Social media rallies the troops…again
courtesy http://www.golddustfarms.com London is burning. Ok, maybe not all of London, but there is some pretty serious rioting happening in a section of London. And, like the recent hockey riots in...
View ArticleHas she gone AWOL?
Some of you may be wondering why there has been so little action on this blog lately. Don’t worry, it’s not you, it’s me…and the media. I mean, they aren’t really giving me anything good to write...
View ArticleTruth in PR, Social Media, and beer
I would like to start off by saying that I am a little bit tipsy after 4 sampler beers at the Whistler Brewing Company tour and 2 glasses of wine at dinner. So if there’s a typo in this post, or...
View ArticleYoga people aren’t all that open-minded after all
I saw this article this afternoon after my computer crashed at work. I was cruising the Globe & Mail website on my BlackBerry and had to read it, because the title intrigued me (as a good headline...
View Article“I am not a hero. I only use the keyboard.”
A review of the power of social media from around the world in 2011, courtesy The Globe & Mail. Part 1: After one man’s protest, a global torrent of message saw dictators fall Filed under:...
View ArticleWinning!
Part 2 in the Globe & Mail’s review of #theyearinhashtags. Today they examine Charlie Sheen. From #winning to #tigerblood, even McDonalds and American Red Cross tried to ride his wave of social...
View ArticleThat’s Officer Twitter to you
Part 3 in the Globe & Mail’s #yearinhashtags project: Vancouver’s Stanley Cup riots. The power of social media to prosecute (or not) and to gather people together to help rebuild. (This is also my...
View ArticleGoing crazy for #Occupy
Part 4 of the Globe & Mail’s review of the #yearinhashtags. Today, an examination of the Canadians who started the whole #Occupy fad (I’ll bet you didn’t know it was started by Canadians!). Click...
View ArticleSocial media for business – this isn’t your typical Facebook page
This article was originally posted on IABC Calgary’s blog on March 20, 2012. Yup, I’m getting more involved with my professional association! Social media for business – this isn’t your typical...
View ArticleHanding over the Twitter reins
In a daring move, Sweden is handing over its Twitter account each week to a (random?) citizen. That person can tweet whatever they want from the @Sweden account for a week. Bucket of worms or genius...
View ArticleSo you think you’ve had success?
Originally posted on the IABC Calgary blog on Friday, May 3, 2013. So you think you’ve had success? Tips and tricks for measuring your success online. You have your website up and running, your...
View ArticleThe wide world of social intranets
Originally posted on the IABC Calgary blog (Tuesday, November 12, 2013) courtesy technorati.com People love to talk about what they know. We love to share our knowledge with friends, family,...
View ArticleBuilding better communities through neuroscience
Originally published on the IABC Calgary website on July 6, 2014. Building better communities through neuroscience Can neuroscience and neuroplasticity make us better communicators? Can we go beyond...
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