Cell Phone Netiquette – Are You Breaking the Rules?

You see it everyday. People are driving while texting or walking down the street attached to their mobile phones. In our latest video on the rules of netiquette, you'll learn 6 essential tips for cell phone etiquette to help you communicate safely and appropriately. At the end of the digital day, remember the following: Never text & drive Don't treat your phone as an accessory Keep conversations private when in public Keep your head up - don't text while walking Don't send a text to follow-up Avoid playing "texting games" Julie Spira is a cyber-relations and netiquette expert. She's the author of The Rules of Netiquette: How to ...

Respecting Netiquette on National eMail Week

In honor of National email week, we posted some Dos and Don'ts on our Facebook page, and received many comments on the pet peeves from our readers. It's reported that over 100 trillion emails were sent last year on the public Internet. Whether you use Hotmail, Google, MacMail, AOL, or other Internet service providers, many of you are also using Facebook messages and direct messages on Twitter to connect with people, as it's a less digitally-crowded way to have your email be viewed. On Facebook, Margaret said, TYPING IN ALL CAPS was her pet peeve. Yes, that does mean you're yelling in ...

Netiquette Rules for Personal and Business [video]

Why Twitter is Essential for Your Business

Netiquette Expert and author Julie Spira with Lisa Johnson Mandell on This Week in Careers. Find out why Twitter is essential for your business and the Rule of Netiquette for Twitter. We'd love it if you'd Like us on Facebook and share your netiquette stories.

Should You Become Facebook Friends With Your Teenagers?

In a recent article on Reuters, Facebook: new frontier in parent-teen relationship, they referenced a study which revealed almost two-thirds of the teens in the U.S. are Facebook friends with their parents. Of the students aged 16 -18 surveyed by Kaplan Test Prep, 38% said they ignored their friends requests from their parents. As social networking sites like Facebook become multi-generational, it isn’t uncommon to see parents comment on their children's Facebook profiles, resulting in a little parental social bickering. There are no rules of netiquette as it relates to parents and children on Facebook, other than make sure you are comfortable ...

The Rules of Netiquette for Email

Watch The Rules of Netiquette author Julie Spira with Lisa Johnson Mandell, host of This Week in Careers talking about email etiquette for job seekers. For more netiquette tips, like us at Facebook.com/rulesofnetiquette