A Flack by any other name

This past summer, I was driving through upstate New York and passed through a town called Flackville. And I wondered if this is where old PR people go to retire…(a news release on every corner…)OK enough of that.Yesterday, I received an email from a client...

Modern-day telegram…

Giovanni Rodriguez contends that many our social media tools are DIY versions of things we already have:Blogs = publishingPodcasts = radioYouTube = TV broadcastSocial networks = community centresI agree. And I’d like to add that I think Twitter is a souped up...

Putting off the Ritz

There’s a Canadian federal election in full swing. Or should I say in full baby swing – as in fun if you’re in it, but other than that quite dull.It’s the same old posturing, spinning and name calling we remember in the past – only this...

Becoming ‘Bold’

Not too long ago, I mentioned I was going to upgrade to a Blackberry Bold and I did get one. (Hey, iPhones may be super cool, but that’s just never been me.)After a bit of back and forth trying to find one in a store, I asked to have it shipped. It arrived the...

More spaces (not space)

If you look at my last post, written using the Google Chrome browser, you’ll notice there are bigger spaces between paragraphs than usual (similar to what happens when I save in edit mode).  I don’t understand if this is a function of the browser or some...