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Press:WhiteSmoke Updates English Writing Software

20 May 2009
WhiteSmoke announces the immediate availability of an upgrade to its desktop English writing software. WhiteSmoke 2009 is the leading software solution for the correction and enhancement of English grammar, spelling, and writing style.
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Follow us on Twitter - @whitesmokeapp

13 May 2009
We have just created a twitter account for WhiteSmoke. If you want to keep up with WhiteSmoke news, and the grammar content on our blog, follow us @whitesmokeapp
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Major Improvements to Leading English Writing Software

6 Apr 2009
WhiteSmoke announces the immediate release of a major update to the server-side component of its English writing software, the result of 8 months of intensive development, the analysis of millions of sentences, and extensive customer surveys. A client update for download onto the user’s PC will be launched in the following days.
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National Grammar Day

4 Mar 2009
It might surprise you to learn that National Grammar Day exists, but it’s true. This "holiday" was set on March 4th, 2004 by SPOGG: The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar. SPOGG is a grammar-based organization that was started by Martha Brockenbrough.
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WhiteSmoke Announces 4th Generation Grammar Engine

3 Feb 2009
Today WhiteSmoke released a new grammar engine for its world-leading English writing software. The 4th generation engine brings a wealth of improvements, including additional error detections, improvements to grammar algorithms, and faster server response times.
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WhiteSmoke Review at the Telegraph

26 Jan 2009
Just this week the Telegraph in in the UK reviewed the Business Version of WhiteSmoke in its Business Technology section online. read excerpts from this WhiteSmoke review and other recent WhiteSmoke reviews here.
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WhiteSmoke Free Online Tools

27 Nov 2008
Around a month ago, we quietly launched a couple of free tools for writers and English learners, right here on WhiteSmoke.com. After the initial period of use and testing, time has come for an official announcement :). the two tools are our online checker for your writing, effectively bringing WhiteSmoke's core features to your text for free, and our free online dictionary, which features definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and a translation module for every word.
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Welcome to the New WhiteSmoke Blog!

27 Nov 2008
Today we offically announce the new iteration of the WhiteSmoke Blog. We now have features for user comments, and you can search all entries by category in the right-hand column. If you use RSS feeds, visit the RSS Page to grab feeds - you can choose to subscribe to the whole blog, or to any categories that are of interest to you. The All Posts page gives you a quick view of all the blog content.
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Press: WhiteSmoke Expands Writing Style Features

25 Nov 2008
Today WhiteSmoke released an update to its English writing software, WhiteSmoke 2009, providing additional writing style suggestions. WhiteSmoke 2009 is an advanced tool for checking grammar, spelling, and writing style. WhiteSmoke hopes the update will bring a competitive advantage to users whose writing performance at the workplace is crucial. As stated in the National Commission on Writing: “Writing is integral in nearly every job. It’s really not a promotion issue since you’d never get to the point of promotion without good communications skills. You can’t move up without writing skills.”
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Older Press Releases

The Write Help for Trying Times

We have fallen on tough economic times, and are entering a period where job security and career opportunities are harder to come by. In such circumstances, one really must make an outstanding first impression on his or her prospective employer – starting with an impressive resume.
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WhiteSmoke 2009 Launch

WhiteSmoke announces the immediate availability of WhiteSmoke 2009, the latest version of its desktop English writing application. WhiteSmoke 2009 is the premier writing tool for people who need quality written text, offering advanced grammar checking, style checking, and spell checking, based on natural language processing (NLP) technology.
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New Release: WhiteSmoke 2008 Extended Edition

WhiteSmoke today launched the new WhiteSmoke 2008 Extended Edition of its advanced grammar checker and writing software, which is designed to dramatically improve individual writing style and eliminate embarrassing mistakes due to poor writing skills.
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WhiteSmoke Survey: Up to 85% of Writing Contains One or More Grammar Errors

The majority of adults are unable to write letters, emails or presentations without making grammatical errors, according to a survey released today by WhiteSmoke Inc., developers of an advanced English language grammar checker and writing engine that is popular worldwide.
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WhiteSmoke Survey Shows Adults Cannot Spell Everyday Words - They Blame Cell Phones

When Scripps National Spelling Bee Competitors gather in Washington, DC on May 29 for the 81st national championships, young people from all over the US will sweat over arcane words ranging from accretionary to zeugma.
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WhiteSmoke Opens Technical Operations in San Francisco to Meet US Demand

WhiteSmoke, the leading software company developing innovative solutions for correcting and enhancing English writing, today announced that Americans are most likely to use its award-winning English writing software. 85% of its 700,000 downloads to date stem from the US. This rising demand has led WhiteSmoke to open new technical operations in San Francisco to better meet US demand for its all-in-one writing software which includes an advanced grammar checker, text enrichment and a spellchecker.
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WhiteSmoke Google Gadget Launched to Improve Writing for Google Users

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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