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Greatest Movie Quotes – Making Your Messages Memorable

Did you know that Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond books, intentionally named 007 something dull and plain? I didn't. Of course, the irony in all of this for…

Ira KoretskyFebruary 17, 2021

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SalesForce Acquires Slack, Further Changing Communication

Slack was developed to transform business communication. Indeed it did. I have several clients that put me into Slack to ensure we can exchange information quickly and securely such as…

Ira KoretskyDecember 2, 2020

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Celebrate at Your Next All-Hands or Town Hall

Did you know Godzilla turned 65 today? He was created and owned by Toho in Japan. From the Toho website: Godzilla first appeared in Toho’s “Godzilla” (1954), a classic monster…

Ira KoretskyNovember 3, 2019

cowboy slang, lingo, jargon, black and white photograph from circa 1901 of cowboys sitting on horses looking directly into camera

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Cowboy Slang, Lingo, and Jargon

This blog post requires a story to set it up... While at a customer's office, some how we starting talking about bad commercials. One that always comes to my mind…

Ira KoretskyDecember 5, 2018

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Giving Tuesday 2018 (#GivingTuesday)

A GLOBAL DAY OF GIVING #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.)…

Ira KoretskyNovember 27, 2018

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Did You Know? Woodrow Wilson Declared Mothers Day a National Holiday in 1914

Did you know that on May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson, declared a new national holiday, Mother's Day? It was proclamation 1268. Here is the full text and a picture…

Ira KoretskyMay 12, 2018

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Flickr has Agreed to be Acquired by SmugMug

If you are a Flickr or SmugMug user, look in your inbox for this email... --- We’re excited to announce that Flickr has agreed to be acquired by SmugMug, the…

Ira KoretskyApril 24, 2018

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Did You Know? Olympic Curling Stones Come from One Place – Scotland

One of my favorite parts of the Olympics is learning about the back stories of Olympic athletes. I am on various websites discovering new faces and new stories. When I…

Ira KoretskyMarch 2, 2018

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NASA is Hiring a Planetary Protection Officer

How interesting would this job would be?! To be our government's Planetary Protection Officer. The words, language, what you say, what you don't say, travel, meeting people from around the…

Dave MichaelsJuly 21, 2017

black and white, from 1937 baseball all stars, 7 players from different teams, in front of official photographer

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Baseball Slang, Lingo, and Jargon

I was doing some research and up popped an interesting link in the search on baseball jargon. Thought I would share some slang words and phrases for baseball. Next time…

Dave MichaelsApril 19, 2017

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Greatest Movie Quotes – Making Your Messages Memorable

SalesForce Acquires Slack, Further Changing Communication

Celebrate at Your Next All-Hands or Town Hall

Cowboy Slang, Lingo, and Jargon

Giving Tuesday 2018 (#GivingTuesday)

Did You Know? Woodrow Wilson Declared Mothers Day a National Holiday in 1914

Flickr has Agreed to be Acquired by SmugMug

Did You Know? Olympic Curling Stones Come from One Place – Scotland

NASA is Hiring a Planetary Protection Officer

Baseball Slang, Lingo, and Jargon

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