The phrase "around useful" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe something that is useful in a general sense, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The tools we have are around useful for completing the project efficiently." (This example is not ideal due to the phrasing.)
Alternatives: "generally useful" or "somewhat useful".
Discussing the different ways adults speak to boy and girl toddlers, he says: "I am sure that no parent ever sets out to disadvantage their girls around useful number skills, yet we unconsciously start making the boys practical and the girls emotionally focused.
It looks a lot like About.me with big beautiful artwork and some minimal info around useful content though in Official.fm's case, songs are the content on the page.
Even in this tough economy, if you can wrap a compelling video around useful, practical information that appeals to a specific audience, large sponsors will pay good money for it.
Many in the business world recognize the need for long-term sustainability, and seek collaboration around useful strategies.
Think about creating campaigns centered around useful information or special offers that someone can act on immediately.
I had the opportunity to use Mashed Life for the past day and so far it has proven to be an all-around useful service that works as advertised.
Rather it prefers to market the course as "Modern Greats" that "brings together some of the most important approaches to understanding the social and human world around us, developing skills useful for a whole range of future careers and activities".
The screen ships with DJI's Go app embedded, decoding video in real time from the on-board camera with minimal latency, so the pilot can use it to navigate the drone around — particularly useful in the case of the newly announced Inspire 2, which adds a second camera to capture first-person flight video.
Having some flour or rice etc. around seems useful to me - and it would be a bit crazy to use up all the baking powder in one shot... it lasts for ages anyway.
Electronic medical records would make shopping around easier.Another useful way to promote transparency and value would be to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of new drugs, devices and treatments.
Now, FourSquare and Gowalla aren't run in quite the same way - there's no charge for using them, for one thing - but the idea behind it works much the same: you go around collecting useful information for them (the location of restaurants, houses, and so on) and they "reward" you by letting you claim to be the mayor of Nonsuch.
