Question

This lesson explored netiquette as well as the negative implications of Internet use, such as privacy invasions and cyberbullying. What are three online practices that you will change after this lesson? First, list the three things that you'd change. Then, describe the new behaviors and explain your reason for adopting them.

Answer 1

Answer to Question 1:

The three things that i'll change after going forward are:

1. Make yourself look good online.
2. Share expert knowledge.
3. Help keep flame wars under control.

Explanation:

• It's important to create a very good impression online using good looking pictures, watching carefully what one posts, comments and likes alike. All of this sum up to give people who have never met us before and who may never met us an impression of who we are. So it's garbage in, garbage out. No one wants to create a poor version of themselves online when physically they are very great looking and fun to be with.

• As a professional, it's important to keep informal comments to the minimum. Instead, one ought to increase the amount to expert knowledge one shares online. As a consultant, this further reinforces your brand as a professional. A medical expert for instance should from time to time post very insightful findings online. The more people have confidence in your brand, they more your brand equity grows.

• Flame wars are very intense exchanges using swear words between two or more people. It could even be subtle remarks which try to mask sarcasm, racial slurs (that is indirect derogatory remarks). One must desist from engaging in such.

Why would I adopt these rules:

• To break these rules translate to breaking rules of physical human engagement.
• Perception is very key. First time impression always lasts for a very long time
• The internet NEVER  forgets. Given this, one mistake online may never be taken down every again.

Cheers!