etiquette - Web Gangsta - Web Watch https://thewebgangsta.com Web Gangsta - Web Watch takes on pop culture, the web, and other interesting things ...since 1994. Thu, 16 Oct 2014 23:00:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 When attending a party, how late is too late? https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/10/when-attending-a-party-how-late-is-too-late/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-attending-a-party-how-late-is-too-late Fri, 17 Oct 2014 23:00:36 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=8104 Are you habitually early for appointments, or are you the type of person who is always showing up 10 minutes late? Do you purposefully set your clocks ahead five minutes, to give yourself the impression that you’ll be on time if you only think that it’s 5 minutes later than it actually is? Fashionably Late […]

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]]> It’s true: old people hate cell phones https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/09/its-true-old-people-hate-cell-phones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-true-old-people-hate-cell-phones Thu, 25 Sep 2014 23:00:28 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=8048 Who would have imagined that we would ever carry a phone around with us in our pocket, with the ability – more or less – to reach out and call anybody we want to, no matter where in the world they are, for practically free? If you had asked your grandparents when they were growing […]

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]]> What people really do during conference calls https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/08/what-people-really-do-during-conference-calls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-people-really-do-during-conference-calls Fri, 22 Aug 2014 23:00:05 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7993 You’re in the office on yet another dreaded conference call. It’s your third or fourth one of the day, and you’ve been tied to your desk throughout. Haven’t even had a chance to take a potty break. And the call is just droning on and on.  Conference calls are the worst, aren’t they? Conference Call […]

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]]> No surprise: men interrupt conversations more than women do https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/07/no-surprise-men-interrupt-conversations-more-than-women-do/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-surprise-men-interrupt-conversations-more-than-women-do Wed, 30 Jul 2014 23:00:49 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7918 Ever have a conversation with a man? How hard is it to get a word in edgewise with them?  Pretty darn tough, isn’t it?  It’s surprising that men can even have a conversation with other men at all, isn’t it? Interrupting Chicken That’s because MEN TEND TO INTERRUPT CONVERSATIONS a lot. And we mean A LOT. […]

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]]> A Social Media reminder from CNN https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/12/a-social-media-reminder-from-cnn/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-social-media-reminder-from-cnn Wed, 25 Dec 2013 00:00:38 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7184 As Santa takes his final moments today to check his list twice, to see who’s been naughty and who’s been nice – it’s a perfect time to offer this friendly holiday reminder that we gleaned from CNN this week over the JUSTINE SACCO incident: Naughty and Nice Santa Hats In CNN’s article about Sacco, they […]

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]]> Eight Cellphone Etiquette Rules https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/09/eight-cellphone-etiquette-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eight-cellphone-etiquette-rules Mon, 09 Sep 2013 23:00:54 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=6775 Web Watch was at a business meeting the other day when the subject of cellphone apps came up as a natural part of the conversation. It was a simple discussion among serious executives. It was, if you will allow the capital letters, a Very Serious Meeting. And then someone at the table did the unthinkable.  […]

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]]> Quick poll: should you go naked when you get a massage? https://thewebgangsta.com/2012/09/quick-poll-should-you-go-naked-when-you-get-a-massage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quick-poll-should-you-go-naked-when-you-get-a-massage Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:00:48 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=5416 Quick poll:  should you get naked when you go to your spa for a massage or other treatment? For those who are not familiar with getting a professional massage, such as at a spa or a resort, one of the most frequently asked questions is whether you should strip down nude or not. Web Watch […]

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]]> How bad is your office bathroom? So bad that nobody wants to wash their hands there https://thewebgangsta.com/2012/09/how-bad-is-your-office-bathroom-so-bad-that-nobody-wants-to-wash-their-hands-there/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-bad-is-your-office-bathroom-so-bad-that-nobody-wants-to-wash-their-hands-there Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:00:01 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=5351 Web Watch has seen some pretty stinky office bathrooms, both literally and figuratively. There was one office bathroom where you had to get the key from the receptionist at the front desk, as locking the door was the only way to keep non-employees from using a bathroom that they weren’t supposed to have access to.  […]

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