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    Unspoken rules govern cell phone etiquette  Oct 20, 2009
    NEW YORK - It may not seem like it when commuters are shouting down their cell phones to the dismay of other passengers but most Americans believe there are unspoken rules about mobile phone etiquette ... Mobile phone etiquette also differs according to varying regions of the world. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Cell Phone Etiquette  Sep 24, 2009
    Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (KARE) -- At a place called Cupcake, it's only fitting that employees think their customers are pretty sweet. (W-USA News, DC)

    Ex-Etiquette: How can we be friends? Our columnists' story  Sep 23, 2009
    If, for example, a couple moves in together "to see if it Girls should limit calls to son Dear Amy: My son "James" goes to a special school for kids with disabilities. He has a learning disability but is very nice-looking, competitive in sports and, most of all, a very nice young man. That is how he was raised. Now that he is a teen, he gets calls from girls, which is not in itself a problem. The problem is the number of calls, which borders on ridiculous. The fact that these young ladies also... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)

    The pros and cons of all that textingEtiquette not keeping pace with technological changes  Sep 16, 2009
    A few years ago, the talk of the Emily Post crowd was about cell phone etiquette. Where should you or shouldn t you turn off your ringer, answer your phone or carry on a conversation. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

    Put your cell phone away, discover other type of PDA  Aug 23, 2009
    Dining rooms from Tazza in New York to Cole Valley Cafe in San Francisco have a no cell phone policy, and many others ask diners to use proper cell phone etiquette. In 2006, a New York city councilman even proposed a ban on cell phones in white-linen restaurants. (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Can You Hear Me Now?  Aug 13, 2009
    Sheila Jackson Lee need a lesson in cell phone etiquette. The Texas Democrat appeared to be taking a phone call on her cell in the middle of a town-hall meeting in Houston earlier this week. (Roll Call)

    Don't lie for cheating friend  Aug 7, 2009
    The fact that these young ladies also have learning disabilities prompts me to give them the benefit of the doubt, but what I don't understand is why their parents don't teach them phone etiquette. Husband's actions confuse. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)

    Accounting Cleark  Aug 6, 2009
    Excellent phone etiquette, able to multi-task, and a professional appearance. Acceptable Experience and Training. (Florida Today)

    Kristi Hodson: Don't forget to practice cell phone courtesy this month  Jul 30, 2009
    Jacqueline Whitmore, the wireless phone etiquette spokeswoman for Sprint and the person who founded Cell Phone Courtesy Month in 2002, offers some tips for practicing cell phone courtesy ... Tell them that you are practicing new wireless phone etiquette rules and offer to share them (www. (Medfield Press, MA)

    On the Go, Running Errands or Waiting in Line, Study Shows Smartphone Users Prefer Using Their Voice to Typing or Touching  Jul 29, 2009
    The study also reveals that cell phone etiquette seems to be evolving, with an overwhelming majority of respondents saying they would feel comfortable using voice to perform tasks in places such as a restaurants and gyms ... If this study is any indication, it seems that cell phone etiquette is changing. (PR Newswire)

    Why should I be nice to the mother who abandoned our daughter?  Jul 8, 2009
    The fact that these young ladies also have learning disabilities prompts me to give them the benefit of the doubt, but what I don't understand is why their parents don't teach them phone etiquette. Situation begs for counseling. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)

    Todd Glass' 'Thin Pig' Album To Be Digitally Released by COMEDY CENTRAL Records(R) on July 7  Jun 30, 2009
    Glass, a Philadelphia native, has performed with numerous acts including Tenacious D, earning high praise from Jack Black himself: "I covet his ****ing brain!" Glass' many television appearances include performances on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," "Showbiz Show with David Spade," "Last Comic Standing 2" and "Last Comic Standing 3: Battle of the Best," "Mr. Show," "COMEDY CENTRAL Presents" and "The Sarah Silverman Show." Glass is currently on the road performing... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Girls should limit calls to son  Jun 2, 2009
    The fact that these young ladies also have learning disabilities prompts me to give them the benefit of the doubt, but what I don't understand is why their parents don't teach them phone etiquette ... You might help them understand basic phone etiquette by answering the phone yourself and explaining that you have a rule in your house that "James" can take only one phone call on school nights. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)

    'Get real' about cell phones in schools  May 31, 2009
    Posted: Sunday, May 31, 2009 SIOUX CITY -- So Mr. Daane thinks it's important for children to learn appropriate cell phone etiquette before leaving school ... Learning cell phone etiquette should not be the responsibility of the school district. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Teachers oppose easing cell phone restrictions  May 27, 2009
    But Daane said it's important children learn appropriate cell phone etiquette before leaving the district. "If they don't know what the appropriate boundaries are for the usage of that technology, then we're failing them," Daane said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    How the mobile phone became an 'instrument for life'  May 19, 2009
    Professor Bittman and co-researcher Judith Brown, from the University of New England, and Judy Wajcman, from the London School of Economics, are conducting an ongoing study into how mobile phones have affected human interactions and phone etiquette. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    Yellowstone to expand cell, Internet service  Apr 28, 2009
    Yellowstone will also attempt to educate visitors on cell phone etiquette with "courtesy signing and protocols" that "focus on increasing the distance between visitors enjoying the natural soundscapes and those using cell phones by designating 'cell phone free' zones where possible," according to a summary of the plan. The plan also includes removing communications equipment from the fire lookout structure on Mt. Washburn and relocating it to an unobtrusive alternative; and relocating cell phone... (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Texting: Passing Fad or Tool of Tomorrow?  Apr 19, 2009
    Kolb suggests that since the biggest concern with cell phones is that they're used inappropriately, then perhaps cell phone etiquette should be taught in schools. Kids should know about legality issues in using cell phones, and should be briefed on the dangers of texting while driving, she says. (The Pilot Newspaper)

    Staff looking for City Hall hot line options  Mar 3, 2009
    And often the phone etiquette is less than ideal, Alderman Frank Tingle said. He said some of the department heads attending last week's meeting of the Committee on Housing and Neighborhoods acknowledged the problem and agreed to look for solutions. (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    Cell phone shots lead to porn charges  Feb 11, 2009
    The case is similar to others investigated by law enforcement agencies nationwide as teens push the boundaries of cyber and cell phone etiquette by snapping or posting sexually graphic or intimate pictures and forwarding them -- also known as "sexting" -- to friends, officials said. "We've had a couple of cases where it has occurred," said Detective Greg Guillete of the Palm Bay Police Department's special victims unit. (Florida Today)




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