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Analyzing Steve Ballmer's Language: He "Thinks" a "Lot" About "Things"

Steve Ballmer's a famously eccentric public speaker, and apparently this even extends to presentations at Microsoft's annual financial analyst meeting. We've looked at his language for you. And it's... interesting.READ»

Analyzing Steve Jobs' Language at D8: He's a "People" Person!

So Uncle Steve appeared at the D8 conference, and now we know things about Apple and Steve's sex life that maybe we didn't before. But did you look at the language he used? We did, and there are a few nice surprises in there.Steve ...READ»

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Today's Vision of Tomorrow: I Google, You Google, Everyone Googles Everything

With new translation and dictionary services--and an awkward custom keyboard--Google secures its position as the world's expert on "looking things up." Eat it, Webster.READ»

The Ultimate Design Language? Words.

The more user-centered design is, the better. And no medium is more user-centered than the written word.READ»

Lost in Translation: Five Words We Should Import

Karin Fong collects words that aren't translatable to the English language and makes flashcards for them.READ»

Jargon-mania: A Social-Enterprise Lexicon

There's nothing like a conference to breed and spread fresh jargon. At the Skoll World Forum for Social Entrepreneurship, they've included "impact," "accountability," "social business," that old ...READ»