Week 1: Clear

As a person who has grown up on computers you learn and develop these computer skills that many people older then myself are amazed by. For example, i can type with two hands rather then search for words and then type, LOL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOL), which many find amazing! As a rather younger person I never thought that I knew much more about computers and the proper or improper use until someone in my family pointed it out. I divulge in this information because Internet etiquette I am aware of but as of this week i can use the proper terminology to describe "netiquette" (computer etiquette).
Netiquette is the term to describe proper computer etiquette. For example, WHEN YOU TYPE IN ALL CAPITALS, this imposes you are shouting or yelling. The person on the other end of the e-mail, text message might take your expression as rude or insulting. Nowadays with the Internet being such a huge source for business and personal relationships if one is not aware of netiquette on the Internet, e-mail, text, and/or blogging, could possibly work against them. Lets say you type something to your boss that you think would be considered a "short" and "sweet" response where in fact it could be taken as short responded and "sassy" or "rude". Many times now instead of getting a knock on the door, cubicle, etc., you will receive an e-mail from a supervisor, co-worker, etc., giving instructions through Internet instead of personal communication, so it is very important to know the proper use of netiquette to determine urgency, importance, or tone of the message. For example, lets say a document that needs to be written and the timely manner at which it needs to be submitted comes from your supervisor, there is no indication from them that it is urgent, but they write that they need it TODAY, if you were not aware that caps constitutes as shouting then you would probably not realize the urgency of the massage therefore setting your self up for a disappointment. Without voice recognition it might be hard to determine through written words the tone of a person when they communicate, whether they are being sarcastic, rude, or complimentary, that is why knowing and using netiquette has become a huge tool in the ever growing boom of the relationship between Internet business and personal relationships. Another example, someone could type "call me" so you would think it is not urgent but if they wrote "CALL ME" you would assume they are shouting and call as soon as possible.
To learn more about Netiquette please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netiquette, for full history and definition.

I am glad that i have learned the appropriate terminology to describe proper etiquette on the Internet!