by Rob Cottingham | Jan 3, 2006 | Blogging, Communicating, Politics, Technology
Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz have been kind enough to run my audio comments in several editions of For Immediate Release, their outstanding podcast (subscription link) on the intersection of public relations and digital communications. Here’s a transcript of my... by Rob Cottingham | Jan 2, 2006 | Politics
Crawford Kilian has posted an intriguing profile of Sherry Shaghaghi, the NDP candidate in North Vancouver: The fundamentalist revolution of 1979 hit when she was a teenager, and gave her one powerful personal experience. Girls in her school were forced to wear the... by Rob Cottingham | Dec 19, 2005 | Politics
From the CBC: RBC Royal Bank is sending refunds of $25 million to 250,000 of its GIC clients because the corporation confused simple with compound interest. Just imagine for a moment that a Canadian government had done that. Can’t you imagine the procession of... by Rob Cottingham | Dec 19, 2005 | Politics
If you check out most movie ads, you’ll nearly always see a list of excerpts from glowing reviews – “…A masterpiece!” “Riveting from start to finish!” “When Oscar time comes, look for the makers of... by Rob Cottingham | Dec 11, 2005 | Blogging, Politics
I spent the 2004 campaign in the belly of the beast (friendly beast, very comfortable belly, no complaints from this end), and I was able to pay only passing attention to the Revolutionary Moderation Gaffe-o-Meter. This time, though, it’s my go-to place whenever... by Rob Cottingham | Dec 5, 2005 | Blogging, Politics, Technology
For the past few months, I’ve been lucky enough to see an extraordinary project take shape: Net2 (pronounced “net squared”), a resource for non-profits that want to take their online presence to the next level: Through the immense possibilities of...