by Rob Cottingham | Mar 1, 2011 | Social Signal
If part of your job with a non-profit organization is to chase grants, then you may have found the proposal-writing process… well, a little dull at times.
That’s especially true if you’re applying for support from the kind of buttoned-down funding so…
by Rob Cottingham | Feb 28, 2011 | Online Community, Social Signal
There’s a reason social media analysts and practitioners harp so much on authenticity: it’s one of the underpinnings of the “social” in “social media”.
Online community works because of our relationships with each other; those relationships can only ha…
by Rob Cottingham | Feb 28, 2011 | Online Community, Social Signal
There’s a reason social media analysts and practitioners harp so much on authenticity: it’s one of the underpinnings of the “social” in “social media”.
Online community works because of our relationships with each other; those relationships can only ha…
by Rob Cottingham | Feb 23, 2011 | Social Signal
If your site uses WordPress software (as opposed to the hosted WordPress.com site), then you may have heard about the latest upgrade, released just today.
Version 3.1 offers the usual range of improvements – faster this, debugged that, more secure the …
by Rob Cottingham | Jan 31, 2011 | Social Media, Social Signal
The official Oscar nominations are out, and there’s a movie up for best picture that has a lot to say about social media and the online communications revolution sweeping the world.
The Social Network? Hell, no. I’m talking abo…
by Rob Cottingham | Jan 26, 2011 | Social Signal
I’ve been teaching social media fundamentals in the UBC and Emily Carr University continuing studies programs for nearly two years now. Early on in every course, I show students how to use iGoogle (and similar services) into a social media dashboard…