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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | SOCIALIZED FEBRUARY 6, 2010 More on Social Media and Language Skills 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. Tags: Language Social Media Canadian Press descriptive emoticons grammar language prescriptive SMS students I was interviewed recently by Canadian Press , and subsequently a number of radio stations across Canada, on the effect of social networking on student language skills. Rather, I think what we have is the clash of two worlds and two kinds of language. | SOCIALIZED JANUARY 31, 2010 Students Failing English Due to Twitter, Facebook was interviewed for this, and I share the view that students who let social network style, like SMS (text) abbreviations, such as L8R, and emoticons (like smiley faces) slip into their more formal communications, run the risk of being viewed as poor communicators by very influential people, such as potential employers and graduate school review boards. The free-form writing style of social networks like Twitter and Facebook is changing the way people communicate, and causing students to fail English. That’s the claim of a piece out this afternoon from the Canadian Press. | | | | | |
| SOCIALIZED NOVEMBER 4, 2009  Intro to Foursquare, Brightkite & Location-Based Social Media Foursquare is available for iPhone and Android , and can also be managed via SMS. 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. Generally you can post a note, or a photo, at the same time, associating it with the location. | SOCIALIZED JUNE 13, 2011 Every word matters This is especially important in today's foreshortened communications environments like Twitter, Web banners, SMS, and advertising taglines. Every word matters. Whether you're writing to persuade, to inform, or entertain, nearly every word choice affects the meaning of your message. couple years ago I wrote a competitive response for internal use | |
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