The Internet needs Copy Editors

I, like almost everyone else, use facebook daily. One of the applications that facebook has is Bumper Stickers; which are cute little quotes or pictures with funny things on them to send to your friends or attach to your own profile. As I looked through the stickers I noticed more and more were grammatically incorrect or they had blatant spelling errors. I realized that not only did people not care about their lack of grammatical skills, they had no problem broadcasting them to the (facebook) world. I feel that now, more than ever there should be a call to action for copy editors to take on the Internet world with more force.

With slang and texting all these social networking sites allow this deterioration of the English language and I think that there should be some sort of policing before grammar is lost. I struggle with it, and I know how easy it is to slip into the informal world we have created for ourselves.

Other possible internships

This past week I talked to this girl Amanda, who I know through some work functions, who works at Rolling Stone, she wants me to put together a resume and send it to her along with some things I have written in the past. I also talked to one of my dad's co-workers Aliesha, and she said she could get me an internship at CBS. I told her I would be intouch with her but to be honest, I don't really want it. But it's always good to have a back up.

An odd way to start a (possible) internship

At my father's house for his annual Super bowl Party there were so many people, most of them I knew from working with him, some my family, some my sorta-family, and some I had no clue. While I was at the Tiki Bar, my dad introduced me to a woman, named Michele McDonald. Michele works for SCENE NY Magazine; she is the Assistant Society Entertainment Editor. We started talking about her magazine, and my major, some of the events we have covered separately, and need for an internship. She told me about the new section of the magazine SCENE is opening up with and how they are going to start to look for interns soon.

I had never heard of SCENE NY Magazine until I met Michele, but after checking out the website, it looks like something that touches upon all of my interests. The major categories for the magazine are Restaurants, Nightlife, Travel, Music, Fashion, etc.  My favorite part of the magazine is that it encompasses everything from "Manhattan to Montauk." 

She gave me her card, and naturally being in the age of technology I looked her up on facebook. We "facebooked" each other a couple of times, and we are in the process of setting up a lunch date for next week. This just reinstates my belief that no matter ho much you know, it's about who you know.