Sep 3, 2010
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...
Aug 30, 2010
Most of us learn about social media from the school of hard clicks. We Stumbleupon sites…download apps…subscribe to blogs…read and bookmark cases…tweet out links…test our ideas…and gain a working knowledge along the way. And now...
Aug 27, 2010
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...
Aug 15, 2010
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...
Aug 2, 2010
I have a confession to make: I think I am. And I wonder if you may be one too. Worried? Not sure where to turn? Do you want to know the signs? If so, please check out the guest post I did on the Spin Sucks blog. Anonymity is guaranteed; no one will know you read...
Jul 29, 2010
I’ve done a couple of interviews on social media in recent months: Barbara Nixon’s Public Relations Matters (skype video interview); and Andy Donovan’s Tweep in Profile (‘old-fashioned-new-fashioned’ print). And I want to say a big thank...
Jul 26, 2010
For anyone who’s read my last two posts, I just want to mention that, no… I am not transitioning this to a travel blog. Thanks for sticking with me.
Jul 23, 2010
I feel privileged to be of the Toronto folks selected to spread the word about Virgin America’s new TO/LA or SF flights. Actually, when I first got the email offerng a ticket, I thought it was a scam. It wasn’t! So here I am, in-flight, and posting from...
Jul 10, 2010
I fly fairly regularly – not enough for the perks of super-elite status, but enough to be bumped around through the maze of disappointing service that is Air Canada. Sometimes I’m surprised by a staff member who is helpful or friendly. Mostly it’s a mildly...
Jun 12, 2010
Last year, after live-tweeting from Counselors Academy’s annual conference, I noticed my Twitter feed had become my notes for the sessions. So I used them in a blog post to capture the flavour of the event. Counselors is, as I’ve said many times, my PR...
