This post is my own response to the challenge I posed to several bloggers: What if you could only write one more post? What would you want to say? For more information on the thought experiment or to read other people’s theoretical “last posts,” check out If you could only write one more post. What… Continue reading Think critically; be compassionate
Category: Thinkin’
If you could only write one more post
I’ve been kicking this idea around in my head for awhile now. What if you could only write one more post? What would you want to say? I don’t want to be overly prescriptive so I’ll leave it at that and let people interpret the questions how they choose. You can write about your standard… Continue reading If you could only write one more post
We are all cobblers’ kids
This blog could be a lot better. I know that. For someone who gets paid to write digital outreach and marketing strategies that often include advice on how to manage one’s social media properties, I do a pretty poor job of it here at 42 points. SEO best practices are routinely overlooked in favour of… Continue reading We are all cobblers’ kids
Social media career advice
Ugh. Nothing worse than unsolicited advice, right? Well, I guess it’s not entirely unsolicited. This is a post I started mentally writing back when all the colleges and universities were sending a crop of new grads into the world but it wasn’t until yesterday, when Toronto-based PR educator Barry Waite tweeted and asked for advice for… Continue reading Social media career advice
Customer service or special treatment?
Ottawa PR and social media professional Joe Thornley wrote a post today that’s got me thinking. You can check the post out over on his blog but, in a nutshell, he’s praising Fairmont Hotels for going the extra mile for him (he’s a regular customer). He makes a lot of good points and I’m not… Continue reading Customer service or special treatment?
You know who rocks?
People who stepped up huge and gave to my 30-30-30 campaign. All 37 of you (which doesn’t include the dozens of people at Case Study Jam #3 who pitched in as well). In the end we raised over $1,100, which should be more than enough to help a couple of disadvantaged kids in the Ottawa… Continue reading You know who rocks?
Trying to do something good
I just added a new page to the site – it’s part of my effort to do something meaningful to mark my 30th birthday in a few weeks. As many of you know, I’ve been active in minor hockey for a few years now, coaching nine and ten year olds at the house league level… Continue reading Trying to do something good
Joe is a fecking hypocrite!
A few months ago I wrote a post about the conference culture that seems to pervade several of my spheres of interest – namely government and social media. The post seemed to touch a nerve as it generated more comments than… well, any other post on the site, I think (especially once you factor in… Continue reading Joe is a fecking hypocrite!
Really, it’s not about you
It was a rough start to the morning. Nowhere near enough sleep, comedy of errors resulting in no chance to eat breakfast, then the painful sound of the bus roaring away as I’m pulling on my shoes. My commute is pretty evenly split between bus days and car days these days but today is most… Continue reading Really, it’s not about you
I don’t hate newspapers, really, I don’t
The arrival of a new year and a new decade has prompted many “where was I ten years ago?” posts from people far smarter and more talented than this humble scribe. For me, though, this retrospective meandering was nothing new. I find myself gazing back to the turn of the millennium every time I hear… Continue reading I don’t hate newspapers, really, I don’t