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...Take that, sir (be creative about your insults)
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...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 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...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…”...Blog frankenwords
It’s amazing how many new frankenwords have been created based on the word “blog.” I ran across these two on KDPaine’s PR Measurement Blog: Blogatorials, which are apparently poor corporate blog efforts that are really advertorials;...Good thing writing is “easy”
I confess to taking a moment today to bask in the glow of a compliment about an online newsletter article I just submitted. However, it reminded me of something once asked of me: “So, are you only as good as your last article/newsletter?” (This was many...