Netiquette
Rebecca Thayer hour 9
Tips
- Avoid writing e-mail or posting messages in blogs, newsgroups,chat rooms and other online venues using all capital letters. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE SHOUTING! it's difficult to read.
- To add personality and humor to your messages, use smileys, also known as emoticons, expressions you create using the characters on your keyboard
- Keep your written communications focused. Few people like reading lengthy text on computers.
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To shorten messages, use common abbreviations: BTW means By the Way.
A < G > enclosed in brackets indicates grinning. One of our favorites is < ROTFL >, which stands for Rolling on the Floor Laughing.
- Remember that comments you post to a blog, newsgroup, or website and write during a public chat session is a publicly available. You never know who's reading it or who may copy and spread it around. It could come back to haunt you.
Spell Check
Have you ever seen a status update or received an email with misspelled words? I know I have. It usually means:
- It makes you think less of the person who wrote it
- As internet use increases, so will the number of spelling mistakes and grammar errors.
- The more you write the more mistakes you make.
- Making mistakes is natural.
Tell The Truth
- Honesty is proper internet etiquette because network communication is not valid without it.
- Be honest in your profiles and other communication because honesty creates the best online experience.
Do Not Spam
- It is proper internet etiquette to refrain sending or responding to unsolicited, spam, messages.
- Do not spam or follow pop-up and spam links because they can lead to viruses and your computer being hacked.