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Hey, Toronto folks: catch Alex’s “Web 2.0 and Your Organization” workshop
Earlier this year in Vancouver, my wife/partner/co-conspirator Alexandra Samuel led a workshop jointly with Jason Mogus for the Hollyhock Leadership Institute. The topic: Web 2.0 and what it means for your organization. The approach: hands-on and intensive. The...
Back to doodling!
There are few goads to action like seeing someone do very well at an activity you've let drop. I've been inspired by a friend and accomplished cartoonist, Sarah Leavitt (plug: she sells a hilarious collection of fridge magnets), to break out the sketch pad and markers...
condohype mops the (inlaid marble) floor with condominium marketers
Vancouver is awash in billboards promoting condominium developments, each more meaningless than the last. (I swear they come up with their slogans using mad-libs. You can't tell me that "Taste the ambience of the urban pulse"-style taglines are the result of weeks of...
British Columbia, British health care?
The fine folks at the BC Health Coalition have asked me to spread the word about an important workshop they're hosting: The British Invasion! Would UK -style changes to our health care system benefit patients - or corporations? Come help celebrate the launch of the BC...
Turn It Off! BC gaining momentum on Facebook
Sometime in the next hour or two, the Turn It Off! BC Facebook group will surpass 700 members. This, from a group I started a few weeks ago by inviting fewer than a dozen friends to participate. If you haven't checked out Facebook, and you're looking for new ways to...
Welcome to the blogroll: Canadian film and TV blogs
Welcome aboard, Tv, Eh?, The Legion of Decency and (belatedly) Dead Things on Sticks. The latter two resonate particularly with yours truly and his box of unproduced (but hilarious) screenplays.
Conservatives fold, Ecotrust Canada gets its name back
There's a white flag flying in Ottawa: The Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment, today apologized to Ecotrust Canada for any inconvenience that may have ensued since the launch of the $1.5 billion Canada ecoTrust for Clean Air and Climate Change. After...
Help wanted at The Tyee
A nice little job opportunity came in over the transom. Check it out and see if it's your dream job (or a friend's dream job): Online Ad Sales Associate, Full time Salary: Competitive; based on experience Application deadline: Wednesday May 2nd, 2007 Start date: Mid...
Turn It Off! British Columbia meets Facebook
The 30 Days of Sustainability 2007 site has gone live (and if a few of us at Social Signal look a little more relaxed today than we have for the last week, that's a big reason)... and with it, a new initiative from the ever-inventive 30 Days folks. They're calling it...
Why, yes — I’d LOVE to speak at your event
Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
