I saw a hashtag on Twitter this morning that caught my eye: #savethebou. Based on the tweets I saw, it seemed that the Canadian mint was planning to ditch the caribou that’s featured on the Canadian quarter. I checked a few of the links in the tweets and they all led to a Facebook campaign page. That page had no links back to anything the mint was doing, it was mostly people talking about the stupidity of ditching the caribou and a few people talking about the importance of protecting the actual caribou and its habitat (the boreal forest).
Category: Rantin’
A follow up I’m happy to write
A few months ago I wrote about #BlameDrewsCancer – one guy’s amazingly-cool reaction to being diagnosed with cancer. Since then, thousands upon thousands of people have blamed Drew’s cancer for all kinds of stuff. Lance Armstrong’s LIVESTRONG campaign got on board. Oh, and as promised, Drew kicked his cancer’s ass.
Any marketing people want to explain this to me?
I work down the road from the big Leon’s warehouse / retail store in Ottawa’s west end (the one you see from the highway). A few colleagues and I walked down to a great little lunch counter down the road, towards the Leon’s and we saw big Leon’s stickers all over street signs, private business… Continue reading Any marketing people want to explain this to me?
Grumble grumble
A great tweet came through my All Friends feed today from Mat Paciga. On the off chance I borked the link or you’re just not the clickin’ sort, Mat observed that “there needs to be more social media critics out there.” Granted, it’s not earth shattering stuff. He’s certainly not the first to make such… Continue reading Grumble grumble
Sorry Milli Vanilli, I’ve got something else to blame it on now
The internet is full of juvenile crap. So is Twitter. One need only look at trending topics list to see that the hashtag phenomenon has given us a glimpse into the banal and utterly embarassing things that comprise the zeitgeist of our day. Which makes this all the more remarkable. Until today I hadn’t heard of… Continue reading Sorry Milli Vanilli, I’ve got something else to blame it on now
Are you aware of this post?
First, a mea culpa. I am guilty of the very sin I am railing against in this post. Like Rush Limbaugh preaching against drug use, this is as much a condemnation of myself as it is one of anyone else. Whew, I feel better already. Alright, loyal readers, raise your hand if you’ve ever listed… Continue reading Are you aware of this post?
Conferences and unconferences and tweetups, oh my!
Tipping Point: When there are five conferences, unconferences, tweetups, meetups, online panels and other type events for PR / social media types per week that seem to draw exactly the same people. Uh, guys, where do you find the time to actually do work, rather than just talk about it? *Shrug* Maybe I’m just grumpy because… Continue reading Conferences and unconferences and tweetups, oh my!
Five things your client shouldn’t have to tell you
As many of you know, I’ve spent most of my career as an inside comms guy, not an agency flack. As such, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a good number of service providers of various stripes. Consultants, suppliers, contractors… I’ve seen them all. And I’m blown away by some of what I’ve seen… Continue reading Five things your client shouldn’t have to tell you
OT: An open letter to an asshat
You don’t know who I am but I am among the hundreds of thousands (perhaps millions) who know who you are. I can’t even hazard a guess as to what you were thinking when you decided to attack a linesman at a minor hockey game on Saturday. You were probably blinded by rage. Maybe you… Continue reading OT: An open letter to an asshat
The most important employee you probably don’t have
Around this time last year, my wife and I were planning to pull up stakes and head west. Things changed and we have since both replanted our feet firmly in Ottawa soil. While things were in flux, though, I interviewed for one of the most interesting (and potentially most rewarding) jobs I had ever heard… Continue reading The most important employee you probably don’t have