May 7, 2013
I don’t know if you caught the most recent Mad Men episode (and if you didn’t, this isn’t a plot spoiler), but for a show about the ad biz, it ended with Peggy typing and saying the words, ‘for immediate release’. Cryptic? Not so much....
Oct 23, 2012
I tweet a lot at conferences (no kidding!) to share content that stands out for me. And a few years ago I noticed my Twitter stream was becoming a virtual notebook from events. Last week I was fortunate to attend the PRSA International Conference in San Francisco, as...
May 25, 2012
MESH conference in Toronto is all about ideas. Big ideas about social networks – where we are and where we're heading. Questions too. The organizers present some of the world's leading thinkers and innovators who, over two days, share insights and...
May 2, 2011
Today is election day in Canada and an opportunity for us to exercise a basic democratic right. And regardless of what we may think of our leaders or the number of times we’ve visited polling stations in recent years, it’s important for all of us to make...
Feb 18, 2011
I read about the bankruptcy of H.B. Fenn and Company, a venerable Canadian distributor and publisher, with a good deal of disappointment. I love books and used to work in the industry and can’t help but feel saddened by the loss. In part, the problem stems from...