Technology Etiquette

By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, September 4, 2008.
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Minding your manners used to be a pretty straightforward affair. But while chewing with your mouth closed is as good advice now as it was 60 years ago, many other aspects of our culture have changed.

Ms. Emily Post didn’t have to deal with proper protocols for using cell phones or laptops in public, how to behave on social networking sites and blogs, or when it’s okay to send a text message instead of calling.

So, we’re mostly left to fudge through on our own. But today we have someone on the phone who can help. Claudia Bloom is an associate research editor at Real Simple magazine, which recently ran an article that explains how to be plugged in without turning others off.

(Photo by Ian)

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