• • HERE'S AN INTERESTING PIECE ON ONLINE ETIQUETTE. IT'S CREDIBLE DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE TOPIC, THE WEBSITE HAS LINKS, & THE SOURCE IS CREDIBLE BECAUSE IT HAS CAREER REPUTATION IN PROVIDING CREDIBLE INFORMATION.

• Should We Teach Web Etiquette In School?

     

• (More on TIME: How Bad Service Upped One Site’s Google Rank)

   

• (More on TIME: Wired vs. Women: Too Much Objectification In Tech?)

   

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• • THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A CURRENT FORM OF ONLINE ETIQUETTE MADE FOR MORE PRECISE PERSONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS.

• How to Return Lousy Gifts Before Ever Receiving Them

     

• A new service patented by Amazon.com would allow would-be recipients to view their gifts online before they’re ever shipped. If the gift is lame, the recipient could elect to receive its value as a gift certificate.

   

  Such a procedure would save retailers the tons of money it currently spends dealing with returns (and shipping, for that matter), in what is a hugely inefficient process that might involve shipping in two directions and multiple employees needed to handle all aspects of the transactions.

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• • THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONLINE ETIQUETTE BY DESCRIPTION IN THE ONLINE DATING WORLD. IT'S CREDIBLE DUE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE ARTICLE, GIVING REAL NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS & THEIR TESTIMONIAL PURSUIT FOR ONE ANOTHER IN THE ONLINE DATING WORLD.
• The Love Machines
• Online dating also puts a premium on verbal fluency, another bygone romantic skill. The sonneteers competed to shower their ladies with flowery metaphors and witty images; online suitors are also obliged to charm. "The written word promotes people talking about themselves without the self-consciousness of how do I look, how am I dressed," says Andrea Baker, a sociologist at Ohio University. She sees the Internet as a haven for the shy, the tongue tied and the thoughtful. "You have the chance to think about what you say and revise what you say and add to what you say." Also, says Jim Fraenkel, 29, a New York television producer, "all of a sudden, there's a forum for meeting people that doesn't involve alcohol or staying out till 4 in the morning."

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• • THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONLINE ETIQUETTE IN REGARDS TO COMMUNICATION IN A BUSINESS SETTING THROUGH EMAILS & OTHER ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA. THOUGH THE ARTICLE SPOKE FROM A VERY PERSONAL PLACE, I STILL FIND IT CREDIBLE BASED ON IT'S PUBLICATION, AVAILABILITY FOR COMMENTS, & THE ACTIVITY IN WHICH RESPONSES WERE ENGAGED WITH THIS AUTHOR.

• Am I overly sensitive, or has there been an uptick lately in stilted, uptight, and bureaucratic messaging? For reasons I can’t quite explain, I seem to be encountering a larger-than-normal volume of bossy language, and it is really starting to wear on me.

   

• I sometimes think message writers think they are acting professionally when they use language that actually tends to alienate readers. I have a list of phrases that make me bristle, among them:

   
   
  • “Your urgent attention is required to …”
   
  • “As per our conversation of …”
   
  • “Dear Sirs,”
   
  • “Enclosed, please find …”
   
  • “This message shall serve as official notification …”
   
  • “Be advised …”
   
  • “Effective immediately …”
   
  • “Pursuant to …”
   
  • “It has come to our attention …”
   
  • “Dear Mrs. Vaillancourt,”

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• • THIS IS AN INTERESTING PIECE ON ONLINE ETIQUETTE IN REGARDS LEGAL PRACTICES. THE SITE IS CREDIBLE BASED ON THE SERIOUS OF THE ARTICLE, DATES & PUBLICATION ON THE ARTICLE, & THE AUTHOR (a lawyer himself), CAN BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE PROFESSION ON THE PIECE.

• 12 Tips for Reducing Online Dangers and Liabilities

• Recently some lawyers have made front-page news by engaging in a wide variety of online foolishness. Their conduct has resulted in lawsuits, discipline and even prosecutions. It has also undermined reputations and relationships with clients. What’s more, it’s the law firm, not the insurer, who typically must pay the bill.

• When lawyers get in trouble online, their actions often are not covered by professional liability policies, which generally only cover problems with “professional services.” Thus, the lawyers or firms must pay all legal costs, settlements and damages from their own funds.

• To help you and your firm avoid such potentially expensive and distracting online foibles, following are 12 tips for minimizing liability exposure. Note that while I reference the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the law in various jurisdictions may differ in material ways.

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