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Sep
07

Where Are You?

Foursquare has become my latest obsession. The location-based social media phenomenon has started to take off, and I have to admit — I am part of the frenzy.Read more…

Sep
01

Big-Hair '80s and '90s and Long-Term Relationships

I was laughing today when my Envoy partner, Barb Chvala, brought in some pictures she found from the 1990s. Hard to believe that Barb, Penny Hatchell, Chris Doyle and I have worked together for more than 20 years. That is a long time to be together — especially in the ad business.Read more…

Aug
27

Is Your Capitalization Random?

As an editor, I see a common problem in everyday writing: random capitalization. This is the term editors use when someone capitalizes words they believe are special for no logical reason — and certainly no grammatical reason — other than they think they’re important.

The Internet has made random capitalization epidemic. On the Web, anyone can instantly become a writer. Look at a website from just about any small business, amateur blogger or even midsized businesses, and you’ll find random capitalization gone rampant.Read more…

Aug
26

Maximize Your Message With A Blog

Remember when life was simple? There were three major television networks, a handful of radio stations and a local newspaper. Companies had a limited number of choices when they wanted to reach the masses, and many times they had to hope that someone in their target audience was listening.Read more…

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  • @Todder4News Yes :)
    Fri, 08/27/2010 - 09:53
  • @Todder4News It’s all in the hands of the person sending the tweets.
    Fri, 08/27/2010 - 09:31
  • wow, tomorrow is Friday?
    Thu, 08/26/2010 - 16:43
  • @Todder4News It’s important to remember that these are OK for texting and tweeting only, though.
    Thu, 08/26/2010 - 16:33
  • @todder4news We grammarians can’t try to halt things like 4get, 2moro, bcuz, etc. Character limits bred these, and they aren’t going away.
    Thu, 08/26/2010 - 16:32