by Mark | Dec 26, 2010 | Books, Review
I wasn’t planning on rushing to read the book Content Rules. The truth is, I wasn’t even planning on buying it right away. My copy came as part of my registration fees for the Social Media Breakfast Ottawa Event featuring one of the book’s co-authors...
by Mark | Dec 18, 2010 | Books, Content, Production
It’s become amazingly easy to audio and video record events. Recognizing this, many events have embraced Creative Commons or a similar principle which allows participants to freely record, excerpt and even publish full recordings of presentations —...
by Mark | Oct 24, 2010 | Books, Review
If you can get past the adjective-heavy writing, Stewart Copeland’s book Strange Things Happen: A Life with The Police, Polo and Pygmies has a couple of core messages making it worth the read. CREATIVITY’S A BUFFET Copeland is known first and foremost as...
by Mark | Oct 16, 2010 | Review
We’re not all guitar players or songwriters. However, there’s a lot to be learned from them. The film It Might Get Loud, a “guitar-player round table” featuring Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White, appeals to three passions of mine: creativity...
by Mark | Oct 14, 2010 | Politics, Public Relations and Communications, Review, Social Media, Technology, Tools
As evidenced by the increase in posts about the use of digital by Canadian politicians, my work in public affairs has reignited my interest in politics. I follow political journalists, politicians and online political junkies. My RSS subscriptions and Hootsuite...
by Mark | Oct 11, 2010 | Rambles, Review, Software, Technology, Tools
The real value in iPhones and iPads lies in the apps which allow us to be productive, creative, informed and entertained. Of the 94 apps I have installed on my iPhone and/or iPad, here are the 16 apps that make up the core of my mobile experience. APPS I RELY ON EACH...
