Philosophy – When people think of social media, the last thing that usually comes to mind is philosophy. But if you have studied philosophy and have worked on any social network, you will find that ethics and human nature play a giant role in structuring how an efficient and rewarding social media campaign should be ran. Philosophical users place high importance on the value of interaction and addressing fundamental questions with rational answers. Social media needs this systematic approach; research, reporting, and a deeper understanding of the audience one is involved with.

These lessons need to be constantly built on and fine-tuned. Philosophy majors usually have the easiest time figuring out what they have been doing right, and what they have doing wrong. And the ability come up with rational ways to avoid the issue in the future. Compromise is usually the name of the game, and if you can resist the urge to let your emotions get into the way of social networking it always works to everyone’s advantage.

English – Never underestimate the power of grammar, or the desire of an online audience to get their information from a user who speaks proper English. This is the easiest way to tell if someone is not worth listening to. The tone and spelling can make the same two messages look completely different. This is one of the problems with outsourcing social media to overseas companies who are separated from the actual business, and target audience.

Childish, is the word that usually comes to mind when you find simple spelling errors, even within a 140 character tweet. Small things, like not capitalizing the ‘I’ makes your information look amateur and half-hearted. This brings me to my final point; know the power of drafts and editing before submitting your work on any online network. Remember that what you put online today usually stays online for the rest of eternity. You don’t want to look back and find a mistake that isn’t correctable, and you don’t want to be put in the position of apologizing for something you said. No one understands this better then an English major.

Communications – Being able to communicate effectively with everyone around you is a key part of social media. Back and forth dialogue is fundamental in any networking environment. In order to understand social media you have to understand basic human interaction, and know the importance of communicating on a positive level.

Any sort of client or customer within the confines of a conversation needs to be stimulated, cared for, listened to, and answered politely. In no way should communication over social media ever be hateful, defensive, offensive, or hurtful. This is why being educated in the process of communicating with others is so powerful within the realm of social networking.