Jul 29, 2007
There’s an interesting post by Josh Bernoff about the way tech companies refer to their customers as users.And it dawned on me that if I’m a user then I’m probably being used.I guess that’s somewhat implicit in the symbiotic producer/customer...
Jul 23, 2007
I just stumbled on Jack Kapica’s witty Weblish post. In it he mentions the Lulu Blooker Prize (I hadn’t heard of it before), awarded annually to blogs that transform themselves into into books, er blooks, from a program you can get on the Lulu site. The business...
Jul 23, 2007
Poor Manitoba. It isn’t enough that my birth province is beset by frigid winters and an overabundance of blood-sucking mosquitoes in the summer. Not to mention a hollowed-out downtown, glue sniffing and a 40+ year exodus to points East and West.And now, to add insult...
Jul 23, 2007
Two years ago, during my APR* oral exam, I was asked how I might counsel the Mayor of Toronto on a certain issue of the day. I replied that I did not practice public affairs, would probably suggest the Mayor call someone else, and then offered a few general principles...
Jul 21, 2007
True confession: I used to be a comedy writer/performer a long time ago (I even collaborated on a political joke book). And since I now have this forum, I’m taking the liberty of posting a few jokes and puns.Feel free to add a laugh track (comments) – good or bad,...
