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More on Social Media and Language Skills

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The language of emoticons and SMS (text message) abbreviations might be appropriate for some friends, in some settings, but not for certain contacts and interactions in the academic and career worlds. This is something that should be taught in basic communications classes.

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Intro to Foursquare, Brightkite & Location-Based Social Media

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Location-based services — applications that “know” where you are and can use that information to connect you with people, places and things — are one of the hot new classes of social media applications. Foursquare is available for iPhone and Android , and can also be managed via SMS. I’ve never heard of Brightkite cheating.