Nov 17, 2008
This is the third installment in an unplanned series of posts about getting a job in PR. I’m writing it following a panel I was on at Talk is Cheap 2.0 with Joe Thornley and Trevor Campbell*.So… here we are in the midst of an economic meltdown. It’s hard to read...
Nov 16, 2008
In a few weeks I’m going to be giving a presentation introducing social media to neophytes.And, in addition to offering practical how-to’s and definitions, I’d like to include a couple of slides with tips or advice from practitioners (with full...
Nov 15, 2008
Where I come from (Winnipeg) and in other western cities, there’s a party tradition we call ‘socials’.If you haven’t heard of them, they’re essentially a pre-nuptials bash and work like this: an engaged couple has the right to purchase a...
Nov 14, 2008
It wasn’t too long ago when networks meant television; purveyors of small-screen programming, ad spots and big shared experiences we could gab about the at work or with friends.But social media – or maybe the late arrival of the thing called convergence...
Nov 12, 2008
I checked my BB, as I always do when I get up in the morning, and was surprised to discover that I didn’t have a single new email. When I got to work shortly thereafter and logged into my computer, I found the same thing.Nothing new. I had that sinking feeling...
Nov 9, 2008
Not too long ago, I was tagged by Parker Mason to add my picks to Collin Douma’s five social media gems.And rather than calling out specific cases, here are a few things that opened my eyes (and mind) as I enmeshed myself in the space:1. Social media really is...
Nov 7, 2008
OK, maybe you won’t have to pay for parking. You might be able to get a spot on the street or, you can always take the TTC… to Talk is Cheap, the second (annual?) ‘social media unconference’, Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Centennial College...
Oct 22, 2008
Yesterday, thanks to a post by Parker Mason, I came across Dave Fleet’s Practical 101s series that explains various social media tools in language that’s easy to understand. And he provides clear instructions and useful examples, too. So far, he’s...
Oct 22, 2008
And I mean that in the most positive sense of the word.In today’s Globe and Mail, there’s an excellent opinion piece by Richard Ivey School of Business professor George Athanassakos, who uses a historical context to explain why we may be in the midst of an...
Oct 21, 2008
According to an article in the Toronto Star, our fair metropolis placed fourth in a global ranking of cities that offer people the best cultural experience, after London, Paris and New York. Pretty good company, I’d say.And in the same piece, an A.T. Kearney...
