Article: Formal Writing Takes a Hit
According to this article from today’s edition of The News & Observer, “despite best efforts to keep school writing assignments formal, two-thirds of teens admit in a survey that emoticons and other informal styles have crept in.” The study can be found here.
The article also says that “teens who keep blogs or use social-networking sites such as Facebook or MySpace have a greater tendency to slip nonstandard elements into assignments.”
In a nutshell, the article says that an increasing number of students fail to distinguish between formal and informal writing. I am certain that this drives their teachers nuts. I am equally certain that a failure to properly distinguish between formal and informal writing could have consequences down the road.
Olympics: Public relations nightmare on horizon
This article highlights a developing situation that will be interesting to observe from a public relations perspective: a public relations quandary facing the International Olympic Committee as the Bejing Olympics approach.
Interesting article on "results-driven" PR
Today I stumbled upon this article by Jason Kelly of Blah Blah PR, located in Shipley, West Yorkshire in England. The article makes some interesting points about what the author views as increasingly important trends in the public relations profession.
In the article, Kelly says that “a new breed of PR agency has sprung up pushing aside traditional PR agencies, boasting results-based services under the banner of performance-led delivery.” He adds that “the public relations industry has had to adapt in order to not only re-establish its own reputation as a usable service, but also to show that the art or science of public relations can actually support modern-day business operations.”
A Social Media Land Mine
Social media sites like MySpace and Facebook are becoming increasingly popular. They are also becoming increasingly relevant to public relations practitioners and other businesspeople.
If you have a MySpace or Facebook profile, you should consider the fact that any information you post that may be seen by others could come back to haunt you. If you are a company officer, it could also impact your company — which could in turn impact your employment situation and future marketability.
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