On sites like Twitter and Facebook, do all old-school means of social etiquette get thrown out the window?
"How one behaves when one meets the Queen is fairly self-evident and obvious, " said David Williamson, co-editor of Debrett's (the last word in social etiquette).
The handshake has been a standard part of social etiquette for millennia.
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Social peculiarities can be subtle or drastic, ranging from a lack of interest in spending time with other people to problems reading social etiquette and emotionally inappropriate behaviors.
Since the time of the cavemen ("How Kill Mammoth, " "How Make Fire"), these celebrations of self-sufficiency have run the gamut of topics, from carpentry and social etiquette, to stock picking and six-pack abs.
Operating in a country with a history of thousands of years -- and ways of doing business that go back as far -- it is valuable to develop insight into China's business culture and social etiquette to avoid misunderstandings that could scuttle deals and harm working relationships.
The firm started a blog on social media etiquette in early 2009 when few others were willing to breach the boundary of the company intranet to focus on connecting with employees and customers.
Marketing is more concerned with brand sentiment and traditional call center agents not trained in social customer care do not fully appreciate the nuances and etiquette of social care.
What I do know is that questions of intention and identity rather than social convention or etiquette are what lubricated these interactions.
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Ms Flanders is as acute on the social niceties and solecisms the etiquette of leaving visiting cards was full of pitfalls as she is on the position of the woman of the house.
The show has experimented with social storytelling through Storify by asking for your reaction to topics such as office etiquette.
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