This document provides guidelines for proper online etiquette and behavior, known as netiquette. It discusses ethics and conduct for internet users, particularly new users. The top ten netiquette guidelines include being polite, using emoticons, keeping messages short and simple, avoiding shouting, paying attention to language, thinking before posting, keeping personal information private, obeying copyright laws, helping new users, and being aware of cyberbullying. Following these guidelines will help create a safe and enjoyable online experience for all.

1. NETIQUETTE
ETHICS - Refers to the rules of behavior known in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group,
culture , etc.
 Today the community of internet uses include people who are new to the environment. These “Newbies” are unfamiliar
with the culture and do not need to know about transports and protocols. In order to bring these this to new users
quickly, this guide offers a minimum set of conduct in which organizations and individuals m consider and adapt for their
own use. Individuals should be aware, that no matter who supplies their internet access these organizations have
policies about ownership of mail and files. Be sure to check with the local authorities for specific guidelines
TOP TEN (10) NETIQUETTE GUIDELINES
1. USE COMPUTER WITH COURTESY
 Whether a person is sending an e-mail, chatting in a chat room or speaking in a forum, it is important to be polite and
respectful of others online. USERS MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER THE GOLDEN RULE.
2. USE EMOTICONS
 when communicating online it Is difficult to gauge a writers expression. By using emoticons, the writer’s feelings or
emotion is properly conveyed.
3. KEEP IT SHORT AND SIMPLE (KISS)
 It is important to keep it short especially when writing an email or typing in a chatroom
4. DON’T SHOUT
 Writing with capital letters is considered as shouting and is considered very rude
5. PAY ATTENTION TO LSNGUAGE ISSUES
 Improper language may get a member kicked out or permanently banned from a forum or group chat.
6. “THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK”
 It is important to note that whatever is posted online today may come back and haunt the writer tomorrow
7. KEEP PERSONAL INFORMATION PRIVATE
 Posting personal and confidential info. In the wrong location can have serious consequences
8. OBEY COPYRIGHT LAWS
 Disobeying copyright laws is a way of stealing. They must avoid using copy and paste and if done they must acknowledge
the source and reference used
9. HELP INTERNET NEWBIES
 Users must be patient and helpful with others. Remember everyone was a newbie once.
10. BE AWARE OF CYBER BULLYING
 Cyber bullying is increasing rapidly. If targeted by a cyber bully do not respond if the messages are of a threatening
nature, contact local law enforcement as soon as possible.
BY FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES,ONLINE EXPERIENCE WILL BE ENJOYABLE AND SAFE FOR ALL
Social Networking Sites
Social Networking Sites is probably the current unbeaten popular Internet service.Man,by nature is a social
being.The need to mingle and communicate is inevitable. And with the fast development of technology , social network
sites were developed.By technical definiton,a social network site is a virtual community for people with similar interest
or just to be together.Social network provide features adding friends,placing comments and other services mentioned
above depending its nature and capacity.
While Frienster and Multiply ruled the early 2000s in the World Wide Web,they were overtaken by Facebook –a
social network site developed on 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg in Harvard University.It is still at the top until now because
of the progress of sevices it caters from blogs,multimedia,documents sharing,email,chat and the like.In 2006,micro-blog
social network site was developed to stand out from other blog sites that allows lengthly posts –it not only allowed up to
140 characters.
Aside from the general social networks,there also special-purpose networks like Wikipedia-an online community for
academic and information topics from the usual printed encyclopedia.This virtual community allows users to add and
modify information the site-from vocubulary,famous places,figures and others.
YouTube is also a social network site specifically intended for multi media sharing.
Thread, forums and video sharing
THREAD
 Is a sequence of messages that usually comments regarding a given topic.

2. Web forum
 -is a website or a portion of a website wherein random or registered users can converse with each other by posting
messages.
 -are not just limited to topics that are in text format or articles.
Blog
 -is originally referring to personal journals of an individual on the world wide web.
Video Sharing
 Paved way for family owned videos to be semi-permanently saved in the Net for souvenirs and even gave
opportunities for some people to be popular across the nation and even around the world with just a simple video
record of their talents.
File Sharing
 -several websites are offering file-sharing. This involves sharing of information or files via internet.
Netiquette for E-mails and Chats
Netiquette when Sending E-mail
1.Never send chain letters via electronicmail. Chain letters are forbidden on the internet. The network privilages will be
revoked. Notify the local system administrator if you ever received one.
2. Be careful when addressing mail. There are addresses which may go to a group but the address looks like it is just one
person. Know to whom you are sending.
3.Use mixed case.ALL UPPER CASE MEANS SHOUTING.
4.Limit line length fewer than 65 characters and end a line with a carriage return.
5.Mail should have a subject heading which reflects the content of the message.
6.Don’t send large amounts of unsolicited information to people.
7. Be brief without being overly abrupt. When replying to message, include enough original material to be understood. It
is extremely bad form to simply repky to a message by including the entire previous message. Edit out all the irrelevant
material.
Netiquette when Chatting
1.Use mixed case and proper punctuation, as though you were typing a letter or sending a mail.
2.Always say goodbye or farewell message, and wait to see a farewell from the other person before ending the session.
This is especially important when you are communicating with someone from a far place.
Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012
Republic Act No. 10175 is popularly known as Anti -Cybercrime Law of the Philippines intends to turn every Filipino
citizen towards responsible netizenship.
Netizen-Citizen that uses Internet actively.
It recogmnizes the need for free, accessible and quality information and communications technology (ICT) and
protection of every individual againts threats and crimess that can be done using technology and World Wide Web.
It was implemented September 12, 2012. While there are good intentions, netizens reacted negatively on some
provisions of the law specifically with libel because of its thin line with freedom of expression. Due to the qualms, it was
suspended for 120 days via a temporary restraining order from the Supreme Court. The TRO was then lifted after 120
days and the law was returned to be implemented on December 2012.
The Ten commandments of Computer Ethics
Computer Ethics Institute has issued a set of guidelines too, to reiterate the value of good ethics in Cyberspace.
1.Thou shall not use a computer to harm other people.-Most attacks in computers are actually done online so every
“netizen” must be committed for the common good and must be vigilant as well to fight or at least prevent such harms.
2.Thou shall not interfere with other people’s computer work.-while collaboration of works is now patronize on the web
with online document processing, it is still important to keep one’s privacy.
3.Thou shall not snoop around in other people’s computer files.-Spying around is no longer just literally a person looking
at another computer. There are available software programs that are capable of looking into another computer in the
network using his/her computer.
4.Thou shall not use a computer to steal.-Robbers hack credit card accounts and bank information to steal money and
identity. Security and safety must be top priorities of such.
5.Thou shall not use a computer to bear false witness.-Being online does not give anyone an excuse to post comments
and messages that would degrade other individual especially if the accusations are not true.

3. 6.Thou shall not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid. -Net users must always see to it that the
software or other multimedia products that are downloadable from the internet must acquire a valid license. There are
“open source” software programs available with free licenses should there be budgetary constraints.
7.Thou shall not use other people’s computer resources without authorization or proper compensation. -Users, while
inside school or company, must do their subject or work-related tasks and not doing other things that would waste
money and productivity of the organization.
8.Thou shall not appropriate other people’s intellectual output.-As students and researchers quoting statements from
someone else’s material, even it is available online for free, is a must. Indicate the sources on footnotes and
bibliography.
9.Thou shall think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing. -As
the saying goes,”A person can choose any decision he ought too, but he cannot choose its consequences.” It is better to
promote an encouraging and socially-healthy cyberspace.
10.Thou shall always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your fellow human.-It is a
common duty for everyone to be socially responsible and promote good-will whether in face-to-face setup or in
cyberspace.