyn g . Maybe you should actually call him just to mess with him and see what he says. C l bn nn gi li ch lm anh ta bi ri v xem anh ta ni g.

Friended by a stranger
This guy who I barely knew in high school friended me on MyFace but didn't message me to say hi. Ci anh chng ny ti ch bit s qua hi cn trong trng trung hc kt ni vi ti trn MyFace nhng li khng gi tin nhn cho hi g c. At first I thought it was some random stranger so it sorta creeped me out. Lc u ti ng l mt ngi l no nn ti hi s. Then when I went back home for the weekend I ran into him at the store, but he totally ignored me! Th ri khi ti v nh vo dp cui tun ti tnh c gp anh y trong ca tim, nhng anh ta hon ton pht l ti!

The time of day

Why would you start friending people you wouldn't even give the time of day to in person? Ti sao bn li bt u ni kt vi nhng ngi m bn khng mun dnh thi gi trong ngy gp trc tip? Maybe he just wanted his profile to have a longer friend list so he would look popular. C th anh ta ch mun tiu s s lc ca anh ta c mt danh sch bn b di hn ra v c nhiu ngi giao du vy thi. Do you think he'll notice if I unfriend him? Bn c ngh l anh ta s nu ti khng ni kt vi anh ta na?

Unfriending someone annoying

Actually, I don't think MyFace notifies you if someone unfriends you. Thc s, ti khng ngh MyFace li thng bo cho bn bit nu ai khng ni kt vi bn na. I think I might unfriend Sarah then. Th th ti ngh ti s khng kt ni vi Sarah na. She keeps sending me these annoying chain letter wall posts, like "you've been hit by the beautiful truck." C ta c vit cho ti nhng th chui trn trang tng rt bc mnh, nh l "bn b chic xe ti p hc phi." She also updates her profile like three times a day, so I keep getting all of these notifications. C ta cn cp nht profile n ba ln mi ngy nn ti c tip tc phi lnh tt c nhng thng bo ny.