Social Media Examiner | To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/feed/ To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! - Forum Topic in the Group Facebook Tue, 21 May 2013 22:07:35 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3715<![CDATA[Jeanine Vecchiarelli replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3715 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:38:03 +0000 Jeanine Vecchiarelli replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook While I love to use a conversational tone in my blogs and posts, I am careful to abide by proper spelling and grammar.  Occasionally something will slip by me, but I make every effort to check and recheck my […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3709<![CDATA[Stephanie Nivinskus replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3709 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:31:59 +0000 Stephanie Nivinskus replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook @Glengorham I'm all for being casual. That doesn't mean lazy, but it definitely does mean conversational. 

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3699<![CDATA[Stefanie Frank replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3699 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:50:20 +0000 Stefanie Frank replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook @glengorham this is a great topic! I think it's important to master the art of writing conversationally in business today -- as an English major and former practicing lawyer that was a bit cringe-worthy at […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3588<![CDATA[Kristina Wing replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3588 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:13:29 +0000 Kristina Wing replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook

@glengorham
– I think it's important to adapt the right tone and style for the platform you're
using, but this doesn't mean it's an excuse for "errors" in my book.
Like @mike-stelzner
and his team, […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3541<![CDATA[Barry Feldman replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3541 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:32:46 +0000 Barry Feldman replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook Accept (or use) ZERO excuses for writing poorly. Don't take this to mean you can bend the rules of grammar, but do take this to mean social media and texting should not be confused with each other. 
At a keynote […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3298<![CDATA[Lea Schizas replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3298 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:34:30 +0000 Lea Schizas replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook I agree with everyone that missing a spelling 'misteak' happens and it's not the end of the world if the rest of the post contains high quality TLC. It's or It is...depends on the emphasis the writer wants to […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3296<![CDATA[Randi Thompson replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3296 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:17:44 +0000 Randi Thompson replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook Regardless of what we think about spelling issues...  The facts are still the same.  Our fans want us to be approachable and they want us to interact with them. This comes down to how we use our comments on our […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3229<![CDATA[Jon Behrens replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3229 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:37:19 +0000 Jon Behrens replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook @designbykiltz great input.  I totally agree that writing needs to be done in a conversational tone.  Remember part of Social Networking is the "social" aspect.  If you come across as a stuffy English Major […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3228<![CDATA[Christy Kiltz replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3228 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:30:48 +0000 Christy Kiltz replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook @glengorham I think the biggest, most important piece is spelling, and using the "write" words in the right place :) Other than that, I try to write the way I'd speak to someone - personably & when appropriate […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3196<![CDATA[Glen Gorham replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3196 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:27:23 +0000 Glen Gorham replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook Hey everyone, you have generated some great input. Thanks for sharing your take on it. It was something I puzzled over when I started, then I sort of following my thought lines on it. Thanks again.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3100<![CDATA[Naurene replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3100 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:40:45 +0000 Naurene replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook If it would be "conversationally correct" (and now I've made up a word so I'm grammatically incorrect I suppose), I would say use it.  Social media is social and more relaxed than other writing so contractions […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3059<![CDATA[Warren Veach replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-3059 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:42:39 +0000 Warren Veach replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook Although I'm far from perfect, there are many of my fb contacts that never seem to write properly. A mistake in spelling or grammar every now and then is going to happen, but when the mistakes appear in every […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-2934<![CDATA[Andrea Vahl replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-2934 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:34:00 +0000 Andrea Vahl replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook I always review my post on Facebook before hitting share because I don't like spelling or grammar errors in the post - sometimes they even change the meaning of the post.  That's not to say that spelling and […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-2929<![CDATA[Randi Thompson replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-2929 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:21:22 +0000 Randi Thompson replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook When I grow up I want to be more like @mike-stelzner  :)

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-2921<![CDATA[Michael Stelzner replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-2921 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:46:50 +0000 Michael Stelzner replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook @glengorhamHey Glen,You will be happy to know that we hire a professional copy editor who reviews each and every post before it goes live.And we also have at least four editors touch each article (associate […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-2917<![CDATA[Randi Thompson replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-2917 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:35:55 +0000 Randi Thompson replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook Hi, @Glen Gorham  I have had several major concussions in my career in sports.  This has effected my short term memory and my spelling.  Just had a new concussion a few weeks ago...  so the letters and numbers are […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-2901<![CDATA[Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-2901 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:53:25 +0000 Heather Wright-Porto replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook @glengorhamHi Glen!In the Spring (Apr) I just published my 2nd book on blogging, Creative Blogging, and in the beginning chapters we covered "grammar" related topics. I went over a few basic mistakes in grammar, […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-2895<![CDATA[Glen Gorham replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/facebook/forum/topic/to-write-properly-or-not-to-write-properly-that-is-the-question/#post-2895 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:01:07 +0000 Glen Gorham replied to the forum topic To write properly or not to write properly, that is the question! in the club Facebook This applies to both FB and Blogging I think. But move or delete if you feel that best mods :)

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