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Cleo’s Guide To Social Networking
If love makes the world go-’round, then social networking makes it spin.
Everyone’s doing it. Whether it’s snooping on facebook, tweeting about your life or dating online – it’s all at your fingertips.
What’s the deal?
If you told a hippy in the ’60s that one day we’d spend most our time communicating on this thing called the internet, which means we can flirt with a cute Scandinavian guy from the comfort of our SA-based home, he’d probably ask you to share whatever you were on.
Fast forward past the ’80s hair and ’90s grunge, and that blue-eyed Scandinavian is just a few key-strokes away.
Seems everyone’s social networking. Ashton Kutcher tweets more than he plays golf with Bruce Willis. Lindsay Lohan spends hours Facebooking about her latest rehab facility. It’s about time you jumped on the social networking bandwagon, and enjoy the ride! If you’re already on, we’ve got some awesome tips on how to become a cyber goddess.
The biggest social Networking site, it’s the place to be seen.
Some call it the greatest thing since sliced bread; we call it the best way to share your life with anyone you want. Whatever you want to call it, just do it. For those who don’t know (please crawl out from under the rock you’re under), Facebook is a website that lets you create your own page and make friends with anyone who’s connected as well.
There are cool applications, like being able to upload photos for people to see or taking fun quizzes to find out which Sex and the City character you are. And then there are the not-so-cool things, like strangers “poking” you or having a zillion requests to join your family tree. Lame!
Best Statuses We’ve Seen:
- “Sipho… I used to do a lot of sports. Then i realised i can buy my own trophies. Now I’m good at everythin!”
- “Lisa… has a parachute for sale. Only been used once, with a few splatterings of blood.”
- “Brad… taught your girlfriend that thing you like”
- “Melissa… if you want me to fall for you, then give me something worth tripping over.”
- “Natalie…. Since 1985.”
Go Ahead And…
- Make sure your privacy settings are up, so people can only see what you want them to see and nothing, else.
- Limit your friends list to a) people you like b) people you don’t like.but want to keep tabs on, or c) the guy you don’t really know but who’s hot.
- Update your status once a day, not every five Minutes. People really aren’t that interested in you. Sorry.
- Make your statuses more interesting. “Silvia is eating lunch” just doesn’t cut it anymore..Get Facebook updates SMSed to your cellphone… That way, if you don’t have constant access, you’re still updated.
Rather Not…
- Make friends with people who you don’t want knowing things about you. If your parents think you’re an angel and suddenly see that your status reads: “Jan is so wasted right now!” something’s going to hit the fan and it ain’t gonna be pretty.
- Take a picture of your friend kissing that guy who she thought was hot (it’s called beer goggles). It may be funny, but it really isn’t a nice thing to do.
- Drop kick (yip, there’s an application that lets you do that) your ex-best friend. You’re better than that and everyone will know it. However, if you want to make friends with CLEO and send us a tequila, go right ahead.
The latest craze among celebs… Don’t be Twitterless
A lot of people just don’t get Twitter. Because they compare it to Facebook, they wonder why they can’t upload photos or write on people’s walls. Newsflash, cynics: they’re two separate things, each with their own benefits.
Twitter lets you share what you’re thinking with the world, without forcing them to look at 100 pictures of your cousin’s new puppy. In other words, you can comment about what you’re doing and read comments about what other people are doing. And that’s about it. It’s less time-consuming (meaning you’ll get more work done) and you can follow celebrities as well! Oprah. Lily Allen, Ashton Kutcher and Danny K… they’re all letting us catch a glimpse into their world via Twitterville. Here’s how to tweet like a celeb…
Go Ahead And…
- Follow as many celebs as you can find. It makes you feel like you know them personally. If only we did!
- Slip this into a conversation with your friend: “So Madonna tried a new yoga class yesterday, how fab!” Instant coolness.
- Check that you’re following the actual celeb and not some 12-year-old boy pretending to be Robert Pattinson. Check this on www.valebrity.com
Rather Not…
- Over-tweet. It kind of irritates people when the only tweets they get on their homepage are from one person. Once a day, tweeters!
- Overdo your homepage. Twitter Iets you design it yourself, but when it comes to graphic design, less is often more, people.
- Get freaked out when you get an email saying someone you don’t know is following you. Following isn’t the same as stalking…
Best Celeb Tweets:
- Snoop Dogg: “Getn high right now”
Cleo says: “Are you ever not high, snoop?” - Britney Spears: “I love Japan! I think all the tiny cars are so cute!”
Cleo says: “Don’t give them a reason to tease!” - P Diddy: “I promise ya”ll i’m not drunk… but i wanna tell ya’ll something… I LOVE YA’LL!!! LOL LOL!!! LETS GOOOOOO!!!!”
Cleo says: “A-ha, right, definitely not drunk, we so believe you, Not!”
Check These
Other networks worth a try…
- Mxit www.mxit.com This is a phone application that lets you chat to contacts you make (existing friends or new ones). It’s pretty cheap and allows you access to chat rooms as well.
- Datingbuzz www.datingbuzz.co.za You don’t get more social than dating. This is just one of many dating sites, though most of them link up to each other. Who knows, true love might just be a smiley away…
- Flickr www.flickr.com This website lets you share photographs with other people. You can create albums for certain people to see, like family or friends.
- eBuddy www.ebuddy.com This connects all MSN, Yahoo, Gtalk, Facebook, ICQ, MySpace and AlM users on one application. Either online or mobile.
Warning
We hate to be buzz killers, but someone has to say it… this is a warning to all computer socialites.
- Don’t make your phone number public knowledge (unless you like strange phone calls in the middle of the night).
- If you meet someone online, and they want to take your relationship from virtual to reality – be careful! Meet in a public place, try to double date and always let your friends and family know where you are.
- Don’t give away too much info about yourself – like where you live and work – unless you trust the person completely. It’s a scary enough world out there without you inviting more scary people into your world.
This shortened article was taken from the October 2009 edition of Cleo. Text by Nikki Stevenson. Photography by Gallo Images/Getty Images.com. Posed for by models in no way associated with this story.
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