Socialized

JUNE 13, 2011

Whether you're writing to persuade, to inform, or entertain, nearly every word choice affects the meaning of your message. This is especially important in today's foreshortened communications environments like Twitter, Web banners, SMS, and advertising taglines. Every word matters.

SMS 198

SMS Advertising Twitter 198

Socialized

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

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. Academics don’t want to see informal language showing up in term papers.

Skills 177

Skills SMS Social Media Class 177

Socialized

JANUARY 31, 2010

And even if the social media gurus tell you the old rules have been thrown out, and communications has gone informal, and you should be yourself, someone apparently forgot to send that memo to our universities and corporations. And academicians are, in part, blaming social networking.

Twitter 216

Twitter SMS Facebook Social Networking 216

Socialized

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

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. Basically, a location-based application allows you to check in almost anywhere on the planet and broadcast that information.

Foursquare 173

Foursquare GPS Social Media iPhone 173