Want to stop election-night tweeting? Appeal to online culture
Hi, Elections Canada. We go back a long way, you and me. I’m the kid who had your colour-coded riding map masking-taped to my bedroom wall.
So let me offer some friendly advice. You want to stop people from tweeting election results from Eastern Canad…
Five ways to use Twitter to make the most of an election debate
Let’s be honest: election debates are usually pretty awful for voters. They get to passively endure an hour or two of overrehearsed talking points, dodged questions and set-piece arguments… washed down with the kind of analysis that usually boils do…
Election timing in perspective
To all the folks who think it’s just too soon since the last election, consider this: When Canadians chose the last Parliament, Chrome wasn’t even in stable release yet. Oh, and George Bush was still President of the United States. But the Chrome thing is...L’addition, svp
I was on holiday in Paris with Alex and the kids earlier this month, and in assorted cafés and bistros, it was easy to let a lot of my cares and troubles slip away. (That doesn’t include the “Am I a good parent?” anxiety, which crosses international...CPAWS seeks Ottawa web intern
Tell me this isn’t someone’s dream internship:
Our friends (and The Big Wild clients) at the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Committee are looking for an intern to help them make their web, email and social media presence a thing of grace and beauty. If that sounds like someone you know, do pass along the details:
Deadline: March 30, 2010
Start date: May 10, 2010
Length and type: Full-time, for 3 months
Salary: $14/hour
This position will play a role in improving, updating and analyze CPAWS’ web activities.Responsibilities may include
- Making updates to CPAWS-managed sites as directed, using our CMS
- Using public domain image repositories to find appropriate images for projects
- Coding HTML emails
- Suggesting ways to improve existing sites
- Assembling statistics on our email blasts, websites and social media accounts for analysis
- Organizing and tag images from our collection
- Using services like Google maps, Twitter, etc. to create interactive tools for our sites
- Researching and compare online service providers.
- Working with our chapters to improve their websites
- Writing and editing text for the web
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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.
