Quaaltagh is today's Word of the Day. It is the perfect word for the new year. Quaaltagh is an interesting word in that it seems to be more than just…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 9, 2023
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
Were you looking for THAT cat zoom filter to put into your favorite virual webinar platform such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, GoToMeeting, WebEx, etc.? Let me save you some time.…
Ira KoretskyFebruary 11, 2021
A friend sent me a few brain-funny jokes. The one about parents, a child, and the circus joke, really tickled my funny bone. I found a few variations on the…
Ira KoretskyFebruary 19, 2020
Todd Rundgren's song, Onomatopoeia is lively. It's fun. And it's educational. It reinforces the importance of making your communication interesting and engaging. I was on YouTube doing some research on…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 29, 2020
This the second part of the "Just Ok? Well-Messaged and Funny Ads from AT&T" blog. Check out the first 10 commercials, intro story, and background on the ads in part…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 15, 2020
I'm at a lunch meeting with Malika, a friend and colleague in the academic space. We are talking about a variety of topics when all of sudden, she had that…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 15, 2020
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
Aginner is today's Word of the Day. WORD TYPE DEFINITION PRONUNCIATION Aginner Informal/Slang, Noun A person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change. uh-gin-er SOURCE Agin is…
Ira KoretskyMarch 12, 2018