by Mark | Mar 30, 2011 | Cool stuff, Digital Public Affairs, Politics, Social Media, Tools
Trevor May, creator and curator of the fantastic website PoliTwitter.ca, has launched a new feature which tracks online reaction to election promises apparently based on the volume and sentiment of Tweets. The tool also has the smarts to parse out the RTs so the...
by Mark | Feb 22, 2011 | Cool stuff, Technology
Shortly before I got my own iPad in May, a number of friends told me it was nothing more than a fantastic content consumption and interaction device. Basically, it was great for surfing the web, doing email, following blogs, watching videos and reading books. I...
by Mark | Jan 28, 2011 | Cool stuff
Creative people need to do three things today. Start a new creative project Pick up the book Free Play (if you don’t already own a copy) Watch the incredible TEDtalk (below) by brain surgeon, musician and researcher Charles...
by Mark | Dec 17, 2010 | Cool stuff
Everything is better when you have a great (name your) system in place! The band OK Go is the king of synthesizing great ideas, great music and great fun — and single-camera shoots to...
by Mark | Dec 6, 2010 | Cool stuff
Thanks to Mark Frauenfelder and Boing Boing for introducing me to this video about the creation of Crayola crayons. I think I might pick up a box and a sheet of paper this week. UPDATE: A careful review of the video has revealed the featured brand of crayons is...
by Mark | Jul 20, 2010 | Cool stuff, Public Relations and Communications, Social Media, Tools
Last week I Twittered about the Canadian Tourism Commission using interactive Twitter displays on the sides of buildings in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles to promote Canada using the real-time reflections of tourists in Canada. It’s time to share the video....