In a few short months it’s going to be 2009, and a ton of stuff has changed in the world of computing over the past almost-ten years. Some of the modern advancements have proven to be a notable improvement while others still produce the same crapola they did nearly ten years ago.
In this installment we’ll be taking a look at something called netiquette. This is the word etiquette with an n on the front to symbolize internet etiquette.
Netiquette is a word that’s been around a very long time. It is known to those that understand how to be polite and courteous, and that excludes the vast majority of the internet populous worldwide.
Let’s take a look at how netiquette has and hasn’t changed.
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Etiquette is easy enough to understand; the word is literally defined as “Rules governing socially acceptable behavior”. However as far as your online behavior is concerned there are “rules” so-to-speak that only apply to the internet.
These rules I speak of aren’t technically rules. Netiquette is not like written law where you must obey it else you will be penalized. Rather it’s a set of online social guidelines. These guidelines change periodically as online technology changes.
The best way to exemplify netiquette is from what’s happened with text communication (particularly e-mail) over the years.
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