Comments for Upside Downturn http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk We eat Credit Crunch for breakfast Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:30:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Spellcheck by Anonymous Coward http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk/spellcheck/comment-page-1/#comment-872 Anonymous Coward Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:30:25 +0000 http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk/?p=396#comment-872 Well, a quick Google would tell you all you need to know: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_capitalization_conventions http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/Capitalizing-Proper-Nouns.aspx http://styleguide.yahoo.com/ask/capitalization/why-do-you-capitalize-internet-lowercase-intranet Plenty more, too :) The Chicago Manual of Style is a good reference to consult (even though it originates on the other side of the pond), and this, too, advocates capitalisation in this way. The BBC do unfortunately seem to have gone their own way on this one. Well, a quick Google would tell you all you need to know:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_capitalization_conventions

http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/Capitalizing-Proper-Nouns.aspx

http://styleguide.yahoo.com/ask/capitalization/why-do-you-capitalize-internet-lowercase-intranet

Plenty more, too :)

The Chicago Manual of Style is a good reference to consult (even though it originates on the other side of the pond), and this, too, advocates capitalisation in this way.

The BBC do unfortunately seem to have gone their own way on this one.

]]> Comment on Spellcheck by andy http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk/spellcheck/comment-page-1/#comment-871 andy Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:54:39 +0000 http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk/?p=396#comment-871 Where is this Internet you speak of? I'd love to visit! Where is this Internet you speak of? I’d love to visit!

]]> Comment on Spellcheck by Anonymous Coward http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk/spellcheck/comment-page-1/#comment-870 Anonymous Coward Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:31:42 +0000 http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk/?p=396#comment-870 You said: "Internet shouldn’t have an uppercase ‘i’ (unless it’s at the beginning of a sentence, as it is here). Neither television, nor radio are capitalised, so why should our medium be?" Actually, you are wrong here. The Internet is a proper noun - a place, just like London or the New York Stock Exchange. There is only one Internet (well, there's Internet 2, but that's not here yet) and it's not simply "an internet", unlike intranets, of which there are many. I agree with the rest of what you wrote though :o) You said: “Internet shouldn’t have an uppercase ‘i’ (unless it’s at the beginning of a sentence, as it is here). Neither television, nor radio are capitalised, so why should our medium be?”

Actually, you are wrong here. The Internet is a proper noun – a place, just like London or the New York Stock Exchange. There is only one Internet (well, there’s Internet 2, but that’s not here yet) and it’s not simply “an internet”, unlike intranets, of which there are many.

I agree with the rest of what you wrote though :o )

]]> Comment on Social skills by Shawn http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk/social-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-863 Shawn Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:22:26 +0000 http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk/?p=110#comment-863 I hear you about the oldschool hip hop descriptor issue, though my cut-off point is now around 1995. Peace I hear you about the oldschool hip hop descriptor issue, though my cut-off point is now around 1995.

Peace

]]> Comment on 10 iphone apps money can’t buy by Chris http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk/10-iphone-apps-money/comment-page-1/#comment-859 Chris Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:45:53 +0000 http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk/?p=233#comment-859 There are some existing resources on how to develop iPhone or iPad apps yourself. You don`t need programming experiences, just build upon the provided example source code, comments and guide. Give the following page a chance to show you how... http://www.iphoneappsmoney.com There are some existing resources on how to develop iPhone or iPad apps yourself. You don`t need programming experiences, just build upon the provided example source code, comments and guide.

Give the following page a chance to show you how…

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]]> Comment on Eshop recession marketing tips by Carly http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk/eshop-recession-marketing-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Carly Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:13:48 +0000 http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk/?p=201#comment-857 I love all of your tips - especially Live Chat. We have a similar system at work and we manage to convert lots of traffic from it. Agree wholeheartedly with tip two as well. As an SEO I know how important it is to 'be all over the web' and as a consumer, I know how important it is to read reviews and see real pictures first. So it's really win-win. I love all of your tips – especially Live Chat. We have a similar system at work and we manage to convert lots of traffic from it.

Agree wholeheartedly with tip two as well. As an SEO I know how important it is to ‘be all over the web’ and as a consumer, I know how important it is to read reviews and see real pictures first. So it’s really win-win.

]]> Comment on You are your network, the magic of 10 percent by Nick1979 http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk/you-are-your-network-the-magic-of-10-percent/comment-page-1/#comment-855 Nick1979 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:17:32 +0000 http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk/?p=76#comment-855 I have to agree wholely with the article, its a great way of motivating people to think of your own company in their day to day working lives. I have to agree wholely with the article, its a great way of motivating people to think of your own company in their day to day working lives.

]]> Comment on Windows crashmachine cashmachine by andy http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk/windows-crashmachine-cashmachine/comment-page-1/#comment-852 andy Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:20:25 +0000 http://www.upsidedownturn.co.uk/?p=423#comment-852 It's a bit scary to think that cash machines run on Windows seeing as it can't really be trusted to even write a letter without crashing! It’s a bit scary to think that cash machines run on Windows seeing as it can’t really be trusted to even write a letter without crashing!

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