It's that time of year -- time to make your resolutions. I've been online helping folks for over 22 years now (Wow! Time flies when you are having fun!) and there are still some issues that onliners struggle with or, honestly, refuse to embrace. And some, just need an annual little reminder and … [Read more...]
Holiday Hoax Reminder
Folks are sending more e-mails around the holidays and shopping online more than ever. With that extra activity combined with a rushed attention span, hoaxsters know how to take advantage of that. Hoax emails disguised as order confirmations, financial alerts and "feel good" forwards so that they … [Read more...]
Don’t Fall Prey to Holiday e-Stress Syndrome
The Holidays are in full swing! With that comes the pressure and stress of all the Holiday issues that hit us every year. Visiting in-laws and outlaws, entertaining details, gift buying, business and personal responsibilities colliding, Holiday cards and the list goes on. Annual Holiday E-mail … [Read more...]
Take Caution When Posting Your Holiday Plans
A little reminder posted for you each Holiday Season! At this time of year many folks make plans to go away for the Holidays or are using up vacation time which means they will not be available by e-mail or to participate in their social networks. So, we engage our vacation messages or away … [Read more...]
Providing Photos and Personal Information
A site visitor writes: In informal communications through a game message board I frequent, a man I helped in another country with some of the questions he posted replied to me to thank me and then he asked about my age(!) and for a photo of me. I said I was glad to help and that I was sixteen. … [Read more...]
Are You Tardy With Your Personal Email Responses?
Emails flow into our inboxes 24/7 requiring effort to keep on top of them all. Of course, not all require our immediate response. But for email from those whom we have personal relationships, delayed responses can foster resentment. Do you respond to some right away and others later -- if at … [Read more...]
Friends Forwarding IMs & Text Messages
A [email protected] visitor asked: Is it against e-mail etiquette rules to copy and paste a section of a IM (Instant Message) conversation you have with a friend we'll call A to your best friend B? Is this not the same, or at least very similar to explaining the scenario to B? My first reaction is … [Read more...]
“That is Not What I Meant” Doesn’t Cut it!
For my regular readers you know that my posts are inspired by my own e-mail experiences. Very often I find myself in a communication thread that I know is probably something you would run into. So the thread goes into my "Share with Net [email protected]" folder. "You Attract More Bees with … [Read more...]
If You Wouldn’t Say It To Their Face…
Then Don't Type It Online! so·cial adjective 1.relating to society or its organization. noun 2. an informal social gathering, especially one organized by the members of a particular club or group. "Relating to" no longer applies. We have so many divides and tribes that it seems everyone … [Read more...]
Dating Website E-mail Etiquette?
I thought I would share with you an e-mail conversation I had with a website visitor who was sick and tired of the lack of etiquette on dating websites. Maybe it will help you if you've found yourself or someone you know in a similar situation. I have a pet peeve. I belong to several online Web … [Read more...]
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