Micheline Robichaud knows herself: After any breakup, the 32-year-old blocks the ex-boyfriend in question from her Facebook profile. If she doesn't, chances are good that, fuelled on wine, she'd go ...

I have personally always been very interested in etiquette. From a very early age my parents taught me that good manners get you a long way. My grandparents reiterated how important politeness is and ...

People who don’t use Facebook or a smartphone are out there, but they’re getting harder to find. Along with the ubiquity of social networking and the mobile devices that let us check-in and share our ...

If you’re reading this, you’re connected to the Internet. Which makes it likely that you’ve been offended by—or have offended someone else with—poor online manners. (It’s also likely that many might ...

Yesterday, a writer at Gizmodo -- a gadget and tech-oriented blog that's part of the Gawker empire -- wrote a post about an 'awful' OkCupid encounter that she had. She unknowingly wound up on a date ...

Skype and other video chat programs allow you to chat in real time with friends, family and colleagues around the world. You can video chat on your desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone anywhere there ...

Following closely in the footsteps of etiquette comes Netiquette - as a lot of our activities in life have moved online. One of the most important groups that have had to move entirely online is ...

There was a time not so long ago when etiquette experts and ordinary folk alike would freak out about the notion of using an online invitation for an event as important and traditional as a wedding.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the percentage of U.S. home-based employment increased from 19 percent in 2003 to 24 percent in 2015. Many remote workers come from the management, ...