In The Reputation Economy: How to Optimize Your Digital Footprint in a World Where Your Reputation Is Your Most Valuable Asset, authors Michael Fertik and David C. Thompson examine the brave new world just on the horizon: the world of digital reputation. Sites like Yelp and Angie's List already subject businesses to the mercies of customer reviews, … Continue reading The Reputation Economy: A Review
We've all been there. You're writing an essay, minding your own business, when suddenly MS Word pops up with the message: "Passive Voice (consider revising)." You turn in that essay, only to have it returned to you, with "Passive Voice" written all over it in red ink. Reading over the passages your instructor has marked, you … Continue reading How to Avoid Passive Voice
I suppose it bears confessing: I've never been a huge fan of Robert A. Heinlein's work. I attempted Starship Troopers several years ago and - due to a complete lack of connection with either characters or story - was unable to complete it. I thought something must be wrong with me. I've always been a sci-fi … Continue reading Starship Troopers: A Review
Effective information organization is one of the most challenging problems non-writers encounter when tasked with a composition project. While the lowly 5-paragraph essay would be a poor format choice for your dissertation, it has proven to be very effective when used to write book reviews, cover letters, and pitches. This is a handy guide to … Continue reading How to Write a 5-Paragraph Essay
There are a lot of reasons why some critics panned Lena Dunham's Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned", and most of those reasons were prejudiced. Of the negative reviews I have read, 80% - a conservative estimate - have been blatantly sexist and/or ableist; the other 20% were … Continue reading Not That Kind of Girl: A Review