Hyperlinks may subvert hierarchies, information may flow freely and the tyranny of geography may be toppled by the Internet, but despite the marvels and wonders this communications tool affords us, it’s important to remember simple Newtonian physics are at play.
Newton’s First Law.An object at rest tends to stay at rest.
This is doubly so when that […]
On October 23rd, I was part of a panel discussion on “Blogs, RSS, Wikis, Social Bookmarking and Podcasts”. This is my presentation on RSS.
Blogs, RSS, wikis, podcasts and social tagging: What’s a communicator to do?
Begins: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 at 6:30 PM
Ends: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 at 9:00 PM
Entry fee: $20 for non-members and guests
Location:
Oakville Public Library (2nd floor)
120 Navy Street
Oakville, ON L6J 2Z4
Canada
Link: Halton Peel Communications Association
Do you know how to make the most of social […]
The other day, I was asked, “when was the last time you posted an article to your blog?” I was embarrassed to answer ‘not since May.’ Actually, the last post was mid-June, but still far too long to be riding on tweets from Twitter alone.
So let’s have at it, and leap right into […]
How many different ways can a social media endeavour go wrong? FanLib counts the way.
FanLib is a social network site that aims to create a ‘MySpace’ for authors of fanfiction. Their heavy handed, often misguided and just plain clumsy efforts to monetize a community give the rest of us valuable lessons to take […]
Before rushing to critique, it never hurts to clarify what the other’s intentions were. Especially since the barriers to do so are practically non-existent.
Third Tuesday Toronto was, as always a delight. I came toting a new anecdote that was dubbed by all who heard as ‘bloggable’.
It’s not the number of people your social media reaches… but rather who it reaches, and more importantly, how their life is changed as a result.
Oleg Kuzin, a fellow member of the Halton Peel Communications Association, and certified translator has recently begun blogging. His blog, Translator’s Musings, shares his insights into the world of cross-language and cross-cultural communications.
One thing that Oleg shared over the HPCA mail list is that since beginning his blog, a Google search on his name […]
Just because you’ve built it doesn’t mean anyone’s going to come.
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