Section 9: Internet & Contact Information 5/18 – CrowdSurf

Section Nine- Internet & Contact Info

Rule	Instruction	Example
Spelling a Name, Address, Word, etc.	If a speaker spells out a last name or street or something, indicate the recitation of letters with hyphens in between each letter.	My name is Christina, C-H-R-I-S-T-I-N-A.
Internet	Internet must always be capitalized.	You must have a stable Internet connection to work on Mturk.
URLs	Transcribe the final web address even if the speaker has completely spelled it out.	Spoken: You can find us at W S J dot com. Transcribe as: You can find us at WSJ.com
Emails	Transcribe the final email address even if the speaker has completely spelled it out.	Spoken: My email is J O H N dot D O E at g mail dot com. Transcribe as: My email is john.doe@gmail.com.
Telephone Number	Transcribe the final telephone number in digits and dashes form.	My cell number is (123)-444-5555.
IP Addresses	Transcribe the final IP address in digits and periods form.	98.182.30.194
Hashtags	If used as a word in a sentence, spell out the word hashtag. If used in the format #blablabla use the pound sign, #	Contact me at the hashtag shown below. Spoken: What’s your opinion? Let us know at hashtag CrowdSurf. Transcribe as: What’s your opinion? Let us know at #CrowdSurf.
Twitter handles	Use the at sign, @, when someone references their twitter handle	Find me on Twitter @AshleyEsqueda.