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So, Do You Have Good Online Etiquette?

In my previous post, I posted some questions about having good online etiquette. Here are the suggestions given by the authors in the Reader's Digest article and I injected some of my thoughts on it as well:

Is it appropriate to use emoticons and abbreviations in official e-mail?

Well, it's a yes and a no. Yes when you are sending it to close friends or people in your close circle and no if it's not.

I am most likely to agree with this because official communication is formal. You are bringing forth a semblance of order or formality in your correspondence with your colleagues and you just want to stick to the business matter at hand and distracting it with some silly emoticons or abbreviations could really come off as quite childish. There is, of course, an exception especially to those you are familiar with and those you have good vibes with when using these emoticons and abbreviations since they can be appreciated as a sort of friendship coming from you.

Is it acceptable for the boss to send you a text message late at night?

No. Unless it's an emergency or something very important, it has to wait for the proper time to arrive.

I totally agree. In the case of email however, it doesn't really matter what time you plan on sending it. As we are most of the time mobile and our work takes us to different time zones, we could get away with sending e-mail pretty much at anytime. There's one good online etiquette that we are expected to have and that is to regularly check our emails thoroughly that way we won't miss and important message or information.

What should you do when your boss wants to befriend you on Facebook?

Tricky. You could keep a neighborly relationship with your boss but if you do, you could have some difficulty trying to vent out anything that you want to post in your wall since you'll be more concerned with what your boss will say about it.

I could picture out the problem for those who have a boss but since i don't have one, it's nothing but a great way to interact with people in Facebook. I guess it all depends on you as a person as to where you really draw the line between personal and business and still maintain good online etiquette.

Additional questions will be discussed in my next post!

Elmar Sandyck, An Expert Online Marketer, Is Sharing His Thoughts About Good Online Etiquette. To Know More About It, Just Visit http://www.InternetMastermindSecrets.com


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