Basic rules for using social media

1. Choose carefully who to be friends with. Accepting a request to be friends with someone you know absolutely nothing about is simply pointless. Friends form the basic group of any social network, which is why the choice of friends should be as careful as possible. Remember that you can be good-natured and don't mind meeting anyone, but the motives of people you don't know who you add as friends may be different from yours.

2. Don't conflate the personal and the professional. Always try to make your personal and professional accounts separate. Obviously, you don't want all your coworkers to be aware of everything that's going on in your personal life. And friends are unlikely to be interested in your professional affairs. Consequently, it's best to use two different social networks or at least two different accounts for personal and professional use.

3. Comment wisely. Commenting or blogging is an essential part of any social network. You need to pay special attention to your comments because everyone on your friend list will know what you think. You shouldn't leave comments that may offend someone else, in general be kinder and more lenient to "your friends".

4. Be careful when sharing images - Be careful when you share or post images on social media. If another person is in the image, ask permission before posting such an image. If a photo is inappropriate, it should not be posted. When posting your own and other people's pictures, you need to be very careful.

5. Don't post when you are tired, angry or upset. Everyone would probably agree that you shouldn't post when you're tired, angry or upset. There are times when you will state your feelings or hatred for someone and then regret it.

6. Respect the other person's decision when they refuse your request to be added as a friend. If someone refuses your friendship, don't take it personally. It is the other person's decision and you should respect it. Remember that you can also refuse someone's friendship, so it's just a decision that should be respected.

7. Provide correct basic information. Always provide correct basic information where and when it is required. This is especially important in a professional network where people contact you based on your basic information. It can also really come in handy if you lose access to your account for some reason, or someone hacks it and you need to confirm that you are the true and rightful owner.

8. Don't become addicted to social media. You should avoid becoming addicted to social media. Social media may be a part of your life, but not your whole life, social media just allows you to do certain things more efficiently.