In Canada, I watched the news daily. If I wanted to know what was going on in the world, I'd turn on CBC and watch. It never occurred to me that news could be one-sided, or sensationalized, it always seemed to be told from a position of neutrality. I moved to Columbus, Ohio in 1999 and turned …
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My First Video Blog Post!
Spurred on by David Burch's 10 Reasons You Should Post Your Video Today while at WordCamp Detroit, I've created my first video blog post. I talk about being thankful (Canadian Thanksgiving), TEDxDetroit, WordCamp Detroit, 140 Character Conference Detroit, and the 10/10/10 campaign to stop child …
Better Than Reality TV: I LOVE These Guys! Chevy SXSW
I am so not a reality tv buff, but I think the Chevy Challenge should be a made-for-tv reality show. The concept is brilliant. Yay Chevy! Take four community and social media active people from 9 locations across the USA. Give them a Chevy to drive from their home city to the South by Southwest …
The Social Media “Village Green” is the Place for Local Businesses to Meet
Social media is creating the online villages, towns and cities of the future. Instead of a geographic center of town, each is centered around common interests. Our new virtual realtionships can be broken down into 3 types of communities: Cities hold millions of people, and so do large …
