by Rob Cottingham | Jun 4, 2007 | Blogging, Non-profits, Online Community, Technology
Earlier this year in Vancouver, my wife/partner/co-conspirator Alexandra Samuel led a workshop jointly with Jason Mogus for the Hollyhock Leadership Institute. The topic: Web 2.0 and what it means for your organization. The approach: hands-on and intensive. The... by Rob Cottingham | May 27, 2007 | Blogging, Cartoons
There are few goads to action like seeing someone do very well at an activity you’ve let drop. I’ve been inspired by a friend and accomplished cartoonist, Sarah Leavitt (plug: she sells a hilarious collection of fridge magnets), to break out the sketch pad... by Rob Cottingham | May 23, 2007 | Blogging, Vancouver
Vancouver is awash in billboards promoting condominium developments, each more meaningless than the last. (I swear they come up with their slogans using mad-libs. You can’t tell me that “Taste the ambience of the urban pulse”-style taglines are the... by Rob Cottingham | Apr 18, 2007 | Blogging, Culture, Arts and Popcorn
Welcome aboard, Tv, Eh?, The Legion of Decency and (belatedly) Dead Things on Sticks. The latter two resonate particularly with yours truly and his box of unproduced (but hilarious) screenplays. by Rob Cottingham | Apr 4, 2007 | Blogging, Online Community, Technology, Vancouver
Good news for anyone who likes the stuff that Vancity’s been up to online: William Azaroff, their in-house visionary, is shifting his blogging into high gear: I have recently been asked why I don’t give my opinion about web 2.0, social marketing, banking,... by Rob Cottingham | Mar 15, 2007 | Blogging, Environment, Non-profits, Online Community, Technology, Vancouver
Passionate about sustainability? Wired into the online world? 30 Days of Sustainability needs an online community coordinator. Vancouver’s 30 Days of Sustainability – an annual celebration of sustainability and its role in the world – needs a passionate,...