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FDOC*: social media learning curve

It didn't matter that I'm the instructor, yesterday I had first-day jitters for my social media course. This was amplified a bit when, at 9:05, I looked around the computer lab and no one was there (we start at 9 a.m.).  Turned out the class was listed in two rooms...

Jerry Lewis: social media pioneer?

As we head into Labour Day and the annual Jerry Lewis Telethon, it's a question that popped into my head. Not because MDA was one of the early organizations to live stream a broadcast. Nor because their website features Facebook, emotional videos, Twitter and a tote...

Ghosts of blogging future

On Inside PR #2.17, Gini Dietrich and I talked about ghost blogging, a subject that has been haunting the blogosphere for a long time.  Much has been written about the ethics surrounding it. It's a debate about authorship and authority. If your name appears on a blog,...

In praise of the iPad

I've never been a big fan of Apple products. I tried a Mac a year ago and discovered that maybe I'm not that intuitive. I use an iPod at the gym, but haven't attempted the sophistication of playlists. I'm a shuffle kind of guy. I guess that's my way of saying I never...