Emily Posts Manners Digital World
Not many books make me happy to read and I go along with. But this book hits it spot on. I really think "Manners in a digital world" needs to be given to everyone. In fact I wish I had a case of these and as people break the common sense rules and show rudeness I could just hand these out to them.
The book really isn't something that I think most people who need it would go buy which is unfortunate. But it really is good. The chapter on mobile devices gives you questions to ask yourself and a checklist. Do things like asking, before making a call in public, ask yourself if it might be annoying to anyone else, if so step aside first.
There is a great chapter on facebook, man I wish everyone I knew would read this part. It talks about friends, but more importantly tagging of people. One of my biggest pet peeves is people tagging me in items that are unprofessional or "political." While I may or may not agree with the posts I have built a good career and I don't talk about things like that in public forums, make those types of comments, etc for a reason. So when people start tagging me in things like that it goes from them having fun to them risking my career or future. With many employers searching the interwebs I don't need my name tied to some of what it gets tied to.
This book really has so many valid points and I recommend everyone read it. Great info.
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Emily Post's guide to manners has been around forever. Though it is the definitive guide to grace and manners, it is a bit dated for the modern world and most younger people can not relate. This book however tackles the digital age with a well thought out guide to proper behavior and manners online.
BalasHapusI sought out this book because of an upcoming wedding, but found it very helpful in many other areas, such as business emails and Facebook communications. Learned so much about Twitter that I can actually use it now. Emily Post's Manners in a Digital World: Living Well Online
BalasHapusI think the title is almost misleading. While the book has a lot of good advice about manners, I think it is more an instruction manual.
BalasHapusInstructions are given for managing various types of devices, handling a variety of business and personal situations and placing the important matters in top priority ranking.
At the same time, all of this has something to do with manners. Digital manners are so pervasive and broad that they encompass policy decisions, software decisions and rules for interactions. This realm has some of its own protocol that is usually learned the hard way or though a long experience of being careful while observing how things are done.
I recommend the book for giving a jump start to anybody for operating digitally without compromising one's privacy or inadvertently harming relationships.
BalasHapusThis is a much needed book on how to navigate today's digital world with the too-soon forgotten word "manners." This would be great for beginners, and actually anyone interested in learning protocol for all aspects of social media, texting on smart phones, as well as information on protecting privacy. The information is easily understood and pretty basic. Highly recommended considering the rudeness and inexcusable behavior out there, all in the name of anonymity.
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