Manners For The Digital Age

Busted by GPS, Now What?

Slate’s Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe on what to do if you catch your friend lying about his whereabouts.

Sept. 28 2012 3:50 AMHelp! I Missed My Friend’s Big News on FacebookSlate’s Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe on how to deal with the digital equivalent of missing the memo
May 22 2012 2:00 PMTeacher Tweeting TMI (Transcript)Should a school system enforce limits on what and with whom teachers can tweet?Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
May 15 2012 12:30 PMCellphones in Locker Rooms (Transcript)Should gyms enforce a no-phone zone in areas where people are, you know, naked? Those phones have cameras after all.Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
May 8 2012 4:50 PMSaying No to Social Networking (Transcript)Is it possible to opt out without being labeled a weirdo?Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
May 2 2012 10:32 AMAudio Cocooning (Transcript)
Is it rude to retreat into your headphones when catching a ride to work with someone?Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
April 24 2012 11:00 AMStolen Status Update (Transcript)What to do if a friend filches your links, posts them on Facebook, and calls them her own.Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
April 17 2012 12:57 PMSext-o-Genarian (Transcript)What to do if you receive unsolicited salacious photos on your cellphone.Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
April 10 2012 4:13 PMTwitter Therapy (Transcript)Is it appropriate to follow my psychiatrist on social media?Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
April 3 2012 1:41 PMSay It to My Face, Not on Facebook! (Transcript)What to do when your “friends” mock your status updates.Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
March 27 2012 2:07 PMWorking My Nerves (Transcript)Office etiquette on borrowing earbuds, email misspellings, and loud cellphone games.Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
March 20 2012 3:40 PMSeizing My Social Network (Transcript)A worker is annoyed she has to use her Facebook and Twitter pages to promote the company’s interests.Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
March 13 2012 1:42 PMDrive-By Texting (Transcript)Parents never come to the door to pick up their kids from our house—they just text.
March 6 2012 3:36 PMRevenge of the Facebook Stalker (Transcript) I hooked up with a jerk with a girlfriend—should I rat him out online?Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
Feb. 28 2012 4:05 PMDe-Friending Family (Transcript)Should I nix a former in-law from my Facebook page after a divorce? (Transcript)
Feb. 21 2012 3:01 PMAmateur Wedding Paparazzi (Transcript)Should guests snap cell-phone photos at weddings and post them online?Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
May 22 2012 2:07 PMTeacher Tweeting TMIShould a school system enforce limits on what and with whom teachers can tweet?Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
May 15 2012 12:45 PMCellphones in Locker RoomsShould gyms enforce a no-phone zone in areas where people are, you know, naked? Those phones have cameras after all.Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
May 8 2012 4:59 PMSaying No to Social NetworkingIs it possible to opt out without being labeled a weirdo?Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
May 2 2012 10:51 AMAudio CocooningIs it rude to retreat into your headphones when catching a ride to work with someone?Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
April 24 2012 11:08 AMStolen Status UpdateWhat to do if a friend filches your links, posts them on Facebook, and calls them her own.Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
April 17 2012 1:09 PMSext-o-GenarianWhat to do if you receive unsolicited salacious photos on your cellphone.Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
April 10 2012 4:32 PMTwitter TherapyIs it appropriate to follow my psychiatrist on social media?Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
April 3 2012 1:57 PMSay It to My Face, Not on Facebook!What to do when your “friends” mock your status updates.Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
March 27 2012 2:13 PMWorking My NervesOffice etiquette on borrowing earbuds, email misspellings, and loud cellphone games.Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
March 20 2012 5:49 PMSeizing My Social NetworkA worker is annoyed she has to use her Facebook and Twitter pages to promote the company’s interests.Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
March 13 2012 1:47 PMDrive-By TextingParents never come to the door to pick up their kids from our house—they just text.Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
March 6 2012 4:09 PMRevenge of the Facebook StalkerI hooked up with a jerk who has a girlfriend—should I rat him out online?Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
Feb. 28 2012 4:11 PMDe-Friending FamilyShould I nix a former in-law from my Facebook page after a divorce?Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
Feb. 21 2012 3:50 PMAmateur Wedding PaparazziWhat’s the deal with guests snapping cell-phone photos at weddings and posting them online?Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe
Feb. 14 2012 11:57 AMDoubting DaterWhat should I do when my Internet dates text lame excuses to cancel?Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe

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