'Emily Post's Manners in a Digital World': 6 lessons for being polite with technology

Daniel Post Senning, the great-great-grandson of the original grand dame of etiquette, Emily Post, offers updated advice in 'Emily Post's Manners in a Digital World.'

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Reposting images and quotes from other places is made easy by buttons on websites like Tumblr, but Senning warns to be respectful of other persons' content when putting things on your own site. "Crediting sources, while not a historical standard on all sites, is one of the first and most important rules to observe when reblogging content if you intend to participate well on these newer systems," he writes. "It may take a second to get good at tracking down where something came from when you begin, but it is a great habit to develop for evaluating all kinds of online content and it is the honest thing to do. If you are using these platforms for a business or professional purpose, be extra careful to observe all rules for proper attribution."

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