Rob Cottingham

28 Nov 2007

Writing to be heard

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In the midst of this great GuideStar piece on writing fundraising letters comes a sentence that galvanized me:

  • Beginning sentences with “and”- one of my favorite connectors that encourages readers to keep reading (actually “listening” because that’s the way we talk with friends).

Listening. That’s why conversational writing, be it in blog posts, speeches or direct mail, has such power. It’s the way you offer to… Read more...

26 Nov 2007

TiVo finally comes to Canada

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Friends, our long national nightmare is over. As the CBC is reporting, TiVo is officially on its way across the border:
The TiVo set-top device, which allows viewers to record shows and skip commercials, will be available across Canada – except in Quebec – through Best Buy, Future Shop, The Brick and London Drug stores for $199. Device owners also need to subscribe to the TiVo service, which has… Read more...

23 Nov 2007

links for 2007-11-24

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22 Nov 2007

links for 2007-11-23

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19 Nov 2007

links for 2007-11-20

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18 Nov 2007

Communities adapt.

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Category: Online Community

Amazing what people will put up with to keep a community alive. (And it sure doesn’t hurt if there are market forces involved.)… Read more...

17 Nov 2007

links for 2007-11-18

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Thank you, ladies and germs of the BC NDP

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Category: Comedy; Vancouver

I hope you had a quarter of the fun I did last night.

I headlined the Friday social for the BC NDP convention, a karaoke pub night sponsored by the Young New Democrats. (Wisely, they asked me to do stand-up rather than singing.)

And even though it was my first time onstage in a year and a half, it went swimmingly. The best response of the evening came… Read more...

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