April 2010

IBM’s Blog Muse promises to help bloggers overcome writer’s block

April 25, 2010

Researchers at IBM’s Center for Social Software in Cambridge, Mass. say they’ve found a cure for blogger’s block. Actually, what they’ve come up with is an idea generator for bloggers that draws on the wisdom of the hive for inspiration and feedback. Nicknamed “Blog Muse,” the idea generator solicits story ideas from a pool of [...]

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Avoid clichés like the plague

April 22, 2010

Clichés. Where would we be without out them? Flying a kite? Going through the motions? Kicking our feet up? Looking in the mouth of a gift horse? These days, I’m at wit’s end about writing or speech that includes: "At the end of the day" "That being said" Anything that is "spot on" Anything that [...]

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People judge you when you use bad English

April 18, 2010

The problem with writing in a conversational style is you risk making the sort of mistakes that sound okay when you say them, but when written, make you come off like a hick who just got off the bus in the big city. Here are some potential errors you should watch for: Fewer/Less. Use fewer [...]

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How to find out what’s being said about you on Twitter

April 15, 2010

More than a dozen tools will enable you find out what people on Twitter are saying about you (or more likely, your company) and I’ll run down a list of them in a few minutes. But first this: Google will roll out in the next few days a new “replay” feature that enables you to [...]

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Social media clamp down

April 13, 2010

Like many newspapers and sports organizations such as the NBA and NFL, companies are struggling to balance their employees’ personal and business use of social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. On one hand, social nets enable companies to get closer to their customers and build brand awareness. On the other, employees often say wacky [...]

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The CMO’s Guide to The Social Landscape

April 11, 2010

Chief marketing officers at some of the country’s largest companies say they’ll invest more in social media this year, even though they’re unsure what the ROI will be, according to a joint survey from The CMO Club,  an association of top chief marketing officers, and Bazaarvoice, a company that markets Software as a Service  social commerce solutions. [...]

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Coming next semester: DynamicBooks

April 9, 2010

Anyone who has attended college, or who is paying tuition for the family’s Jack or Jill,  knows that buying textbooks can easily punch holes in their wallets. Many textbooks are one-size-fits-all and don’t always mesh completely with the instructor’s curriculum, either. Macmillan, one of the largest publishers of textbooks, has decided that it’s time for [...]

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The Boy Scout’s Law to writing well

April 7, 2010

Back in olden times, when I was a Boy Scout, I learned how to fish, start fires, wield an ax and help grannies across busy streets. What I never would have imagined is that being a Boy Scout could teach me how to be a better writer. Here’s what I learned from the Scout’s Law, [...]

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How to boost your credit score

April 6, 2010

I love a good infographic as much as a squirrel loves his nuts. Here’s one I came across that explains a perplexing topic in a way we all can understand: Related stories on TEE: Trillion is the new billion GOOD’s infographics puts the financial meltdown into perspective Visualize your data in a few simple steps [...]

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13 essential iPhone and iPod touch apps

April 4, 2010

Over the 2-years plus I’ve owned my iPhone, I’ve downloaded hundreds of apps—so many, in fact, that I stopped counting when I passed the 500 mark several months back. Naw, I’m not a wealthy app hoarder. Most of those apps were paid for by someone else and were for reviews on  sites I regularly write for. [...]

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