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When using a mobile device, e-mail, instant messaging and other electronic means, we all tend to write with abbreviations and grammar that would make our high school English teachers cringe.
But are those activities truly considered writing? Our teenagers don’t think so, according to the latest study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Two recent studies illustrate how users are often disappointed in online content. The relevant content isn’t there, it’s difficult to locate, or it doesn’t connect with the audience.
The book “Eats, Shoots & Leaves” is a must-read for writers, particularly if you’re bothered by the misuse of punctuation. If you’re a bit obsessive in this area, you’ll identify with author Lynne Truss’s description of punctuation “sticklers.” Sticklers have had reasons to rejoice and cringe in recent weeks.
As presidential candidates strengthen their online presence, it seems obvious their sites would be highly-optimized for search engines, filled with relevant content and primed for online marketing. According to Search Engine Watch, however, most candidate sites deserve failing marks for search engine optimization.
Blogging is still growing at a rapid rate. Technorati is now tracking over 112 million blogs. That number is up over 40 million since this report was released last April. Every day there are 175,000 new blogs being created.