If at first it seems creepy, go with that gut instinct. You’re probably right. Microsoft’s patent application for "digital manners policy" (DMP) technology is part iRobot, part destined-to-be-used-for-nefarious-purposes. Here’s how it is supposed to work: You walk into a movie theater, the movie theater sets your mobile phone to vibrate for you. You stroll into a museum, the museum disables the flash on your camera or disables your camera altogether. You get too close to the cockpit, any wireless device at risk of interfering is shut off.
Manners For Social Networking
UK etiquette experts, Debrett’s, have created a new set of rules for how to behave on social networks.The rules were created after research by telecoms company Orange found that 62 percent of social networking users are confused or frustrated by online etiquette. It found that 26 percent were unsure about how to respond to unwanted pokes or messages.Eighteen percent said they were confused on "how to respond to my ex when in a relationship with someone else."
“Rampant Rudeness on the Internet: What Would “Miss Manners” Say?”
Give some people a computer and an Internet connection and they think it’s a license for rudeness. What is it about the Internet that causes some folks to take all they learned about basic etiquette and throw it right out the window?
Do Your Table Manners Really Matter in the Business World?
When I was growing up, my family had dinner together every night. This was an important time for all of us to catch up on the day’s events, to share ideas and values, and of course, to learn good table manners.