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  1. Aug 2017
    1. specializes in sports and healthcare markets and new technology.

      Consider replacing with:

      specializes in sports, healthcare, and new technology markets.

    2. Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers offers[13]

      Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers[13] offers

      (in-text link should not include the word "offers")

    3. These organizations typically release some of this data for free that can be used to fill in demographic and psychographic information about your potential users.

      Consider rephrasing:

      The data provided by these organizations — some of which is released for free — can be used to fill in demographic and psychographic information about your potential users.

    4. There are a number of market research reports to help entrepreneurs refine segmentation, consumer preferences, and buying patterns as well as compiling demographic profiles that can uncover motivations and buying patterns.

      The phrase “buying patterns" is repeated in this sentence. Consider rephrasing:

      There are a number of market research reports to help entrepreneurs refine segmentation and consumer preferences, as well as compile demographic profiles that can uncover motivations and buying patterns.

    5. also the title of his 2017 groundbreaking book

      Consider removing this phrase. Holifield’s book does include the phrase “inclusive competitiveness,” but the title is The Future Economy and Inclusive Competitiveness

    6. Johnathan M. Holifield calls “inclusive competitiveness,” also the title of his 2017 groundbreaking book. It is, he says, “a framework that allows businesses to capitalize on the potential of underserved audiences to help fuel the next generation economic vitality in a way that is more inclusive and durable.”

      This quotation should reflect the source text as written. Consider replacing with:

      ...Johnathan M. Holifield calls “inclusive competitiveness,” which he defines as a framework that allows businesses to “capitalize on the full and untapped potential of disconnected Americans to help fuel the economic vitality of the coming generations in ways that are more inclusive and durable.”[endnote]

      Please add endnote (see below) and re-number subsequent endnotes. [7] Johnathan M. Holifield, The Future Economy and Inclusive Competitiveness: How Demographic Trends and Innovation Can Create Economic Prosperity for All Americans. (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017): 27.

    7. Blavity founders Morgan DeBaun and Aaron Samuels

      Blavity.com/about indicates that the company has four founders (not two): Aaron Samuels, Morgan DeBaun, Jonathan Jackson, and Jeff Nelson. Perhaps consider including all of them?

    8. the tool/platform, history of the space, technological event that caused the tool to emerge, including challenges both current and future.

      Consider changing to:

      the tool/platform, the history of the space, the technological events that caused the tool to emerge, as well as current and future challenges.

    9. ever-changing

      Consider removing. While the Conversion Prisim is “ever changing” as it is continually updated, here the text refers specifically to Version 5.0, which is static.

    10. This is a mass media story as well.

      Consider removing or rewording. The use of the word “story” in this sentence is not the same as in the previous sentence, which might cause confusion.

    11. helped advertising agencies grow as the use of advertisements grew as a revenue stream

      Consider replacing with:

      allowed advertising agencies to capitalize on the growing use of advertisements as a revenue stream