VISION
A digital reformation of manners.
Good Internet Manners is an exploration of etiquette in our digital age. We hope these free resources help families and schools cultivate communities of kindness.
In 2017, I penned an essay titled The Reformation of Internet Manners on the heels of the 2016 Presidential Election. My kids were 4 and 2 years old when I published the essay. Today, they're 11 and 8 years old. With another election on the horizon, I'm constantly reminded that my kids watch how I interact with others and will mirror these interactions as they learn more about the World Wide Web. Looking back over the past seven years since we launched this project, the internet remains in a peculiar state of existence. The way social media plays into our daily rhythms matters, and before long, a new generation will start interacting with others online. This essay invites us to teach our kids what most Millennials and Gen Z kids have never been taught: how to treat others on the World Wide Web. In 2024, we've relaunched this project with simplicity in mind. Read it, print the one-pager, share it in classrooms, and discuss it at the dinner table.
CREATED BY A DAD
Eric Brown
Eric Brown is a Co-Founder at Whiteboard, where he focuses on helping clients connect the dots between strategic vision and brand expression. Since starting Whiteboard in 2010, Eric has served organizations across all facets of the internet—websites, apps, branding, automation, and advertising—helping over 400 organizations lead digital transformation, end-to-end. Over his career, Eric has helped steer creative initiatives for clients such as Airbus, NCR, Legacybox, Chick-fil-A, Praxis, IEX Exchange, TED Conferences, Justice Defenders, Tennessee Aquarium, Aro, Trilith Studios, Steam Logistics, Purposity, Charityvest, and more. Eric’s greatest joy is his family; husband to Katie and dad to Ella and Owen. Together, they call Chattanooga, Tennessee home.
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