by Rob Cottingham | Aug 6, 2019 | LCWRC, Podcast, Speaking, Speechwriting
Writing is usually a pretty solitary pursuit. But solitary doesn’t have to mean isolated. Find out how Elana Aptowitzer created a community of speechwriters inside the Canadian public service — and how you can start building a community of your own.
by Rob Cottingham | Mar 26, 2008 | Technology
Ever wondered what happens when a company decides it wants to start drinking the proprietary champagne instead of the open-source Kool-Aid? Meet Meraki, makers of the mesh-network hardware behind cool initiatives like FreeTheNet.ca, and until very recently... by Rob Cottingham | Jul 10, 2006 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Politics
The Ottawa Sun has a nice writeup for Stone Fence Theatre, the brainchild of my friend Ish Theilheimer: If you can’t beat ’em … use ’em in your next musical. That pretty much sums up the approach favoured by Ottawa Valley minstrel, playwright... by Rob Cottingham | Apr 26, 2006 | Online Community, Politics
Jane Jacobs is known for her vision of vibrant, liveable cities. But as Alex posts at Civic Minded, her prescription for a viable city is also the recipe for a thriving online community. And Alex has a terrific suggestion for one way to remember her: These still-early... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 13, 2005 | Blogging, Technology
It’s an article of faith among the digerati that one of the things that keeps people coming back to your site is a community: the opportunity to interact, both with the site’s authors and with other visitors. Now there’s a little more proof, and it...
