by Rob Cottingham | Jan 10, 2011 | Social Media, Social Signal, Vancouver
Heads up, Vancouverites: next week, my workshop The Art of Social Media begins its six-week run Monday evenings at Emily Carr University of Art and Design:
An introduction to social media for people who want to use social media as a platform for creat…
by Rob Cottingham | Dec 14, 2010 | Everything Else
Hello: Mom Dad I’m really: shocked impressed worried jazzed that you’ve been using your computer these days. via teachparentstech.org This is nothing short of brilliant: a wizard for sending a little tech support info to your... by Rob Cottingham | Dec 14, 2010 | Social Signal, Vancouver
Last week, the Vancouver Police Department launched their Twitter presence with a day-long marathon of tweeting the calls that came into the force. It was a success, rocketing them from zero to well over 1,800 followers that afternoon.
I got to commen…
by Rob Cottingham | Dec 10, 2010 | Everything Else
I see it weekly if not monthly. Brand or company X goes about their business on a social platform, marketing, putting out fun apps, doling out coupons and yes in some cases, engaging. Then one day, they get attacked by their customers or perhaps an advocacy group. The... by Rob Cottingham | Dec 9, 2010 | Everything Else
Some folks wonder why this a such a big deal when you can, after all, have donors who use iPhones go out to the web and make a donation through the web site using Safari or find creative workarounds. Workarounds put nonprofits at a... by Rob Cottingham | Dec 8, 2010 | Everything Else
Many policy makers in the U.S. and elsewhere are already too ignorant about important scientific issues today, even about such essential ideas as how petroleum forms, the reality of evolution, or the usefulness of paying for basic research. Bait-and-switch tactics...
