The Emergent website at Columbia University tracks and evaluates rumors spreading online.

The Emergent website at Columbia University tracks and evaluates rumors spreading online.

Follow these tips to get the most from LinkedIn, including the most appropriate and effective ways to ask for recommendations.

Follow these tips to get the most from LinkedIn, including the most appropriate and effective ways to ask for recommendations.

ClickSoftware’s blog discusses a range of topics on mobile business communication.

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The Human Rights Campaign assesses corporate policies and practices regarding equal rights and opportunities for LGBT employees.

Stacey Gawronski reports.

Sarah Perez reports on the topic at TechCrunch.

"With the onslaught of emails we receive every day, it's hard to imagine how anyone could keep up professional email habits at all times," writes Rachel Gillett (photo, left) and Jacquelyn Smith.

Jacquelyn Smith (photo, left) covers the topic at BusinessInsider.

"Instead of privately contacting businesses, consumers are turning to Twitter to voice their issues publicly.

According to Carmine Gallo (photo, left), "And what I keep hearing — over the last few years especially — is this lament that many business students and business professionals cannot communicate as effectively as they should be communicating.

"Ray Tomlinson, considered to be the godfather of email, has died, according to his employer, Raytheon Company.

"So here's what I want you to do: Challenge yourself to learn something new every day.

Try doing what Liz Wessel did - send a cold email to someone you look up to.

"Seriously though, because the forum is often the number one way you have of communicating with a client, boss, or networking person, it’s imperative that you get it right.

"The problem isn’t email.

"A reader asked whether she needed to reply to an email.

Chris Lake (photo, left) offers his advice at SearchEngineWatch.

Excerpted from the book Netiquette by Virginia Shea.

"In a recent Better Business Writing class, several participants had a challenge that most of us have: They could not get readers to respond to everything they requested in their emails.

"Email etiquette continues to be one of the most requested topics at our seminars.

Adrienne LaFrance reports from TheAtlantic.