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# The Road Map to Social Media: 36 Universal Rules [Infographic]
- URL: https://ivn.us/the-road-map-to-social-media-36-universal-rules-infographic/
- Published: 2012-08-30T21:33:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:31:08.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
- Tags: News

With new social networks constantly emerging, it's hard to keep the rules of social media straight. If I repin this image on Pinterest, am I violating copyright law? What's the different between RT and MT on Twitter? What's the official hashtag of the Republican National Convention; #GOPconvention or #RNC2012? Does it matter?

Fortunately, there are some rules that apply to all social networks universally. As a part of their [Social Media Road Map](http://www.fastcompany.com/3000072/social-media-road-map?ref=ivn.us), Fast Company has put together [this](http://infographics.fastcompany.com/miscellaneous/rules-of-social-media-poster.pdf?ref=ivn.us) infographic of best practices as defined by some of the internet's savviest social media users: **What would you add to the list?**

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/02/36_rules_social_media.jpg "36_rules_social_media")](https://ivn.us/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/36%5Frules%5Fsocial%5Fmedia.png)