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]