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Is There Such a Thing As a Nice Critic?

Let's get something straight: Even if necessary and functional towards a desired end, criticism is never nice. Speaking of desired ends, NiceCritic.com allows perturbed coworkers/neighbors/schoolmates to send anonymous email messages like: You might want to consider wearing longer skirts/dresses. Or, maybe a message like this, which I could never, ever imagine a need for under any circumstances:

Twitter + Etiquette = Twitterquette?

I'm not an early adopter. I'm not even, necessarily, a late adopter. When pagers were en vogue I eyed them as suspiciously as I would electronic leashes. It wasn't until after living in Japan that I learned mobile phones had some worth – just because I sort of had to have one there. I'm an observer, not an adopter.

Google Addresses IM Etiquette

We’ve come to think of Googlers as cool people, as smart people, and above all, as tech-savvy people.  I’m not here to challenge that perception, but a new post on the Official Google Australia Blog implies that Google’s employees deal with some of the same crap as the rest of us.  The topic of the post?  IM etiquette.

Digg Experts

While keeping informed and up to date about what is being written about Digg over the past several months I have come across a lot of information that really isn't that insightful or in some cases is even just plain wrong.

Danny Said it Too!

For those who stuck their fingers in their ears and loudly sang "La, La, La, La, La" while reading my Why Does Time Magazine's Choice of "You" Bother Me?, I bet you will get with the program because Danny Sullivan wrote about online user behavior too.

"Golden Rules of Blog Etiquette" Writeboard

What are the rules of the road when interacting with people in the blogosphere?

Facebook Etiquette For Bloggers?

I saw that Dave Winer had created a Facebook group for Scripting News readers, so I signed up for Facebook to join up.

Email etiquette...

When dealing with people/businesses on the Internet, it will benefit you to remember the following tips. They are all based on my own experiences but I am sure they apply to every online business:

Reciprocal Linking Etiquette

Reciprocal linking is of great importance to website owners who wish to achieve good rankings on the major search engines. As a result the internet has witnessed a growth in link' sites where webmasters can find potential reciprocal link partners. In addition, webmasters are trawling the internet looking for link partners that can benefit their site either through complementary content or high page rankings.

Business Etiquette

Business etiquette is in essence about building relationships with people. In the business world, it is people that influence your success or failure. Etiquette, and in particular business etiquette, is simply a means of maximising your business potential.