Rob’s blog
Really, really, REALLY didn’t get the joke
Ever wonder what would happen if someone came across one of The Onion's satirical pieces and mistook it for the real thing? Someone did. Titled "I'm Totally Psyched About This Abortion," the column was written seven years ago and adopts the voice of a teenager who's...
For immediate release… and immediate disposal
Darren Barefoot took a deft swipe at the WeblogWire service, which purports to deliver your news release to the eyeballs of a gazillion bloggers at the click of a mouse (and a payment of $49 U.S.). He wrote a news release that announced his intention to pillory the...
Working with non-profits and technology? Come to Social Tech Brewing on Monday
Social Tech Brewing Vancouver Border-Busting: a conversation with Katrin Verclas July 17th, Radha Eatery If you work at the intersection of technology and community-building, we hope you'll join us for a July 17th gathering of Social Tech Brewing's Vancouver chapter....
Crazy about WordPress? WordCamp’s just for you
Matt Mullenweg, the guy behind the WordPress open-source blogging platform, has just announced WordCamp: August 5th, 2006 is the date, here in the lovely town of San Francisco, California. The idea is a one day BarCamp-style free conference with a party that night....
Tony Snow and the risks of speaking hypothetically
As reported in many quarters, including Mystery Pollster: Last Sunday, Bush press secretary Tony Snow speculated about what polls might have shown during World War II: "If somebody had taken a poll in the Battle of the Bulge, I dare say people would have said, 'Wow,...
Job opportunity: Keep Social Signal’s projects on target
Social Signal is hiring a Web Production Manager: WHO WE ARE: Social Signal puts the web to work for social change, helping organizations turn online communities into a powerful force for progress. And we're looking for a web production manager who will organize our...
Another Inconvenient clip
Using YouTube, Google Video and other video hosting sites as a way to generate viral buzz (especially from bloggers) for An Inconvenient Truth has been one of the filmmakers' most heads-up moves in a very savvy campaign. Behold the latest trailer:
Prepare to be spun
If you have a blog, you've had to deal with everything from comment spammers to juvenile flame warriors. Well, brace yourself: your blog may soon pick up a new breed of online pest. According to the folks at Blanton's and Ashton's, paid commenters are now cruising the...
Web of Change has a new (online) home
Web of Change, the annual gathering of wired change-makers at the Hollyhock Conference Centre, moved into its spiffy new site a few weeks ago. The site builders are Communicopia (say, that's their second mention in as many posts), and the project leader is Sarah...
Rewarding public-interest programmers
Via Jason at Communicopia, news of a new award for those who create open-source software that helps make the world a better place. Introducing the $10,000 Antonio Pizzigati prize for software in the public interest: The new Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the...
In Vancouver? Want to blog for a living?
I can't possibly say it better than Alex did at SocialSignal.com: We're thrilled to be working with Vancity on a new online community project that will be unveiled this summer. The project will create an online community where people in the Lower Mainland and Victoria...
A new entrant in the blog search sweepstakes: Bloglines
It was just a matter of time, but Bloglines has launched its own blog search engine, with feeds for search results. This could be significant; nobody has been able to knock Technorati off its perch yet, but Bloglines comes equipped with a pretty big user base. And for...
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.
