The amplification of stupidity

By now many of you have heard about last week’s f-bomb deriding Detroit drivers in the errant Chrysler tweet. If you haven’t, here’s a good overview of the story from someone who inadvertently became part of it. Of course, this isn’t the first...

Countdown to PodCamp Toronto

One of the things I like best about PodCamp Toronto is the collegial atmosphere. And I mean that literally. It’s held at Ryerson University and is a free-flowing gathering that harkens back to the pioneer days of social media (say five or six years ago). Maybe...

C.C. stands for compelling content

There are some people like C.C. Chapman whose passion is infectious. Even when he disagrees with someone, he says it with a smile and in such a way that the other person feels like they’ve been treated with respect and not shot down. This week, C.C. was touring...

Spam… a lot!

I have received, but have never eaten Spam. I used to laugh at it hysterically when I watched the old Monty Python sketch. I thought it had the flavour of irony. All that changed with email, when it took on a more insidious taste.  I remember the first time I got...

Ladies and gentlemen… presenting my social media class

For the second year running, I’ve had the pleasure of teaching a social media course to the PR students at McMaster University in Hamilton.  Like the first time, the class is a diverse group that includes both recent grads who are completing their PR...