I was interested to read a recent essay on phone etiquette, which basically boiled down to two primary rules: 1. Don’t make phone calls. 2. Don’t answer phone calls. We have, in essence, created a ...

Media consumption via our smartphones is something so normalized that it has permeated every corner of our society, whether we like it or not. Whipping out your phone even in the middle of a classroom ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Did you know that 95 percent of Americans now own a cell phone? But it often times feels like 99 percent of people are rude while talking on them. July is Cell Phone Courtesy Month ...

It may be nothing to write home about, but today's etiquette regarding cellphone use is getting a thoroughly modern makeover — and a lot of attention. "In casual or personal situations, it's often ...

Do you remember the days when everyone had a landline at home? Those hardwired phones are now becoming relics of the past. The mobile phone reigns supreme in our pockets and palms, always ready to ...

Phone calls have been around for 147 years, the iPhone 16 years and FaceTime video voice mails about a week. Not surprisingly, how we make calls has changed drastically alongside advances in ...

With virtual meetings becoming the norm, phone etiquette has become an integral part of professional interactions ...

A hot topic around HVAC blogs has to do with the issue of “Rules for Cell Phone Use” and by extension, the use of regular land line phones as well. In the first place, isn’t it a shame that we need to ...

Call me the Miss Manners of Mobility if you want, but I believe in cell phone etiquette. What is etiquette, anyway? It's really nothing more than a set of rules we all agree to follow in order to be ...

"For most Americans, we've largely fallen out of the habit of leaving voicemail." — Thomas "Mr. Manners" Farley NEW YORK - There are only a few times today when most of us aren't glued to our phones. ...