WhiteSmoke Press Releases

WhiteSmoke Survey Shows Adults Cannot Spell Everyday Words - They Blame Cell Phones

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:08:05 GMT

Over the last week we have released the results of a spelling survey commissioned by WhiteSmoke. The results have attracted widespread attention, from the USA, to the UK, India, Australia and beyond. The survey shows that a large percentage of native English-speaking adults cannot spell basic words in English.

If you would like to take some of the survey questions to see just how well you spell, go straight to the quiz page now:

WhiteSmoke Spelling Quiz

WhiteSmoke Google Gadget Launched to Improve Writing for Google Users

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:18:14 GMT

New WhiteSmoke Google Gadget corrects spelling and grammar mistakes and enriches your “Googlish” text

Joining numerous other applications and services already available as Google gadgets, the WhiteSmoke Google Gadget brings award-winning English grammar checking, spell checking, and text enrichment to users of a range of Google services, such as iGoogle and Google Page Creator. Blogger, Google’s giant blog network, currently supports Google gadgets in its “draft” mode.

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Grammar and Spelling Correction Company WhiteSmoke Awarded Five Stars for its Website in the Good Web Guide

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:30:08 GMT

Wilmington Delaware, 26 February 2008. WhiteSmoke today announced that it has been awarded a top five-star rating in the definitive guide to the best sites on the Internet - the Good Web Guide.

A US-based company, WhiteSmoke Inc. develops US and British English editions of its grammar and spell checking software that helps you improve your whole experience of written communication - at home, at the workplace and on the Internet, according to the Good Web Guide.

Based on natural language processing (NLP) technology, WhiteSmoke's all-in-one program provides a wide range of tools for editing a user's writing, including a grammar checker, a spell checker, and a unique text enrichment feature. These core features are supplemented by a proprietary English dictionary and thesaurus, and over 600 writing templates. WhiteSmoke works everywhere you write, including your favorite desktop applications or social media sites.

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WhiteSmoke's OEM Grammar Engine Embedded in the Q Group's Online English Courses

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:37:14 GMT

SaaS Solution for Grammar Checking Spells the End of the Simple "Spell Checker"

WILMINGTON, Del. Feb 12 2008--(Business Wire)--

WhiteSmoke, developer of world-leading English grammar and writing software, and The Q Group, developer of innovative solutions for online English language learning, today announce the integration of WhiteSmoke's OEM Grammar Engine with The Q Group's e-learning programs.

The Q Group's online English language learning courses now feature WhiteSmoke's unique one-click solution to edit any learner's writing, effectively giving The Q Group's e-learners their own personal English text editor.

The WhiteSmoke OEM Grammar Engine is a SaaS (software as a service) solution for powerful grammar checking, spell checking, and text enrichment. Helping users to improve their English grammar and writing style, the OEM Grammar Engine is based on the technology available in the WhiteSmoke desktop application for English grammar and writing. By integrating with service providers through OEM and SaaS arrangements, WhiteSmoke aims to bring its core technologies to a range of web services, including email, social media networks, and content management systems for websites, blogs, and wikis.

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Guide to Writing a Winning Business Proposal

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:58:34 GMT

Many companies need to impress a prospective client or partner following an initial meeting or phone call, especially when asked to submit a business proposal.

This is not the time to become complacent. There will be others on the short list so a well-written and attractively presented business proposal is a crucial sales tool, which can make the difference between a winning proposal and losing venture. Hilla Ovil-Brenner, CEO of WhiteSmoke English Writing Software, gives us some useful tips for your next successful business proposal.

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Most People Need to Watch Their Language at Work

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:33:38 GMT

Despite the ready availability of free spelling and grammar checkers, 60% of all business correspondence STILL gets sent containing one or more grammar or spelling errors, according to the results of a study released today by WhiteSmoke, developer of the world's leading English writing software solutions. Many of the errors can be traced to free word processing checkers that do not perform context-based text modifications, a field in which WhiteSmoke is a forerunner.

Last Minute Holiday Gift Idea: Give the Write Gift for 2008 Job Seekers

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:15:37 GMT

PRNewswire WILMINGTON, Delaware December 19 -- Do you know someone who needs help with their writing, or plans to look for a new or better job in the New Year? WhiteSmoke, the world's leading English writing enhancement software [ www.whitesmoke.com ], could be the right choice for a practical last-minute holiday gift.

Unlike ordinary grammar and spell checkers, WhiteSmoke 2008 checks spelling in context -- such as write and right -- as well as grammar and punctuation. What's more, this personal technology gift offers an active thesaurus that automatically suggests alternative and additional words for the user, based on its analysis of millions of pages of real business documents. There is also a dictionary which pops up at the click of the mouse to save time looking up unfamiliar words, and over 600 resume and letter templates for just about any business situation.

Improving Your Pitch

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:10:31 GMT

When writing a business pitch or other company related documents, many people let themselves down because of grammatical and stylistic mistakes. But follow the eight useful tips below and your next pitch will be more effective, more powerful and error-free.

1. Avoid tired hyperbole - Too many companies "think outside the box," use "state of the art solutions", "have a team-oriented approach" and "partner with their clients." Prospective clients can glaze over when they hear these shop-worn business boasts hyperbolically used "ad infinitum" or dare we say "ad disgustum?"

2. Remember the motto: "It IS all about YOU" - We become consultants because we want to sell OUR personal services and expertise TO someone who needs US and is willing to pay US for our special expertise. Next time, remember this - people hire professionals! This is why you should make sure your next proposal addresses the client directly: "We will do this for you, the way you want it done, and we will do it better and faster than the competition...."

WhiteSmoke Announces General Availability of WhiteSmoke 2008

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:19:35 GMT

WILMINGTON, Delaware, November 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Today WhiteSmoke announces the official General Availability of WhiteSmoke 2008, the latest version of their award-winning writing and grammar software, available at: http://www.whitesmoke.com

WhiteSmoke 2008 amends grammar, spelling and punctuation, and enriches the user's text by suggesting alternative and/or additional wording - and all this at a fraction of a second and in any application that uses a text box. Text modifications are based on user input and real English usage, researched and implemented by a team of natural language processing (NLP) experts.

The new version results from focused research and development efforts and introduces significant user experience enhancements to this revolutionary online writing tool.

A New User-Friendly GUI

Central to WhiteSmoke 2008 is a redesigned graphical user interface (GUI). WhiteSmoke founder and CEO Hilla Ovil-Brenner explains, "The WhiteSmoke 2008 GUI now offers easy to navigate drop-down menus for its grammar and enrichment suggestions." Users are able to highlight text and apply WhiteSmoke within the application they are using and can now also type extra text, at any length, directly into the WhiteSmoke window for editing. She further adds that "in our constant attempts to ease the user experience, we decided to decrease the graphic load on the eye, and lower the number of buttons and menus. The new version unites the activation of some less used functions, allowing the viewer clutter-free usability."

WhiteSmoke Releases Its New 2008 Version

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:19:00 GMT

WILMINGTON, Delaware, October 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Today WhiteSmoke announces the official release of WhiteSmoke 2008, the latest version of their award-winning writing and grammar software. Focused research and development efforts resulted in significant upgrades improving this revolutionary online text enhancement tool, which now takes the user's experience to a whole new dimension. The optimized features for better usability now dynamically pop-up when needed in a cleaner state-of-the-art interface.

WhiteSmoke Launches World's Most Advanced Text Enrichment Software to Enhance Written English

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:10:53 GMT

WhiteSmoke has today announced the launch of WhiteSmoke 2008, a revolutionary online text enrichment tool that encompasses the world's largest database of grammar, spelling corrections and text enhancements. This comprehensive package allows users to enhance their written English instead of just processing it as most grammar and spell check programs do.

WhiteSmoke has upgraded its software over four different areas: an improved user-friendly GUI (Graphical User Interface), a newly added on-the-spot notification feature, updates to the British English edition and enhancements to the grammar and punctuation engine.

WhiteSmoke software analyses text on-the-fly or at the user's request and suggests grammatical improvements, amends spelling and enriches text through suggesting alternative or additional wording. The software currently proofreads over a million sentences a month through a user base of 50,000 people and works with popular word processing applications.

WhiteSmoke Writing Software - Now with a British Accent

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:21:31 GMT

WhiteSmoke recently released the British English Edition of its award winning English writing software. The result of months of fine-tuning to the writing engine to accommodate variations in spelling and word usage, the British English Edition brings WhiteSmoke's advanced writing technology to a new audience of writers. More than just providing British English spelling of certain words, such as "colour" instead of "color", the British English Edition also works with an extended database of alternate words reflecting the variations in language use between written British and US English. Read More...

Bad English Increases Unemployment, Writing Software Can Help

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:20:27 GMT

Unemployment is on the rise, but with better writing job hunters can succeed with their job applications. WhiteSmoke has developed writing software that proofreads and upgrades writing, decreasing need for costly and time-consuming career counseling.

WhiteSmoke wants to enhance your adjectives

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:20:16 GMT

One of the questions received at the help desk at WhiteSmoke was "Do you eat sauce or do you drink sauce?" The Tel Aviv-based start-up has come out with a service that aims to enhance the style and grammar of business letters, e-mails and other documents. Consumers write a document, send it to the company, and the company, through a computer program, sends back suggestions for stronger adjectives, improved grammar and style points, depending on the document being written.

The Top-Ten Business-Writing Errors

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:11:15 GMT

WhiteSmoke Software Offers Solution to Costly Business Problem. Nearly every business in the global marketplace relies on written English. So who can afford to make mistakes? You might want to bone up on WhiteSmoke's just-released list of top-ten grammar errors.

WhiteSmoke revolutionizes English writing, editing and grammar software

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:12:00 GMT

WhiteSmoke, the best on-line writing software to help businesses to improve their English, announces two new additions to its suite of writing solutions. Top Expert, an online forum that provides quick answers about English from experts in writing. And WhiteSmoke's new translation dictionaries cover seventeen different languages. These new features will serve the global business writer by providing strong enhancements to WhiteSmoke's distinctive writing software solution.

CNNMoney.com: Bad Grammar Goes Up in Smoke

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:19:37 GMT

English isn't your company's first language, but you want to compete on a level playing field in an English-dominated world. How do you draft contracts and write to investors with the language skills that moneymaking requires?

Software That Will This Sentence Fix

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:19:27 GMT

Perhaps this is a familiar situation. Your spoken English is good - heck, you use it every day at the office. But it's not your native tongue, and every time you have to write an important e-mail or business letter in English, you worry that you might make an embarrassing mistake. Worse, a serious misuse could alter the meaning of your prose, potentially invalidating a contract or harming a business relationship.

Online Instant Messaging Hurts English

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:11:40 GMT

At least 13 million Americans aged 12-17 have chatted through online instant messaging services according to a Pew report. The teens chat for a combined three million hours each day. Besides exploiting the teens' time, these hours and IMs are destroying the English language. WhiteSmoke writing software presents the only solution for those who need to maintain their English grammar.

Revealing the Secrets of Google 2.0

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:19:03 GMT

Search engine results are highly dependent on the quality of the keyword or phrase entered into the query box. Google, Yahoo! and MSN are constantly improving their search engine algorithms for more relevant results, with Google updating their algorithms as much as 6 times a week. However, the work put into search engines to improve relevancy can only be fully taken advantage of with a rich English vocabulary. WhiteSmoke's English software enhances the user's ability to find the right word, making searching more productive.