Cell Phone Etiquette

Mobile Manners

Tamara Shayne Kagel | Posted 04.02.2012

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Tamara Shayne Kagel

Have you noticed that when you make plans with someone, you almost never really make plans with them? You essentially make plans to talk with them on the phone at a certain time from a certain location. This drives me crazy.

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Is Everybody Rude? Modern Manners Unplugged

Debra Ollivier | Posted 02.29.2012

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Debra Ollivier

Rudeness and bad manners - and books about them - are on the rise. Technology clearly has much to do with this. Even "smart" technology has made many of us seem "less smart." (That's a polite way of putting it.) It's certainly made people more distracted and self-centered, both of which breed bad manners.

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Cellphone Etiquette: When Not To Check It

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 01.05.2012

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Almost 100 percent of the time that I'm looking at my phone, I literally have no reason to be doing so. It didn't buzz or beep or cry and ask to be fe...

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Telephone Manners

Ira Neimark | Posted 12.22.2011

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Ira Neimark

As progress moves far ahead, Alexander Graham Bell would never have dreamed of cell phones or the misuse of them when he made that first, famous phone call to Mr. Watson.

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Minor Hates

Valerie Frankel | Posted 11.14.2011

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Valerie Frankel

Minor hates have a major impact on mental health. The smallest annoyance can make your blood pressure rise. Here's a list of eight petty grievances of modern life. Rate your hate.

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Combating Inappropriate Cell Phone Use in Class

Jennifer Ketcham | Posted 11.02.2011

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Jennifer Ketcham

Personally, when I sit down at a desk with old gum stuck under cheap wood, I am happy to turn off my cell phone. As a young woman with responsibilities, it's nice to slip away into academia and avoid the world.

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Texting While Driving? Californians Will Be Paying More

Julie Spira | Posted 10.16.2011

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Julie Spira

At the end of the digital day, driving while texting breaks the rules of netiquette. It's not just a distraction; it's an obsession, and a deadly one at that.

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The Death of Dinner?

John McDonald | Posted 05.25.2011

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John McDonald

Pre-mobile phone era, we called each other "at home," made dinner plans, arrived at the restaurant on time, and proceeded to engage in un-interrupted eating, drinking and conversation with friends.

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Cell Phone Etiquette: 15 Rules To Follow (PICTURE)

Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cell phones have invaded our classrooms and our bedrooms, our restaurants and our theaters, our offices and our streets. CellPhones.org has put toge...

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Modern Dating: Are Phone Calls Required?

Amanda Ernst | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amanda Ernst

Don't get me wrong. I do enjoy the odd phone conversation I have with men. But when you're first dating someone, I think phone calls should be utilitarian, flirty and short.

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Oprah's Call to Action: No Texting, No Cell Phones, No Kidding!

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lisa Mirza Grotts

I am intrigued with the idea of our nation as a whole taking the no-phone pledge. I agree with Oprah that we are facing a serious crisis. In the hands of a driver, a cell phone is a dangerous tool.

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July Is Cell Phone Courtesy Month

Karen Leland | Posted 11.17.2011

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Karen Leland

Wireless phones and other electronic devices have become so important to keeping people in touch and yet we need to educate people about the proper way to use them so that they're still in touch, but not annoying those around them.

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Gibbs Delivers White House Press Briefing on Etiquette

Anna Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anna Post

Gibbs did what so many of us have dreamed of in restaurants, movie theaters, and crowded airports: He confiscated the phone and tossed it down an adjacent hallway.

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California Cell Phone Driving Laws Changing July 1

AP | MALIA WOLLAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — To Celeste Tyler and her teenage friends, text-messaging is as effortless as tying their shoes. The high school senior can...

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