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Smartphone etiquette - should you take it to bed?

Lee Plummer checks her phone last thing at night and first thing in the morning. Do you? Nineteen days I've gone without - without my smartphone, that is. Which means I've had two and half weeks of no Facebook and no online search [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Ex-Etiquette: Kids caught in fight over phone

Q I bought a cellphone for my oldest son, and I pay the bill. When my kids go to their dad's, he takes away the phone and controls how often the kids can call me. The kids are supposed to have "unlimited and unrestricted phone ac [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Modern Etiquette: Smartphone use not so clever in meetings

An Intel poll of 224 human resource managers across the United States conducted by Ipsos showed that 42 percent have received a complaint about an employee's use of mobile technology at work. Nearly 80 percent said they thought t [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Phone etiquette and free-agent realities

Whenever someone starts talking about football as a business -- be it a player, executive or reporter -- there's a fairly good chance that someone just got the business end of the stick. And on Tuesday, the realities of the busines [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Cell Phone Etiquette for Travelers

Many traveling cell phone users fail to remember to use proper cell phone etiquette while away from home. Cell phones have made it possible for people to stay in touch no matter where they happen to be in the world. While this has great a [...]

Posted On : Jun, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

CELL PHONES: MINDING YOUR MANNERS

It’s happened to most of us. You’re in the middle of an important conversation with a friend or relative, when suddenly that unmistakable noise goes off. Your companion says, “Hold on one second,” pulls out the cel [...]

Posted On : May, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Etiquette experts share cell phone manners

Etiquette experts have made it clear; it can be among the rudest of rude behavior. The private conversation in public places using mobile devices. "The technology itself is here to stay," says Etiquette expert Anna Post. " [...]

Posted On : Mar, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

ConceptGet a handle on cell phone etiquette in the workplace

The etiquette police who are trying to keep up with the rapidly evolving world of mobile devices and their effect on the workplace probably would say the same. They may not be able to define what is considered bad manners, but they know [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Smartphone etiquette: when to put the phone away (Video)

A recent survey by the company Intel finds that cell phone use in public is on the rise, and we're now faced with figuring out new rules of etiquette. For a lovely lunch date on the Upper East Side, Nathan Baden brings his wife and h [...]

Posted On : Mar, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Pete Carroll teaches press conference phone etiquette

During his Wednesday press conference, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll was talking to the media about the Chicago Bears, Seattle's upcoming opponent in the divisional round of the playoffs. Apparently, one reporter put his p [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Telephone etiquette for kids

I recently called a friend at home, and her son answered, in my opinion, very impolitely. I took the opportunity to give my kids a refresher course in manners. If there is one thing that drives me crazy, it's being impolite. So when [...]

Posted On : Jan, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Many Annoyed by Bad Cell Phone Etiquette

Most people have a problem with bad phone behavior. According to a Harris Interactive poll, 72 percent of adults list bad phone behavior as one of their top 10 pet peeves, although just 18 percent of those surveyed owned up to the act. [...]

Posted On : Nov, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Cell phone etiquette and relationships

I was out to dinner the other day with a large group of people and as I scanned across the table, I noticed about half of them had their cell phones out. The phones were either sitting on the table in clear vision, or were currently in u [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Here are the rules of smart phone etiquette

With iPhones and Blackberrys seeping into offices, homes as well as classrooms, there is a need for people to practice some smartphone etiquettes, says an expert. However, it is difficult to demarcate what is socially acceptable or is ta [...]