Netiquette for College Admissions

More and more colleges are using facebook, twitter, email, texting, blogs and other technology related forums to contact and interact with potential students. This is both a good thing, and a problem. The positives should be pretty obvious, but I want to give some pointers about the problems.
The main thing you need to remember when interacting with colleges is that anything you send them by any means is considered in light of your desirability as a potential student. You are making an impression on the admissions officers with every contact you make. So you need to remember that these are not your friends! You need to be much more formal than you usually are in these areas--skip the OMG, the LOL's and l8's and any other texting style jargon. You need to convince these people that you are educated, articulate, knowledgeable potential students!
Another area to consider is creating a professional sounding email just for college contacts. Your admissions rep may be amused by an email address including things like pookie, 2cute, cuddlebear, etc, but they will not be impressed. Stick to your name as your email address, and use it on all your applications. Get in the habit of checking it a couple times a week (yes, I know email is so last year, but you might as well get used to it, as colleges and workplaces use email). Colleges often contact you by email concerning items that are missing from your application or deadlines for scholarships and other important information. Don't miss out because you neglect to check your email regularly.
When you actually talk to a representative, remember again that you are making an impression on them. If it's a phone call, go ahead and rehearse before hand what you want to ask them so that you sound as mature and ready for college as possible. If you are talking to them at a school visit or a college fair, your manners are important and will help to create an overall good impression that may help your admission rep to give you greater consideration. Remember to thank them for their time and let them know you appreciate their help.
Admissions reps are interested in knowing who you are, so make sure they see the best of you.