Text-tastic: Acronyms and SMS Etiquette

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Don't you hate that guy on facebook who updates his staus every three hours with pointless facts about his unimportant life? Or your friend who incessantly texts in all caps? Me too! Check out this Guide for all things obnoxious about the world of social media! What are your SMS pet-peeves?

No Mass Holiday Text Messages

Please save me the expense (literally) of sending insincere mass text messages to tell me “Happy Thxgiving” when really, I don’t give a shit. When I race to my phone to answer a text, it better be from someone hott that wants to make out with me.

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One Word Text Messages are Stupid

And I am not the only one who thinks so apparently. Seriously, text when you need to and when it pertains important, usable information. Responses like “cool” or “bye” are not only annoying as shit but a waste of .10 cents.

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Oh hi, I'm right here, how 'bout you stop texting for a sec?

This is not specifically an SMS pet peeve, but an overall phone pet peeve. I understand the advantage of texting, as I use it myself quite a lot—you don’t have to interrupt others with a phone call. BUT, if you’re one of those people who texts A LOT while with others, it’s friggin annoying.

added by aliciak 08/12/2009

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Facebook Stalking: Don't Do it

According to Urbandictionary.com, Facebook Stalking is….

1. Facebook Stalking
A covert method of investigation using social media, i.e. facebook. Good for discovering a wealth of information about people you don’t actually know. person 1: Did you go to the _________ party last night?
person 2: No, but I was routinely facebook stalking (insert name of person you have never actually spoken to but have frequently visited his/her facebook profile)‘s photos and saw pictures from it. It looked

2. Facebook Stalking
Looking at someones facebook profile and reading their recent news and wall posts. Monitoring another person’s facebook life

3. Facebook Stalking

The act of monitoring another person’s activity (status updates, photo uploads, photo tags, photo comments, wall posts, friend additions, group memberships, attended events, mutual friends, e.t.c.) on the popular social network of Facebook.

Person A: I was facebook stalking Jennifer for two hours last night.
Person B: Oh really?
Person A: Yeah, Amber added photos from her birthday party and Jennifer was tagged in one of them. However two weeks ago Jennifer RSVPed ‘attending’ on the guest list for Jack’s birthday party which was the same night as Amber’s. Then she updated her status to: “Jennifer is going on a date tonight” but according to her relationship status, she’s not single!

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Drunk Texting

Almost as awesome as drunk dialing, but not. No one wants to read your sloppy, grammatically challenged texts about wanting their hott ass at 3am.

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No One Cares About Your Quizzes

In my RSS feeds I want to get a 2 second recap on the haps and gossip— I don’t care which Wizard of Oz character you are! Quit quizzing, please.

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NO EMO, SELF-PITYING, SELF-INFLATING OR TMI STATUS UPDATES

Here are a couple real life examples (they’re actually on my friend list!) of douche-baggish status:

xxxx: “There’s no sense in trying to make right, when the person you’re talkin to, just aint right.”
(This is douche-city. Like the person you’re talking about won’t read this? Basically the def of passive-aggressive. Nice work!)

xxxx: “baja na’ feeling so fresh”
(Disgusting, okay? Srsly, I do not need to know that you have a stomach ache.Thank you.)

xxxx: “Wow, life is so great right now! Rollin’ up to the Redondo with the top down!!”
(Hey, way to be humble and shit, effin’ bragger!)

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