Having participated with the almighty Facebook for a year now, I have a short and personal list of things that bother me in other people posts:
- Constant, unrelenting upbeatness that not even a saint could maintain. It’s unrealistic and hard to take the “poster” seriously. I like to see a range of emotion and topics but, obviously, restraining from abusive and outright silly behavior.
Facebook “friends” that do a good job of this are folksinger James Keelaghan and fundraiser Tony Elischer. Their posts are personal but not cringe-worthy and they give professional insight into their worlds.
A “real” friend posts articles about important politicians and thoughts about matters of the spirit.
- Politically awkward, strident and marginal comments – unless I decide that that’s my new brand!!
Algonquin College Social Media Certificate Program 