Secret Weapon

An emerging trend or perceived asset openly embraced in desperation.  See: silver bullet.

Designer/founders are the venture capitalist's new secret weapon now that Flash-developer/DJs have been hunted to extinction.

The douchebag who said this probably also said Strategic Partnership, Sticky, or Authentic.

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Troubled: Advice for Exclamatory E-mails

My question is about exclamations versus periods in e-mails. I personally use exclamation marks but have known people to think they come off as overeager, overly casual, or insincere. What do you think?