Social network rush hour

For me, it happens everytime I tune in and it reminds me of stop and go driving.

I start by watching the stream fly by and then all of a sudden brake fast to find I'm at a standstill (and not just because I've moved onto another task).

Let me explain.

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The Minority Report is here

Today's my birthday – I share it with Lincoln and Darwin. But I'm not writing for greetings (though they're always welcome ).  I'm posting because of the surprise good wishes I received from someone I don't know, but do see all the time.

Google.

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The great candy cane conspiracy of 2011

The holidays are almost upon us and I don’t want to spoil them for you.  But there’s something I must share.

Now I’m not into conspiracy theories (well, maybe a little), but has anyone noticed the shortage of candy canes? I’m not talking about those second-rate peach or root beer flavours. I mean the genuine peppermint kind.  The ones that come in several sizes – regular, cigar-width and mini – and are wrapped in the kind of cellophane you can never completely remove.  

You know the ones I mean.

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I’ve always preferred the 4th of July…

I know this isn’t the most popular thing for a Canadian to say – and I am a proud Canuck… really – but I’ve always preferred the 4th of July to Canada Day (formerly Dominion Day, for anyone that remembers).

That’s because Canada Day seems more like an excuse for a long weekend while July 4th is a real celebration. (more…)

Then meets now: social media incarnations

I just returned from Counselors Academy’s annual conference for PR agency leaders (I’ll be writing a post about it soon). One of the many highlights was a keynote by Jay Baer, based on his new book, The Now Revolution.  He mentioned that some businesses use Twitter like a news release and their Facebook page as a glorified Yellow Pages ad.

That got me thinking about what things used to be and their current social media incarnations.

So here’s the beginning of a primer you could use for a modern day @ripvanwinkle who was just roused from a 40 year sleep: (more…)