Every social network has it’s way of saying, showing, and responding to regular patterns of behaviour.
This is one of the little stories I tell in class. I can’t remember where I first heard/read it, but whether it’s true or not, I think it highlights something (not sure what 
)
Father to Son: Why did you email your Grandmother when GrandUncle died? How rude!
Son to Father: Because I didn’t think she would like an SMS Message I took time to write out an email!
Father to Son: Well, you should have rung her on the telephone!
LATER:
Grandmother to her son (the Father): Why did you ring me on the phone? In my day, we wrote hand wrote a condolence letter on appropriate paper…
On Twitter? @SilkCharm Soz 4 yr loss.
Each social network (including generation ones) has it’s own rituals. on Twitter, don’t fill the screen up with
@SilkCharm Thanks!
@SilkCharm Thanks for following
@SilkCharm nope.
It’s just not that interesting, and out of context for your readers.
.. but do make sure you
blah blah blah ht @SilkCharm (hat tip or acknowledge)
rt @SilkCharm (copy and paste as a hat tip) blah blah blah
See? Why companies don’t take 5 minutes to figure this stuff out, before they jump in with both boots on, I dunno. Find marketing folk with sociology, anthropology or digital ethnography backgrounds, maybe?
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social network rituals http://twurl.nl/k0h6xa what is a “social nicety” in one community might be inappropriate in another community
social network rituals http://twurl.nl/k0h6xa what is a “social nicety” in one community might be inappropriate in another community
RT @SilkCharmsocial network rituals http://twurl.nl/k0h6xa what is a “social nicety” in one community might be inappropriate in another
Online Community Rituals: Social Niceties and Change
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Every social network has it’s way of saying, sho.. http://tinyurl.com/dfuyoq
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