The Coming Tug of War Over the Internet

I can see how the telephone companies would be mad and would want google and yahoo to pay a fee for using the bandwidth. The telephone companies are the ones that are having to foot the bill and feel they need to be compensated for the money that they are making. I can see how they would be mad that any time some one uses google or other search engines that they are using their banwidth and not being compensated for the space. I don’t like the idea of one company being able to buy the power to be able to control the Internet or have faster access to things because they can afford it. I feel as if I am being forced to choose one website over another because they have the power too. I think it should be an open game and let the best man win and let people choose for themselves. I can see where googles Davidson is saying that he worries about the new people coming into the Internet market and not being able to have the chance to compete. I agree that it is important for the laws to be changed. The Internet has come a long way since 1996 and things need to be re-evaluated and re written to make sure things are done correctly. The Internet is a great place but can definitely be a place where if it is not monitored and controlled can become a problem.

When is Google not your friend?

I can understand how people would feel that their privacy is being threatened and can see how people can view this as a very bad thing for google to be tracking others searches. I think most people wouldn’t care if google or other search engines were tracking the things they searched frequently. It seems to me that this could help me when it came to searching for things that I have searched for in the past or common things that others may be searching for as well. I find it very useful to have suggestions pop up when I am looking things up on the internet. I can see how some people may feel that this is invading their privacy but as it stated in one of the stories that lawyers were able to use search engines when it came to solving their cases. I would prefer it if they deleted my searches after a few months as stated in one of the suggestions. I hope that they can come to an understanding and set some laws to protect us though when it comes to searching for things and being on the Internet.

Emailing and Networking Etiquette:

Email etiquette is a very important aspect of any business that you work in. It can be a breaking point for a sale or a future customer. It is important to realize the basic rules when it comes to sending emails. It can be the breaking point for business relationship.

When reading through the information I learned some very important information that caught my attention and there were some good things that I felt I needed some reminding on. When sending emails some of the important things that stuck out to me were:

 Be concise and to the point.
 Answer all questions, and pre-empt further questions.
 Don't leave out the message thread.
 Mailings > use the bcc: field or do a mail merge.
 Do not request delivery and read receipts.
 Use a meaningful subject.

I think that these are few of the most important points that someone should be reminded of when it comes to sending out emails in a business setting. I hope that each of you will take the time to check out this website when it comes to being better at emailing no matter who you are emailing.

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Networking is an important part of business and it is important to know and use. Networking is a great opportunity to promote your business and for other people to network there’s. When networking businesses it is important to realize that when meeting in person or online you can help them grow their business and they can do the same for you. There are quite a few techniques that can help you when it comes to meeting potential customers. Networking online can harm your business if you don’t know how to proper way to handle yourself online.

Here are a few basic principles to use in solving your own Netiquette dilemmas.

 It's easy to misinterpret your correspondent's meaning. And it's frighteningly easy to forget that your correspondent is a person with feelings more or less like your own.
 Computer networks bring people together who'd otherwise never meet.
 Humans exchanging email often behave the way some people behind the wheel of a car do: They curse at other drivers, make obscene gestures, and generally behave like savages. Most of them would never act that way at work or at home. But the interposition of the machine seems to make it acceptable.



 When writing online proposes this useful test : "Would I say this to the person's face?" If the answer is no, rewrite and reread. Repeat the process till you feel sure that you'd feel as comfortable saying these words to the live person as you do sending them through cyberspace.
 You don't have to be engaged in criminal activity to want to be careful. Any message you send could be saved or forwarded by its recipient. You have no control over where it goes.
 People seem to have a lower standard of ethics in cyberspace because there is less risks of being caught.
 When you enter a domain of cyberspace that's new to you, take a look around. Spend a while listening to the chat or reading the archives. Get a sense of how the people who are already there act. Then go ahead and participate.
 Don’t waste people’ time. You don’t want them to waste yours.
 You won't be judged by the color of your skin, eyes, or hair, your weight, your age, or your clothing. You will, however, be judged by the quality of your writing.
 Know what you're talking about and make sense.
 Don't be afraid to share what you know.
 Of course, you'd never dream of going through your colleagues' desk drawers. So naturally you wouldn't read their email either

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