Michael Trusov‚ Randolph E. Bucklin‚ & Koen Pauwels Effects of Word-of-Mouth Versus Traditional Marketing: Findings from an Internet Social Networking Site The authors study the effect of word-of-mouth (WOM) marketing on member growth at an Internet social networking site and compare it with traditional marketing vehicles. Because social network sites record the electronic invitations from existing members‚ outbound WOM can be precisely tracked. Along with traditional marketing‚ WOM can then
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Open and Closed Word Classes Some word classes are OPEN‚ that is‚ new words can be added to the class as the need arises. The class of nouns‚ for instance‚ is potentially infinite‚ since it is continually being expanded as new scientific discoveries are made‚ new products are developed‚ and new ideas are explored. In the late twentieth century‚ for example‚ developments in computer technology have given rise to many new nouns: Internet‚ website‚ URL‚ CD-ROM‚ email‚ newsgroup‚ bitmap‚ modem‚ multimedia
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‘Praise Song for My Mother’ written by Grace Nichols and ‘Morning Song’ Sylvia Plath both convey the emotional connection between mother and child‚ in the form of how a mother loves for and impacts her child. In ‘Praise Song for My Mother’‚ Nichols conveys the mother to be “Deep and bold and fathoming” as well as showing she is the “rise and warm and streaming” displaying the mother was a strong and bright figure in the Child’s life‚ through comforting and natural imagery. However‚ Plath’s persona
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#1 abash abate abdicate aberration abhor abject abnegate abortive abridge absolute absolve To make ashamed; to embarrass 당혹스럽게 하다 To subside; to reduce 감소시키다‚ 무효로 하다 To step down from a position of power or responsibility 포기하다‚ 퇴위하다‚ 사퇴하다 Something not typical; a deviation from the standard 탈선‚ 정신이상 To hate very‚ very much; to detest 몹시 싫어하다‚ 혐오하다 Hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated; utterly bummed out 비천한‚ 비열한‚ 비굴한(사람) To deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce 포기하다‚ 버리다‚ 자제하다 Unsuccessful
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as a matter of factin like mannerin additioncoupled within the same fashion / wayfirst‚ second‚ thirdin the light ofnot to mentionto say nothing ofequally importantby the same tokenagaintoandalsothenequallyidenticallyuniquelylikeastoomo- reoveras well astogether withof courselikewisecomparativelycorrespondinglysimilarlyfurthermo- readditionally Opposition / Limitation / Contradiction Transition phrases like but‚ rather and or‚ express that there is evidence to the contrary or point outalternatives
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Signal Words--1 Signal Words* 1. Continuation Signals (Warning—there are more ideas to come.) and again a final reason last of all moreover other too also and finally furthermore likewise next secondly with another first of all in addition more one reason similarly 2. Change-of-Direction Signals (Watch out—we’re doubling back.) although despite however in spite of the opposite rather while but different from in contrast nevertheless on the contrary still though conversely even though instead
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where she stayed briefly.) There is though a mention of one event of her life after college‚ when she was summoned to a court in Lahore‚ Pakistan for an apparently obscene story she had written‚ Lihaaf‚ and that got published in a journal. ‘A life in words’ is an endearing account of Ismat’s growing-up surrounded by her vast and loving family that consisted of her parents‚ nine other siblings‚ a warm entourage of teeming cousins‚ and various aunts and uncles. Born in the first half of the 1900s‚ Ismat
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The Use of the Word “Retard” Have you ever used the word “retard” without thinking about what the word really means? Patricia Bauer author of “A Movie‚ A Word‚ and My Family’s Battle” writes about how the movie industry uses the word “retard” loosely with no regard for the intellectually disabled community. Bauer explains how society has accepted the use of the word “retard” as a common phrase to mean or make fun of a mistake that was made. The writerThere are many qualities needed for a good
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“…ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country.”-John F. Kennedy. This quote was quoted by John F. Kennedy in his inaugural speech on Friday‚ January 20‚ 1961 at Washington‚ D.C. The way diction was used in this speech was by the choice of words Kennedy used. For example when Kennedy quoted “together let us explore the stars‚ conquer the deserts‚ eradicate disease‚ tap the ocean depths‚ ad encourage the arts and commerce.” he’s using geography liked type term to get
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Move Over‚ Mice by Sadie F. Dingfelder is an interesting article about the technological advances in computer programming. Robots are taking steps away from “thinking” like a computer to “thinking” more like a human. The title comes from the tradition of using mice in lab experiments. Now‚ psychologists can use robots to test their hypothesis. The article begins with an assignment for students at the University of California. The students must babysit a robot over their summer break. The purpose
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