Possession

Anne Curzan muses on how professors are possessive of their students.

-DD

How Matters

Ben Yagoda comments on Dov Seidman claim to own the word "how" when used as a noun . Seidman, an author and management consultant, wrote a book entitled How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything (2011). One of his consulting clients was an advertising agency who later created an expensive ad campaign for Chobani yogurt, based around the slogan "How Matters." Seidman is claiming ownership of the concept of "how" having value.

-DD

 

Who Owns A Workplace Twitter Account?

Zach Miners muses on ownership rights to a social media persona developed in the workplace. If one blogs in one's personal name, does the company own the blog when you quit?

-DD