TEXT MESSAGING ETIQUETTE

A posting of mine on the Gbu 310 Wiki page included a reference to a website concerning texting etiquette; I would like to sum up this site for you now. This website entitled 4 basic texting etiquette rules everyone should follow I just like it sounds and contains only 4 rules for its readers to contemplate when texting. First is to not text when you wouldn’t call is a simple question of timing, if you can’t give someone enough of your time to speak then trying to carry on texting is out of the question. Second is a matter of personal privacy in Be careful what you text that says not to send out confidential, private or potentially embarrassing information. Thirdly is to keep in mind that people cannot hear your tone in a text message and could possibly cause misunderstandings. The final rule this website tries to convey is that you should not expect an immediate response to all your texts since the main reason people text is because they are unable to talk and that may also prevent them from responding to a text.

Edward Hogan
Chiara A. (n.d.). 4 basic texting etiquette rules everyone should follow. Retrieved from http://www.howaboutwe.com/date-report/texting-etiquette-everyone-should-follow/

Blog Etticate

A Question of etiquette should I do this should I not do that, in the context of blogging a website entitled Crash course in blogger etiquette has some suggestions. First and foremost it seems credit is vital to state where information, pictures as well as ides, was received. Next up in this web article’s list is to e-mail in a un-spam-like manner so as to avoid multiple emails over the same topic and mass emailing. Thirdly is a breakdown of commenting procedure. I am not going to sum up each point in the article but I am going to give some deceptions of the ones I feel I most Identify with.  Making comments accessible to everyone is a big one I think should be on everyone’s list of blogger to do’s simply for the fact that if you’re going to spend any amount of time creating a blog what would the point be of not allowing for a dialogue of the information. Negative Comments are another issue in this section of the page I feel is important to address since this site outright says to delete them for if they are not constructive since they degrade the conversation of the blog. Fourth and final section this article addresses in the way on etiquette is Music and it simply states that music is not preferred at all since while surfing the web people generally have multiple tabs open at once with sound already being enjoyed.

Edward Hogan- website reference
Leia (n.d.). Crash course in blogger etiquette. Retrieved from http://heartifb.com/2009/10/02/crash-course-blogger-etiquette/

Digg

Digg is a website that allows its subscribers to vote on which stories are worth reading, by voting them up or down. Does this idea of relying on the “wisdom of crowds” reflect the current news as it is reported on traditional online news sites? My response to this is yes it does represent current news but also it disregards those stories people really don’t want to hear about.  This exercise in voting up the information readers feels needs to be known is also a great solution to an age old argument of media bias. Even though the stories are still coming from the same media outlets the dissemination of that knowledge is up to the masses.  Stories have a harder time being buried or spun a certain way since comments can now include links to unaffiliated sources and unfiltered documentation of events.  In essence Digg is a purer news provider than the original reporters, who discovered the story in the first place.

Google Reader

Google reader is a service provided by Google that allows you to subscribe to different websites that offer RSS services and have that content delivered to your computer.  I’ll admit since I’m new to Google reader my experience has been slow going, but the idea of having all the information I would normally scour the internet for show up on a home page of my creation is really continent though. It links the ideas and content of the web for me in such a way that is more coherent. On the other hand it still has a rough feel. Even with the tag system of categorizing content the interface is still too much like an e-mail list and makes me feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information in brings me.  It also takes out a lot of the purely aesthetic rewards I get from websites that I frequent. In other words it’s like paying for going out to dinner without getting the atmosphere or pleasant company you normally get from actually being there.

WIKI ETIQUETTE

Wiki Etiquette as described in Sensei’s Library is broken down into the sections General, Signing contributions, Adding comments, Creating Wiki Names and pages, Refactoring Pages, and Language.  In the section titled general is a list of advice that does not seem to fit anywhere else in the article such as being considerate and not using to many acronyms.  It suggests a more courteous way of approaching the myriad of visitors you may have to your site. The Second section entitled Signing contributions say to sign with your handle or if speaking about internet games leave your rank as well to give future readers a better idea of where you stand. The third section titled adding comments suggests leaving a date stamp with any new posts and to make use of discussion pages and other subpages. The next section titled creating wiki names and pages would prefer all handles to be short and descriptive.  The refactoring section requests objectivity above all else.  Lastly the language section states that most pages on that particular site are in English but that there is a sister wiki to that site in French.

http://senseis.xmp.net/?WikiEtiquette

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Wiki

The Berkshire Hathaway-owned CORT has begun using wiki to collaborate with its approximate 2500 employees from over 180 different locations. The company rents home and office furniture as well as helps to relocate employees to new locations. In using the new wiki service they have greatly reduced e-mail congestion and sped up the flow of information among the different branches.  They have stopped giving out emails to subordinates and administrators alike and instead require that they subscribe to the company wiki for all project details and updates.  Disseminating the vital information much quicker to those who need and can make appropriate changes if need be.  In CORT there are about 25 users and costs around 60 dollars per user. In a normal day around 100 people on average make contributions and another 200 view the site for information gathering. It is not that complicated of a math problem to see that using the company wiki instead of e-mail and other like services has saved the company much needed time and money.
How One Company Is Using Wikis and Blogs to Unclog E-mail Boxes

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INTRODUCTION

Hello I'm Edward Hogan I'm a senior at Sfasu currently enrolled in Gbu 310-500. I am a General Business Major and Minor in Administrative Law.  With a lot of hard work and a bit of luck I should be graduating next may. I work at the UPS store her in Nacogdoches on University and Austin across from the Post Office in the Kroger parking lot. I’m from Dickinson TX which is about an hour south of Houston down highway 45.  In my free time I enjoy surfing the web for interesting things.  Web sites I enjoy frequenting include Vsause which is a collection of entertaining videos about random intellectual things, self-described as "Amazing Facts & the Best of the Internet". Another website I enjoy is =3 which is similar to Tosh.0 in how it comments on web videos but also does so on other parts of the web as well. The Third website that I frequent is Facebook which I enjoy for the games above social interaction.