They hide behind seemingly innocent comments and play on your need for validation. It’s the polite spammer – the cruelest form of spamming. You’ve Got Mail! I remember my early days on the internet when AOL was king. I loved that voice telling me, “You’ve got mail.” A comment on a newer blog evokes the [...]
It is Health Care Tuesday over at my health care blog. Today’s topic reviews a recent survey that measures the confidence level of health care consumers. Here is a sneak peek at the post. How Confident Are You in the Health Care System? The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) did little to boost [...]
With today’s Friday Lite, let’s talk trash. I bet this has happened to you. You create a blog post you think is pretty good. Then comes the trash-talking. It’s been done It’s boring It’s nothing new Trash Talker Maybe that’s all true – for the trash-talker. But, here’s the thing – one person’s trash is [...]
On this Techie Tips Thursday, feel the CommentLuv from one of my favorite plugins. It is a plugin that helps build your community every time you leave a Comment on a post. Here’s how it works. How to Get Luv These are the available downloads for CommentLuv. WordPress and WordPress MU – you can download [...]
Business writing has many challenges. How do you capture readers’ attention? How do you help them remember your message? Using figurative language in business writing helps accomplish both. Figuratively Speaking There are different types of figurative language. Here are a few tricks of the trade. Metaphor This figure of speech substitutes a word or phrase [...]
It’s Health Care Tuesday and once again we look at health reform over at Simply stated health care. Here is a sneak peek at the party going on. ============================= Thursday, September 23, 2010 marks the 6-month birthday of the new health reform law. A few party favors are available Thursday, but most are waiting until [...]
It’s Friday so let’s have some Pink Glove Dance Friday fun. It has been a busy, tough week of work. I hope you don’t mind if I depart from my business blog for a bit of fun. Fun and My Favorite Cause Okay, I know October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, but then I always [...]
Do Online Rants Go Too Far?
Who doesn’t love a good online rant – besides the target of the rant? Rant Retribution An article, Increasingly, Online Rants Proving Costly, by David G. Savage of the Tribune Washington Bureau, has been making the rounds on sites and newspapers. The article discusses a growing trend – increasing litigation over online content. Here are [...]