Business Communication Today, 15th Ed.
Chapter 7. Digital Media
"Even though plenty of consumers have discarded SMS in favor of WhatsApp and now Snapchat, Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project reports that texting is fast becoming the way consumers want to communicate.
"In recent years Facebook has been mocked for copying key aspects of Twitter: hashtags, @ tagging, lists and more.
"When you introduce a new person by email, you can spark great new relationships if you share more than name and contact information.
"Want to get more followers and increase engagement on Twitter?
Dina Spector (photo, left) introduces an infographic from Happify titled - How to Beat Stress and Boost Happiness.
Mikaela Rakos writes an introductory article and presents an infographic on the topic.
The team at The Write Life have prepared an infographic - 25 Editing Tips for Tightening Your Copy.
"This is it.
Ginny Soskey presents an infographic on the topic created by WhoIsHostingThis.
Recently Gmail began dividing its incoming email into 3 inboxes - primary, social (Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest), and promotional (newsletters, retail offers, etc.
"It's the Internet of the Ephemeral—the side of the Internet that gives us Snapchat and Confide and other apps that owe their popularity not just to the fact that they are not Facebook, but also to the fact that they trade, specifically, on their impermanence.
According to Naomi Garnice (photo, left) of the Daily Muse, "Considering that email is the primary form of communication in most offices, we don't always choose our written words as wisely as we should.
"Forget distinguishing the salad fork from the dinner fork.
"Even for those who are "in the know" about the benefits of Plus, many have difficulty learning how to use Plus effectively.
Hagan Blount introduces the topic and presents the infographic at TheMuse.
"Things have changed a lot in the way we conduct business communications, especially between the customer and the company.
"Understandably, for many students, email is a venue of freedom and distance from academic considerations.
"Knowledge seldom takes the place of experience.
Shel Israel (photo, left) shares his 12 tips.
"If you're like most professionals, you probably write dozens of emails a day but barely think about the subject line.
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According to John Brownlee (photo, left), "In a world where inbox zero is the ultimate goal, who cares about good typography?
"Startups face tremendous pressure while competing with their bigger counterparts.