Talk:Messageword
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Please see latest changes to the entry. Though MessageWords was originally called a "tool" in the original posting and so sounded like a product you can buy, it's not. It's a technique from the PR world. There's no MessageWords Inc. or specific product you can buy. It's analogous to the word "press release" which is a tool, but one that anyone can use, and no one has a monopoly on. Hope that helps explain it a bit.
[edit] Why is it called MessageWords?
If it were like "press release", wouldn't a better title be "message words"? KarenAnn 18:01, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
The commonality between "press release" and "MessageWords" is that they're both tools. The resemblance doesn't extend to the structure of their names. The term "MessageWords" came out of Google's "AdWords" which is also a tool, but one that is used by advertisers to sell products. MessageWords is used by PR people and is meant to disseminate ideas. If AdWords had been coined "Ad Words" then I bet MessageWords would have been split in two as well. Does that make more sense? I appreciate all your time in this. It's my first wikipedia entry and hopefully I haven't screwed it up too much :)
- Messageword is better. I'm glad you changed it. Google's "AdWords" is a tool employed by a commercial company. "MessageWords" sounds the same rather than a name for a generic technique. "Messagword" sounds less commerical. And I think you have clarified more in your explanation that it's use is generic. It's easier for like me, who don't know anything about the advertising world, to understand what you mean. KarenAnn 10:43, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
