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There's no shortage of ways to irritate friends on Facebook. I'll help you avoid the biggest etiquette pitfalls with these expert tips. What's OK on Facebook? On sites like MySpace, anything goes (or seems to), but the rules of etiquette on Facebook seem to be a little more refined -- not a lot, mind you, but a little. Keep these tips in mind, whether you're making your first friend or your 1,000th. Who should you friend? Some people adopt an everyone-welcome policy on Facebook and accept all friend requests; some want only real-world contacts in their friends list. In deciding on the right approach for you, bear in mind that the bigger your friend network is, the more application, event, chat session and cause invitations you'll receive -- and that can lead to some uncomfortable moments and the occasional friend purge. Easy on the updates. As on Twitter, oversharing on Facebook can be a problem. Every meal eaten, every TV show experienced and every weather c...

The word Social Media is everywhere. You read about it on the internet. You hear it from your friends. You might even get to read about it in the newspaper these days. And since it’s so commonly available everyone considers self as an expert. social-media-bandwagon Look at Twitter. Every second Twitter follower I get calls himself a “Social Media Evangelist”; whatever that means. But the truth is, this medium is still evolving. A very funny tweet recently from Avinash Kaushik, Google Analytics Expert sums it up: “Social Media is like teen sex. Everyone wants to do it, but no one actually knows how. And when finally done there is surprise it’s not better” Marta Kagan also has some interesting thoughts on Social Media in her new presentation over at Mashable. Let’s look in deeper. So what exactly is this Social Media? In the simplest of terms that I can think of, “Social Media is an online conversation” When you tell your Facebook buddy about how hot Kareena is looking in the new movie, ...