J. J. Cannon - @Sophie Takes a #Selfie: Rules & Etiquette For Taking Good Care Before You Share

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@Sophie Takes a #Selfie

Rules and Etiquette for Taking Good Care Before You Share

Written by
J. J. Cannon

Illustrated by
Bridget Doe

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or to actual events or locales is entirely coincidental.

@SOPHIE TAKES A #SELFIE
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Copyright Bridget Doe

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Photo Credit: Lori DiVerniero of Seven Souls Studios

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ISBN: 978-1-940745-44-2 (eBook)

ISBN: 978-1-940745-45-9 (Paperback)

Version 2014.02.26

Timeless wisdom combined with the insight and expertise of a Mom & Social Media Pro, this book is for girls ages seven to seventy-seven.

For Bryant, Sophia and Sydney

Acknowledgements

I owe a generous debt of gratitude to my wonderful family and many friends who have encouraged and supported me throughout this project.

Thank you to my sweet husband, Paul, for always sharing an honest opinion and telling me to go for it, and to my kids who have taught me the best lessons. Thank you to Bryant for your love and understanding; to Sophie, for being the inspiration for this book and for never being afraid to be yourself; to Sydney, for inspiring me to laugh more and take big chances; to Cynthia Auntie Buttercup Wall for your patience, wisdom, guidance, unconditional love and grammatical genius; to the Sanders family; with special acknowledgement to Brooke for making the title stand out, and to Tracy for promoting all things Sophie and cheering me on as a friend and fellow entrepreneur; to the entire Di Verniero family, aka the Seven Souls, for your enthusiastic participation and encouragement. Thank you for your generosity and all that you have done to help make this little book come to life; to Bridget Doe for creating such incredible illustrations (works of art) under a tight time-frame; to my sister Meg for being the best kind of friend and listener; and to my silent mentor, who shall remain anonymous, for the inspiration and your time. I appreciate all of you more than you know.

@Sophie Takes a #Selfie

Rules and Etiquette for Taking Good Care Before You Share

And The Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2013 is selfie!

My name is Jennifer Cannon and I have been working professionally as a freelance writer specializing in Social Media Marketing and Management since launching JenCann Productions in 2008. After learning my way around social cyberspace, I quickly gained a reputation as a promoter of others and natural connector. Ive worked with an AC Billboard Chart topping musician, a New York Times Bestselling author, and some very successful Mompreneurs.

With the evolution of all things digital and the ability to share anything and everything instantly, were all walking a fine line between keeping it classy and uh-oh! Whether you like it or not, its a selfie world and were all here (and hey, theyre fun!). Selfies are everywhere! Facebook, Instagram, ask.fm, SnapChat, spring.me, tumblr, Vimeo, Vine, Kik, WhatsApp, Whisper Which one is your favorite? Even as you read this, the social landscape is changing. Its enough to make anyones head spin.

Now, despite the fact that sites like Facebook require you to be at least thirteen years of age to create an account, over 5 million users are under the age of ten according to Social Media Today. Most kids simply wont wait until the ripe old age of thirteen to create an account on one of the afore-mentioned sites (with or without a parents permission). So, whether you fall into this category, or are socially legal, lets talk about how you can put your best foot forward and think about the kind of digital footprint you want to leave behind. Think is the operative word here.

I write this with my own young daughters in mind as I encourage them to be the kind of girls today that the self-assured, successful women of tomorrow can look back on with confidence and pride. I hope that reading this book will spark ongoing, open discussions in households and schools around the world. I believe it is our responsibility as parents to know what our kids under the age of eighteen are doing online. This isnt a throw-her-in-the-pool-and-see-if-shell-swim situation. You wouldnt hand her a stick of dynamite on the way out the door in the morning and say Have a great day sweetie! Careful you dont hurt yourself with that stick of dynamite! A kid with a smart phone is basically walking around with most of humanity in her back pocket.

My hope is to inspire more thoughtfulness in the way young peopleall peoplecommunicate with one another. As fun and exciting as it is to be evermore connected, there is a down-side which is ultimately desensitizing and disconnecting us on a real and human level.

Please use this book as a tool to establish guidelines that work for your family, and keep your virtual closet skeleton-free!

Who Is Sophie?

Sophie is my daughter.

Sophie is your daughter, your sister, a friend maybe shes your niece or granddaughter. Sophie is your teammate, your classmate, your student she might be your neighbor. She might be you.

Sophie is not perfect. She is going to make mistakes, but together we can try to guide her in a healthy direction.

Sophie symbolizes girls of all ages, races and places.

Sophie is everyone.

The #SweetSixteen aka #Rules

Oh, snap! Before you start slinging swear words around to make a potentially un-ladylike point, go Google up a thesaurus and check out the plethora of other words (approximately a quarter of a million according to the Oxford Dictionaries) that are waiting patiently in the wings for their big break. All of this LMFAO and OMFG-ing is worn out. The poor letter F is getting thrown around in acronyms all over the place. Why? Do you think it doesnt look as bad because it isnt spelled out? Well it does. And not only does it look bad, it shows a complete lack of originality.