Blame it on the popularity of texting or on the widespread use of social media, but its undeniable that everyone is adding too many embellishments to their writing by adding exclamation points, italics, and ellipses to try to improve a piece of text. More often it succeeds only in doing the opposite. Think of these additions like they are jewelry. An exclamation point is one … [Read more...]
In September, my husband and I moved to Texas. He had built a home there before we met and, upon moving for work, has since rented it out. As his new position would require constant travel, we could now live anywhere. So we decided to quit paying rent and move back into the home. But first we needed to have a bit of work done to it, like repainting the interior, replacing … [Read more...]
“Woop, woop, thanks! [thumbs up emoji]” That is an actual text that I received from a client after letting him know that a file was ready for him to take a look at. I love the fact that this client texted me at all, and I even love the casual nature of it. To me, it shows that when we had spoken on the phone earlier that day, we connected well enough for him to feel … [Read more...]
An interesting review of the evolution of text messaging from 1984 to today, and how business has learned to leverage SMS technology for communication. … [Read more...]
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