100X Netiquette

Netiquette – a unique internet word bringing together the ideas of “etiquette when on the ‘net”

There are rules, guidelines really, about how everyone should behave online – remember everything you say can reach a global audience of people with different cultures, ages, religions and backgrounds. This is however, no different to normal polite behaviour in every day society

What is often missed however, people think they are speaking when in a heated debate on social media, for example. But you’re not, what is said is in writing – would you have normally written that in a letter?

 The Internet Never Forgets 

So its important to be generally respectful and appropriate to the conversation in hand. There are many types of conversation

• business to customer communications
• business colleague to colleague
• public discussion forum
• parent/child, child/parent & adult/child etc
• between friends and good friends
• family
• specialised groups, eg the military

Some links:

1. 31 rules (yes really 31)!
2. 10 general considerations
3. Top tips
4. Email etiquette