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Certain rules of etiquette apply all the time, such as sneezing into your arm or elbow. (That’s polite behavior no matter whether you’re in a pandemic.) Other rules apply to specific situations, such as chatting with others in an online meeting.

How you behave ethically online can impact your ability to make a living. It’s now standard procedure for an employer to examine your social media profiles before deciding whether to accept your application, let alone contact you about an interview. If you want to keep certain information private, change the privacy settings on your profiles to show them only to specific connections, such as people on your friends list.

General rules of etiquette are in effect all the time, and others are specific to each situation. You must know the basics of good manners online, and this opening chapter offers the perfect opportunity to give you a 30,000-foot overview of how to apply etiquette online.

Before you forge ahead, stop for a moment and remember that what you do can also affect you legally. Have you ever heard anyone say, “What’s on the Internet stays on the Internet”? Though it’s unclear whether that statement will remain true over time, it is certainly true now. So, with your behavior recorded for others to find, do you doubt that you need online etiquette? (By the way, we delve into the legal issues of online behavior in Chapter 2.)