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5 ways that social media benefits writing and language ...

5 ways that social media benefits writing and language

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By Mallary Jean Tenore o March 11, 2013

It's easy to assume that new forms of technology have dumbed down the English language . Text messaging has reduced phrases to letters (CU L8r) and tweets have so many abbreviations and hashtags they're barely legible.

Less obvious, though, are the ways in which social media is strengthening...

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Related topics : new social media sites like facebook / social media sites like facebook / make your own social media site / new social media sites / social media networking sites definition

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By Melody Kramer o August 3, 2015

I'm overwhelmed by the number of different platforms that journalists use to share information, tips and job notices with each other. There are conferences and symposiums, not to mention Facebook groups and Slack channels and Twitter chats and listservs.

I prefer Twitter to the other mediums: it's open and...

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Related topics : social media public relations / journalism and social media / social media audience engagement / social media jobs from home / social media job search