by Mark | Aug 23, 2008 | Comment, Connecting, Media, Print, Social Media
Thank you, Dave Fleet, for drawing my attention Christie Blatchford’s comments on blogging and online conversation. The general public has had the ability to join the conversation at newspapers (and magazines) for years through letters to the editor even if the...
by Mark | Jul 15, 2008 | Community, Connecting, Events and Conferences, Networking, Podcast, Social Media, Tools
It was standing room only at the offices of Overlay.TV today for the second Social Media Breakfast Ottawa. The presenter, Rob Lane, President and CEO of Overlay.TV, shared how his company is turning the passive video consumption experience into one of engagement with...
by Mark | Jun 18, 2008 | Connecting, Events and Conferences, Networking, Social Media
The number of conferences with a social media slant has been increasing over the last few years. I have attended a few of them and have found each to have their own unique style of promoting knowledge, community and collaboration. I decided that I’d take a few...
by Mark | Jun 17, 2008 | Community, Connecting, Events and Conferences, Social Media
I had the chance to hang out with Saul Colt and Mike McDerment of FreshBooks yesterday. They were in Ottawa to be remarkable with their current and prospective clients. It may not seem that traveling to eat a meal with people is particularly remarkable. It is....
by Mark | Jun 10, 2008 | Connecting, Events and Conferences, Podcast, Promotion, Social Media, Tools
The first Social Media Breakfast Ottawa took place at the offices of Ramius Corporation this morning. It was a great inaugural event and attendance exceeded expectations. There always seems to be new people to meet in the Ottawa social media community. The guest...
by Mark | Jun 3, 2008 | Community, Connecting, Events and Conferences, Networking, Social Media
Bryan Person started it all in Boston, now Simon Chen, Ryan Anderson and Rob Lane bring the franchise to Ottawa when Ramius hosts the first Social Media Breakfast Ottawa on Tuesday, June 10 beginning at 7:30am. The event features guest speaker, Adrian Salamunovic,...
