Those of you who are early adopters and enthusiastic fans of blogging, podcasting, Twittering, Second Life etc. etc. will be appalled. I had dinner last night with three friends, two of whom had no clue about Second Life. Not one was aware of Twitter. They had little respect or use for blogging and podcasting. (To [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2007
A capital idea
A post on Dan Santow‘s Word Wise blog says, “It’s bad out there and getting worse.” He’s talking about the increasingly common habit of inserting capital letters where none are required to indicate an Important Word. He goes on to give a comprehensive list of where you do need capital letters, such as proper names, [...]
E-news news
Jakob Nielsen‘s latest Alertbox pointed to his June 12, 2006 issue in which he talked about e-mail newsletters. Despite in-boxes that grow ever more crowded, Nielsen says, two years after their last study of e-mail newsletter usability, “Our main conclusion remains the same. E-mail newsletters are the best way to maintain customer relationships on the [...]
Calling to say thanks
Wow, I just had a completely surprising call. It was from the United Way of Oakville, who checked that I was indeed Get It Write, and then proceeded to thank me for a recent donation. “Your gift makes a difference,” said the thanker. And that was all. No pitch to give more (thank goodness!) or [...]
Bruce’s home town via Heys
Just back from travelling to New Jersey with my mother to visit her youngest sister. My aunt lives in Freehold, where Bruce Springsteen was born and raised and which is apparently the subject of his song, My Hometown. We drove past his first home, kind of a disappointment in that there is not even a [...]
Time for a raise
The latest issue of IABC’s printed Communication World (or CW, which now receives top billing over the full name) reports on the results of a recent member survey about salaries and job satisfaction. Generally, the 3,370 respondents indicated we’re satisfied with our salaries and our current organizations. Should we be? Reading the details, we find [...]
Take that, sir
Making their way around the world lately by e-mail and blog (including Aussie Angry 365 Days a Year and Reluctant Nomad in Amsterdam) are some classic insults from the days when insults weren’t mean and crude, but had wit and class. Winston Churchill was always good for some gems, including the comment, “A modest little [...]
Just like being in school
I ran across a funny comment about Twitter the other day (and I’m sorry, it was commenting on a blog but I can’t remember which one): “Is it just me or is the Internet becoming more and more like passing notes in 7th grade?”
I’ve got the back-to-school blues
Not everyone is singing happily along with those Staples Business Depot commercials, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” I hate this time of year. I’m sad to see the end of summer, my favourite season. It has such a defined end (Labour Day, no matter what the calendar says about Sept. 23 being [...]
Creative spam
Just for fun, I had a look through the 58 spam messages that were in Akismet‘s holding pen and was amused to find these attempts to get through spam filters (amid mostly offers for various prescription drugs): “Very sensible post…” “Hello! Good Site! Thanks you!” “Amazing info, and a great blog to boot…” I love [...]
