Spam comments

I had my first spam comment yesterday, in a version of Spanish that did not translate or make sense. I decided to delete it and changed the comments settings to now include word verification.

An oblogation for 2008

I spent much of my free time last year trying to understand and get familiar with the ways of the blogosphere. Truth is, I still feel like I’m just dipping my toes in shallow water and swimming way over my head at the same time.And that uncertainty is both...

My blogging balance sheet

Not too long ago, I took a three-day course on financial management for non-financial managers. For those of you who think that’s a signal to doze off, let me say that it was a fascinating seminar led by an accountant who was by turns lively and cautious. And,...

The blog before Christmas

Twas the blog before Christmas when all through the ‘sphereMany creatures had posted the ‘worst and best of’ the year.The rants were all TrackBacked, Delicious to sharein hopes that St. Googleus soon would be there.When out in the geek-world a new...

Blogger’s guilt

Yes, I’ve been feeling it all month, as day after day breezed by and I didn’t post a single entry (till now).So I figured it’s time to come clean and say that I’m happily shedding that guilt (which, by the way, is a pretty self-serving emotion in the first place)....

In praise of APR

First of all, I have a disclosure. I am an APR (accredited in public relation) and also the CPRS (Toronto) accreditation committee chair.And, as December 3 is the deadline for applications to the Canadian APR process, I thought I’d write a few words on why I feel...