by Rob Cottingham | Jul 26, 2006 | Communicating, Politics
They aren’t just nailing car manufacturers any more; they’re trying to make owning the buggers socially unacceptable. by Rob Cottingham | Jul 12, 2006 | Blogging, Politics
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... 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 | Jun 22, 2006 | Politics
Greg at the Sinister Thoughts blog documents a jaw-dropping spurious attempt by Belinda Stronach to smear the NDP. In Question Period yesterday, she tried to argue that the party is somehow willing to compromise its principles on the rights of same-sex couples —... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 15, 2006 | Blogging, Communicating, Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Politics
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: by Rob Cottingham | Jun 14, 2006 | Blogging, Politics, Technology
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...