That Reply to All button can be a real troublemaker. In general, hitting Reply to All is not always the best choice. Ironically, I get email inquiries from those who expose their contact's addresses in the To: … [Read more...]
Everyday Email Etiquette Improvements for the New Year
At this time of year it is natural to look forward to the new year as well as think about the things we can improve upon. I've been helping folks online for 25 years now and there are still some issues that onliners … [Read more...]
Don’t Brush Off Email Privacy
Do you show a blatant disregard for your contact's privacy? How would you feel if your contacts -- whether business or personal -- decided to take your phone number and give it out to strangers? Strangers who you … [Read more...]
Politics, Forwards and Reply to All Just Do Not Mix
Political "discussions" are increasingly polarized. Unless the venue is known to be one where open minds can discuss topics as adults, everyone is just shouting at each other. I don't know about you but it seems … [Read more...]
Is BCc: Polite?
Did you know if a Sender puts addresses in the BCc: field of an email that there is no way for you to know that? How would you feel if you found out that other unknown contacts are recipients of an email that is … [Read more...]
Where’s the BCc:?
A Teachable Moment... I received an email this morning where I was being scolded. They notied how I am always "harping" about using BCc: to shield your contact's email addresses from strangers. I was then … [Read more...]