Link and Leave: The junk mail of social media

As more and more people are becoming comfortable with social media, an unfortunate new trend has developed. I call it "Link and Leave."

Here's how it goes.

You’ve written a blog post, started a crowdfunding campaign, have a photo or video you’d love to share.... Next you post just the link without an explanation, or write something like:  “My latest post.” or “Inspiring.” or “Interesting.”

The same link, with the same nondescript / non-customized blurb, appears in several groups at the same time in the same way.

So what's the problem?

It's bad etiquette. Here's why:

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