Category Archives: events

The Ethics of Ghost-Writing in Social Media

When you’re online, I think the expectation is that when you see someone’s name on something then it’s actually that person. That’s the point of “social media,” right? It’s social. If I’m not building a relationship with the person I think I am, there’s something very wrong with that.

PodCamp Toronto 2009 is a Go!

PodCamp Toronto 2009 is now officially scheduled for February 21 and 22, 2009.
What’s PodCamp Toronto?
PodCamp Toronto is an unconference on podcasting and social media.
Unconference? Huh?
An unconference is a free, community-driven event where anyone can sign up to present. Amateurs, pros, newbies and veterans are all welcome!
Where is it?
As with last year, we’re holding the [...]

Think: Strategy

It’s all too easy, especially in the world of public relations and social media where there’s a shiny new tool every week, to lose sight of the big picture and focus in on tactics.
When someone asks you for ideas about something, where do you start? Do you instantly get the creative juices flowing and start [...]

My Podcamp Montreal Dashboard

I’ve had a couple of conversations at work recently about using iGoogle to pull feeds together. To test the waters, I’ve created an iGoogle dashboard for my time at Podcamp Montreal this weekend so I can stay on top of things.
The dashboard includes:

Twitter search for the terms “montreal,” “podcamp,” “pcmtl” and “podcampmtl”
Custom [...]

See You At Podcamp Montreal

I’m heading out to Podcamp Montreal tomorrow evening… I can’t wait!
I’m looking forward to catching up with folks like Julien Smith, Mitch Joel, Adele McAlear, Bob Goyetche and  Mark Blevis, but I’m equally looking forward to meeting people like CC Chapman, Mike Kujawski and David Usher for the first time.
Speaking of Julien Smith, he [...]

What Do YOU Want To Hear From AideRSS?

The first Third Tuesday Toronto of the new season is tomorrow night. We’re thrilled to be joined by the good folks from Waterloo-based AideRSS.
I’m excited for two reasons:

Firstly, because I like AideRSS’ PostRank as a concept, I like what I see the team doing and I’m looking forward to hearing what thy have to [...]

Third Tuesday Toronto Season To Kick-Off With AideRSS

I’ve written a couple of times previously about AideRSS, the Waterloo, Ontario-based RSS filtering service. Now you can hear directly from the people behind the tool.
On September 16, the new Third Tuesday Toronto season will kick-off with Ilya Grigorik, Co-founder and Chief Technology Office, Jim Murphy, VP Development, and Melanie Baker, AideRSS’ Community Manager, speaking [...]

Social Media Breakfasts Coming To Toronto

Joseph Thornley and the Third Tuesday Toronto organizers are bringing Social Media Breakfasts to Toronto.

Bryan Person founded the concept of Social Media Breakfasts in August 2007 as an event where social media experts and newbies alike come together to eat, meet, share, and learn. Marketers, PR pros, entrepreneurs, bloggers, podcasters, new-media fanatics, and online [...]

The Best 10 Minutes You’ll Invest Today

Chris Brogan gave a ten-minute ‘jolt’ to the audience at the Podcasters Across Borders yesterday. If you’re interested in social media, take the time to watch it - it’s the best 10 minutes you’ll invest today.

Take-Aways From Podcasters Across Borders

No creative thinking from me here; just a few great take-aways from this weekend’s Podcasters Across Borders conference