Category: Frivolity
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My instant message conversation (got the idea from Phil): me: bon jour!is that spelled right?Heather: close enough for meme:maybe it’s Bon JoviHeather:you give French a bad name, man
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Thanks to Lee for pointing out some hilarious auto-reply messages for your email that a friend of his collected over the years. Enjoy. 1. I am currently out at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail to get the position. Be prepared for my mood. 2. You are receiving this automatic…
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The art of email is not dead. And, well, I never have this problem, of course. But Ze Frank gives us a great way to feel better about writing emails to clients, superiors, and colleagues that you should be writing rather than ones you wanted to be writing. It’s a secret punctuation code. Shhh, it’s…
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It’s a little twist on the ever-popular Friday Frivolity we’ve all come to know and love. Well, know, anyway. I’d like to take this time to plug my Forward family and some of the excellent work that they do. Forward is an online springboard for young and up and coming PR pros. Although, I think…
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This is a great work safe diversion. It took the artist (Alan Becker) three months to complete, but both he and I think it was worth it. One of the greatest uses of Flash I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen a lot, but rarely find it worthy of the work. This has a very similar point…
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Oh, the laughter one can find on the web. Today’s frivolity comes from the across the pond in Ireland with Tom Raftery. I love Tom’s Podleaders – Thought Leaders podcast for so many reasons. He interviews some of social media’s brightest bulbs as well as the web’s newest stars. Plus, he’s got that wicked cool…
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Oh, the silly web. Just recently I stumbled upon this website which exclaims itself as “Blaugh: the Un-official comic of the blogosphere.” Created by artist Brad Fitzpatrick and writer Chris Pirillo, this site is meaningful for anyone who spends any time following memes in the way-too-serious-for-its-own-good ‘sphere. It’s funny. I’m watching. Check it out.
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Sound smarter: Stop saying "like" For PR pros, that's a quick and easy way not to sound like an idiot. From Boing Boing: This billboard advises you to stop using the word "like" as punctuation, on behalf of something called the Academy of Linguistic Awareness. You can view another billboard of the Academy of Linguistic…
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You know what really bothers me? When a major decision needs to be made and logic is just getting in the way. Introducing a new generation of the classic Rock/Paper/Scissors game. No longer are you stuck with just rock, paper, or scissors, now there are 25 hand gestures to choose from to prove that your…
