Netiquette Top Signs of Internet Addiction 1 On

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Top Signs of Internet Addiction 1. On your way to Florida for spring break, you spend half of the plane trip with your laptop on your lap. . . and your child in the overhead compartment 2. You get a tattoo that reads, “This body best viewed with Internet Explorer 5. 0” 3. You decide to stay in college for an additional year or two, just for the free Internet access

Top Signs of Internet Addiction 4. You haven’t logged in for two hours and you are starting to twitch 5. You name your children Yahoo, Netscape, and Dotcom 6. You wake up at 3 a. m. to go to the bathroom and stop to check your e-mail on the way back to bed

What is Netiquette? Etiquette for the Internet E-mail should be a productive and useful tool for communication Following a set of guidelines will help us communicate better

E-mail Is Not Private Anyone can print or forward your message Do not say anything in e-mail that you wouldn’t want your mother or boss to read E-mail can be monitored Make sure your e-mail will not come back to haunt you

Use BCC Instead of CC BCC = blind carbon copy CC = carbon copy The recipient of an e-mail can see who a carbon copy was sent to Carbon copy e-mail addresses will appear in forwards and printouts BCC does not show up on the e-mail or printout

Subject Lines Always use a subject line Your subject line should give the recipient a clue about the content Effective subject lines are helpful when trying to locate an e-mail saved in the “Sent Items” folder

Attachments Attachment is when you send a document with your e-mail Don’t send anything larger than 150 K Make sure the recipient has the software to open your attachment Make sure your attachments are virus free

Keep Content Short Always include a salutation – Dear Bob – Bob Get to the point early in your message Ask for a response if you want one Be careful with writing too informal

Use Proper Grammar & Punctuation Do not use ALL CAPS – Hard to read – Considered shouting; interpreted as rude Do not use all lowercase Use paragraphs Run spell check and re-read your message before you send

Use Proper Grammar & Punctuation Keep format simple Use only common abbreviations – Example: FYI or FAQ – Not: LOL or TTYL Use emoticons sparingly; not everyone knows what they mean : ) : -P : (

Replies Answer all questions asked Anticipate questions you might be asked Know who you are replying to Never use “Reply All” unless you want a group of people to read your message Only include parts of the prior message that are relevant to your response

Sign Your Name Not everyone can identify you by your e-mail address Use signatures that include – Name – Company – Phone number

Forwards Do not burden others with annoying e-mail Remove >>>> marks (mailformat. com) Remove other persons e-mail addresses if not relevant Delete FW in subject to make your forward seem more personal

Other Tips E-mail isn’t always the best form of communication Think twice before sending a heated e-mail Watch your tone—communication is – 90% body language – 8% tone of voice – 2% what you say

Other Tips Set specific times of the day to check your e-mail Just because you sent an e-mail, doesn’t mean someone else has read it Setup different e-mail accounts for personal and business use Delete messages from your inbox that have no value

E-Mail Don’t let the “E” in e-mail stand for embarrassing