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Associated Press is out with the 2010 AP Stylebook, which they tout as the essential tool for writers, editors, students and public relations professionals. Just like that was the case last year, this time the guide is available as an iPhone app, in addition to the old-school spiral-bound edition.
The dedicated app provides fundamental guidelines for spelling, language, punctuation, usage and journalistic style, as well as new rules for how journalists should use social media. There’s also the enhanced search functionality (when compared to the last year’s version), pinch and zoom capabilities, faster page loading and live links to websites for real-time information.
Among the new terms included are such popular social media phrases as “hashtag,” “mashup”, “retweet,” “unfriend,” and “crowdsourcing.” Furthermore, there other novelties like the change from “Web site” to “website,” the addition of “mic” as the shortened form for “microphone” and some polical phrases like “Great Recession” and “tea party.”
The 2010 AP Stylebook app is available for $24.99 and you can grab it from a link below. The spiral-bound edition is available from AP’s website.
And for the record, the original AP Stylebook iPhone app had 18,000 users accessed from 109 countries…
AP Stylebook ($24.99) [iTunes link]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
