Quiz Time!

The New York Times has a sweet little editing quiz on “After Deadline” this week. See if you can spot the errors in their articles. Their answers won’t appear till tomorrow

Satellite Housing – A Snapshot of Galactic Success

Write It Well developed a customized blended learning program for Berkeley, CA-based low-income housing developer, Satellite Housing

How to Keep E-Mail from Eating Your Time

I can spend hours composing careful e-mails, and minutes deciding whether to archive an e-mail or leave it in my inbox. If e-mail takes up too much of your time, try these tricks for keeping it under control: Decide how often you’ll check your e-mail, and stick to it. If necessary, shut down your e-mail application so it doesn’t alert you when new e-mail arrives

FWD: Urgent!!!

Some e-mail clients let you mark your e-mail as “urgent” or “high-priority.” Generally, you’re better off using a descriptive subject line to get your reader’s attention. An e-mail marked “URGENT” looks loud and pushy

What a Stray Tweet Can Do

On his way to give a presentation about social media, a PR executive insulted his audience when he complained about their city on the social media site Twitter. David Henderson, who described the incident on his blog, added later, “The same fundamental rules and principles apply to a new form of media in today’s Internet era as with mainstream or traditional media.” The difference is that now your mistakes can fly around the world at lightning speed