To BCC - or Not to BCC...

If you’re sending a group email – should you use CC or BCC?

There are a lot of rules to remember when it comes to email etiquette – and the CC and BCC options are no exception. Brenna Ehrlich, author of “Stuff Hipsters Hate,” has some good advice to consider BEFORE you hit “send:”

CC: If there are people in your contacts that rarely or never respond to your political rants, scandals, warnings, jokes or adorable sneezing puppy videos – go ahead and get them out of your CC field. It’s important to remember that each one of your CCs may have to endure every response from those who use “reply all,” which most people do in a group email.

BCC: This can be more like a mine field. If you’re using it for a party invite – you’re probably not doing anyone a favor by keeping the list to yourself. It puts your potential guests in the awkward position of not being sure who to mention it to - or worrying who ELSE might be showing up. If you’re using BCC: to be sneaky and share that email under the radar – you might regret it if your blind recipient hits “reply all” with their response.