http://www.daniellerestivo.com/2008/06/04/the-joy-of-writing-have-you-lost-it/ PR in the digital age Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:09:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.daniellerestivo.com/2008/06/04/the-joy-of-writing-have-you-lost-it/#comment-31 Four (or Five!) Reasons Why » Blog Archive » …Microblogging Is Dumbing Us Down Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:00:38 +0000 http://www.daniellerestivo.com/2008/06/04/the-joy-of-writing-have-you-lost-it/#comment-31 [...] for the written word and dedicate little time to it. But it doesn’t have to be this way, as The Spin Stops Here offers, “Writing can be a lifelong pursuit and a real source of enjoyment. Finding the [...] [...] for the written word and dedicate little time to it. But it doesn’t have to be this way, as The Spin Stops Here offers, “Writing can be a lifelong pursuit and a real source of enjoyment. Finding the [...]

]]> http://www.daniellerestivo.com/2008/06/04/the-joy-of-writing-have-you-lost-it/#comment-11 Kevin Restivo Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:04:42 +0000 http://www.daniellerestivo.com/2008/06/04/the-joy-of-writing-have-you-lost-it/#comment-11 Technology can spur interest in publishing - one need look no further than this very blog to see how a person can reach the masses with a computer and an internet connection. The advent of personal publishing will drive increased interest in writing. Whether the quality of writing increases can be debated. Technology can spur interest in publishing - one need look no further than this very blog to see how a person can reach the masses with a computer and an internet connection. The advent of personal publishing will drive increased interest in writing. Whether the quality of writing increases can be debated.

]]> http://www.daniellerestivo.com/2008/06/04/the-joy-of-writing-have-you-lost-it/#comment-10 mmj Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:27:24 +0000 http://www.daniellerestivo.com/2008/06/04/the-joy-of-writing-have-you-lost-it/#comment-10 To pile on, I think we need to reclaim examples of excellent writing. I'm a big fan of a good speech delivered really well. To pile on, I think we need to reclaim examples of excellent writing. I’m a big fan of a good speech delivered really well.

]]> http://www.daniellerestivo.com/2008/06/04/the-joy-of-writing-have-you-lost-it/#comment-8 danielle Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:07:59 +0000 http://www.daniellerestivo.com/2008/06/04/the-joy-of-writing-have-you-lost-it/#comment-8 It's definitely making us lazy. With the advent of tweets and plurks and instant messaging, grammar and spelling have gotten lost along the way. Writers have to be even more aware now of how they use their words when they are getting fewer and fewer. It’s definitely making us lazy. With the advent of tweets and plurks and instant messaging, grammar and spelling have gotten lost along the way. Writers have to be even more aware now of how they use their words when they are getting fewer and fewer.

]]> http://www.daniellerestivo.com/2008/06/04/the-joy-of-writing-have-you-lost-it/#comment-7 Sean Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:15:00 +0000 http://www.daniellerestivo.com/2008/06/04/the-joy-of-writing-have-you-lost-it/#comment-7 How much of the loss you speak of is due to the short attention spans that we all seem to have now? Can services such as Twitter, Plurk or Pownce take some of the blame? Other technologies? Blackberries?! I think of the emails that I get where the spelling, grammar and punctuation are atrocious. I know these people can write, but is technology making us lazy? How much of the loss you speak of is due to the short attention spans that we all seem to have now? Can services such as Twitter, Plurk or Pownce take some of the blame? Other technologies? Blackberries?! I think of the emails that I get where the spelling, grammar and punctuation are atrocious. I know these people can write, but is technology making us lazy?

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