Vickie Bates
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Communications Consultant
Award-winning writer of innovative content for social media and traditional platforms. Employee communications expert.
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| 01.26.2012 |
Digital Learning Day – Feb. 1 – Promotes Learning and Classroom Innovation through TechnologyMore than 680,000 students and 33 states will be participating in events organized around national Digital Learning Day on Wednesday, February 1. The Digital Learning Day initiative was created to... |
Social Media Clubhouse |
| 01.22.2012 |
We’re Moving!Yes, it’s true, No Bad Language is moving to a new home at www.nobadlanguage.net. As I mentioned last November, after BlogWorld, I recognized the need for some changes that will make reading and... |
Social Media Journal |
| 01.21.2012 |
Comprising Not Just Another Pretty FaceIf you, like me, are of a certain age, you were lucky enough to learn a lot about grammar through reading. Books, magazines and newspapers were well-edited, and correct usage imprinted itself upon... |
Social Media Journal |
| 01.19.2012 |
A Wallflower Joins the Social PartyA year ago, if you’d told me I’d be writing this post, have my own blog, use Twitter regularly, and have not one, but two Facebook pages, I’d have collapsed in laughter. But, 12 months is a very long... |
Social Media Clubhouse |
| 01.18.2012 |
Messaging LayoffsSince I’ve been discussing messaging and talking points over the last couple of weeks, I wanted to share this chilling story from Marketplace Radio on the jargonizing of layoff language. A reporter... |
Social Media Journal |
| 01.15.2012 |
It Pays to EditThe New Yorker, once known for its excruciating attention to detail, could use some editing help. A good editor might’ve avoided this repetitive sentence in “Streaming Dreams,” an article about... |
Social Media Journal |
| 01.14.2012 |
From Short List to Reading ListTwo literary prize short lists were announced this past week from Asia and the Middle East. The Man Asian prize judges apparently had such a wealth of literary options, they expanded this year’s... |
Social Media Journal |
| 01.07.2012 |
Not By HalvesSigns like this make me wonder: Do you get a discount on incomplete auto repair? |
Social Media Journal |
| 01.03.2012 |
Out of the Mouths of Executives: How to Craft Quotes that Get CoverageYour company has news to share, and you’re writing the press release. Of course, you want pick up, but instead only the lede and fourth graf were squeezed into a space smaller than your iPod Nano.... |
Social Media Journal |
| 12.31.2011 |
Wishing You a Joyous and Peaceful 2012Happy New Year, dear Readers! Best wishes for a healthy, joyous 2012. May you find success with all your writing and communications goals this year! Timeless: The Rigdzin Duepa Sand Mandala... |
Social Media Journal |
