Now, I see alot of people nowadays using Facebook, and other social networks, wrong. Here’s the guide for using Facebook the RIGHT way.
Apps have Exceptions.
One of the many things that annoys me, and many people who use Facebook the right way, is app whores. The people who spend their Facebook life on apps, such as Super Poke, Farmville, and more. I’m not saying don’t use apps at all, though. I, myself, do use some apps. I’m not such a game app person, but I do enjoy some nice apps.
Some applications are really cool. Some don’t even work. Some lie. If you like an application, install it. Leave your friends OUT OF IT. Don’t get addicted to it. You can ONLY invite your friends to apps you they will like.You cannot invite them to applications that you like.
Turn off notifications while using apps. No one wants to hear about you leveling up, or who you played a game with. Don’t publish stuff to your wall, just so your friends can get bonus points.
Don’t Post Crap- Don’t Let Others Either.
Be simple. Don’t post stuff no one cares about, like “I’m bored!”. Post scarcely, the important stuff, like “Goin’ to the party.”. In fact, rarely post at all. Posting uninteresting stuff gets you less friends, and more lameness. Posting crap also counts as commenting and writing on people’s walls. Again, decent comments and posts are okay. Don’t comment on every single thing. It annoys people. (Yet that doesn’t stop comment whores from doing it.). Post stuff your friends won’t delete or find stupid on their wall.
Don’t let people post crap on your wall. Stuff like, “Hey, wanna chill tomorrow?” is fine. Delete all the other stuff like app stories, stupid posts (e.g “hey accept my app invite”), stuff that you don’t care about. But don’t be a total jerk by deleting everyone’s posts (meaning deleting the posts that actually are decent). Respond, too. Respond to the stuff people post on your wall that you find a good, not responding to such posts make you look like a douche.
Also- some people delete just about everything on their page, like “You commented on BlahBlah’s story” and wall posts and so forth. This doesn’t really change people’s view on you, but if you want to do this, go for it. I did this recently, and I’m going to stay with it.
Profile Info.
Fill out the parts that you can. Remember to put the right stuff in the right section (don’t get movies and television mixed up). Facebook now puts your likes/pages for this info, but you can edit it and select what you want. Don’t put “alot” for these. Put actual stuff.
This isn’t MySpace. Use your real name in your profile. Don’t use your lame nick name. Facebook de-activate accounts they see are using fake names. Requesting a name change can take months to get done.
If your relationship is on and off every couple of days, don’t mess with the relationship status. Seeing “is no longer in a relationship”, “is in a relationship” constantly makes you look like an attention whore.
Pics.
First off, you NEED a profile pic within the first 10 minutes of getting a Facebook. Having a cartoon for your pic annoys the shit out of other Facebook users. How are we supposed to know if you’re the person we know if you don’t have a picture?
Make sure the pic you take is YOU. If you use pics of other people, and other things, like famous people or cartoons, you’re not cool. If you’re a couple, DO NOT upload freakin’ matching pics for each of your profiles. It’s not cute. Do not upload an album with a couple pics.
Friends.
If you have a life, you need to add all your friends. Use the search feature to find friends, as long as they don’t have the setting to not appear in search results.
Try and at least get yourself to double digits, even triple digits. Then just add friends as you come across them during Facebooking- it’s not hard. Having fewer than 80 friends makes you look lame.
And if you want to be a REAL loser, add all the celebrities you can find.
The Mobile Feature.
Having Facebook Mobile is epic. In my opinion, better and more “mobile” than m.facebook.com. If you’ve got a non supported carrier, you can’t have notifications texts. But you’re still able to upload pics and notes to Facebook. (If you don’t have unlimited texting, or your company charges you for texts, don’t enable this feature.)
Basically, what the mobile feature does, is for one, lets you update your status by texting anything to a provided number. It also gives you a personal email (see the mobile page for yours). You just send pics to that email, and it uploads your picture to Facebook.
You can set Facebook Mobile to text you every time someone changes their status message. You can also set it to only send you text messages during certain times.
Update Status: is at John’s party
Message: msg John Smith What’s up
Search: search John Smith
Get Cell #: cell John Smith
Events: event
Wall Post: wall John Smith Happy Birthday
Add Friend: add John Smith
For a demo and more info, click here.
Poking and Liking/Groups.
No one really knows what this does or why it is there, but some people are annoyed by “poking” others. I am, along with them. Don’t poke people, it makes you lame and annoys the shit out of others. Don’t become a poke whore. If you poke someone, they will be able to see your whole profile for one week. Even if you had them on limited profile.
You’ll find a lot of random groups and pages on Facebook and you should join and like any that interest you. Be sure to occasionally “edit” your list. What you liked a month ago, you may not like now.
The End.
There you have it, my unofficial Facebook guide. It may not be the best, but it can save your lame ass from having 10 friends, adding celebs, and more generally, looking like a loser. (If you know any losers, send em’ this guide.)
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