Now you can read gripping narrative for free on Amazon.com. Not with Amazon’s annoying “Look Inside the Book” feature, but right there in the customer reviews.
Encountering ridiculous product listings, everyday Amazonians are responding in non-everyday ways, morphing their reviews into creative short fiction.
Love this little bit of YouTube fabulosity. When you know what you’re talking about, you should sound like you know what you’re talking about. There’s nothing worse than a supposed “expert” who sounds unsure of himself. Speak with authority (when you have it) and with conviction (if you mean it) and your words will have greater impact.
Typography About Language by Ronnie Bruce
There’s an official social media definition of eavesdropping, and it is perfectly acceptable – even encouraged – in the context of tweeting:
http://www.tourismkeys.ca/blog/2009/08/eavesdropping-keyword-leads-twitter/
The dictionary definition of eavesdropping refers to the audible kind. But I am going to address the etiquette of eavesdropping* as it relates to social media in terms of scanning other people’s screens when in close proximity, like at a concert, on a bus or train, or at a ball game.
No matter what generation pool we swim in, I like to think we’ve all been taught that eavesdropping isn’t polite. Recently, someone at GS confessed to overseeing a stranger’s tweet at a concert – and felt really guilty about it (even though getting busted resulted in a connection with a client that led to work for GS … weird, but true).
Great news! GS Design’s work was recently featured in the Graphis 2011 Design Annual and in the September/October issue of HOW magazine.
