What About Social Media?

What about...? There are many things in life that raise questions in our minds, especially as grown ass men. When these questions arise in our lives we need to be able to take a stance one way or another. Here at the grown ass blog we have decided to help you, as grown ass men, to provide you with answers to different life questions. As these come up we will continue to add to these "what about?" statements.

Today we are going to focus on social media. As grown ass men we love technology. With technology comes better and faster ways to connect. Today we are bombarded with all kinds of social media: twitter, facebook, flickr, blogging, youtube, myspace and linkedin (just to name a few). How do we as grown ass men feel about this explosion of social media in today's culture?

It has become essential in our lives to be able to share information at the click of a button. I can see pictures of my nephew on facebook with three or four clicks. I can share a great video of a grown ass man with you with a few clicks. I can even fill your twitter feed with a few keystrokes and a click. Sure, grown ass men find social media important, but there are guidelines. How far is too far? How do grown ass men behave on social media? Listed below is a set of guidelines by which a grown ass man follows when it comes to his social media.

• No grown ass men are on myspace
• Status updates/twitter updates do not share more than what people care about
• Even though grown ass men are leaders, it is acceptable to follow others on twitter
• Try to have more followers on twitter than you are following
• No stalking shall be allowed on facebook
• No photo albums on facebook dedicated to pictures that you have taken of yourself
• Sharing pictures of pets/babies is encouraged
• Be mindful of your posts on facebook if you are friends with your grandma
• Don't be afraid to ignore facebook chat messages
• Emoticons are allowed, but not to excess
• There needs to be at least one photo of you with a beer in your hand
• Share at least one funny/informative internet sites that you have found online
• Grown ass men don't poke others on facebook
• A grown ass man does not follow a Hilton or Kardashian on twitter
• Communication is preferred in real life, not practiced heavily through social media
• No whiney posts, grown ass men don't whine
• "Liking" something on facebook is acceptable, but keep to minimum
• "Liking" your own facebook status is completely forbidden
• Never spend more than 5 minutes coming up with a facebook status/twitter update
• Nothing should be put in all caps, unless you are trying to convey anger
• Excess punctuation is frowned upon (ex. I am so excited for camping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

This is an abbreviated list of guidelines that should help you, as a grown ass man, navigate your way through the vast world of social media. Do you have any other suggestions? Please comment below with any additions or arguments against the guidelines. We'd also appreciate feedback as to other issues that you would like to see talked about in future "what about?" posts.