Online Etiquette Tomas Miller Eileen Dunn

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Online Etiquette

Tomas Miller

Eileen Dunn

How do businesses monitor employee activities online?

 Businesses do this to make sure their employees are not doing anything that could potentially harm the company

 Technology today makes it easier to find the history of activities

 Can check email history, social networking sites, monitor call history and voice mail

Why businesses and colleges monitor social networking for applicants

 What they look for:

 Plagiarism

 Vulgarities

 Consumption of alcohol

 Illegal activities

 What they expect to see:

 Academic strengths

 Extra curricular activities

 Scholastic awards and achievements

 Information that displays maturity

Why you should use proper grammar in business communication

 To make sure wording is clear for reader to understand

 They are aware of what needs to be done

 To be able to present yourself professionally

Use of E-mail in permanent records

 E-mail is one of the least secure methods of communication, they are easily accessed

 Most employers make the employees sign technology monitoring agreements, where they gain the right to monitor any emails sent during work time.

 The only way to ensure the emails stay private is to encrypt them.

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