The Issue of 'Netiquette'

as our world is becoming more technologically involved,it's important to consider how we behave socially on the world wide web. the term 'netiquette' has been coined to denote good behavior on the internet. personally, i feel as though this term, and its meaning, are very important!! i've sent plenty of e-mails, IMs, and text messages in haste, and anger, without properly reviewing how they would come off and almost always regretting it. now, if i were smart, at the time, i would have known to step back and take a breather before sending these emotionally-charged memos. not only for social communication, netiquette is really important for both the business and educational world. kids growing up now have plenty of fluidity when it comes to accessing and using the internet but can still and should benefit from tips on how to stay precise, neutral and friendly on the net. http://www.edutopia.org/netiquette-guidelines is a great list of netiquette examples that should be followed and will be beneficial to anyone no matter what the age or familiarity with the internet!