If you happen to think…

…the majority of people have a Mac…
…the main way people in Europe get new jobs is through Twitter…
…you shouldn’t have a resume if you’re looking for a job…

…you may be spending too much time getting your information from social media.
There are a lot of people in the world who don’t read [...]

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In business, and actually in all aspects of life, we often talk about there being a “them” — people who have some direct or indirect relationship with us.  Very often, who “they” are is implied by context.  The “they” might be your customers, the people in your local community, the citizens of your [...]

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All to often the online media world is about fast, breaking, NOW!
Perhaps, sometimes, there are benefits to a more measured, reflective approach to news and information.
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Canadian Federal Budget (story from Reuters)

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 Episode #49 - In Praise of Slow: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Joe Marchese had a very nice post this afternoon on MediaPost’s Online Spin blog entitled “How Not To Be Creepy.” Joe’s focus on avoiding creepiness specifically as a marketer in social media is well worth a read.
Meanwhile, across town in the twitterverse, a tête-à-tête of sorts was ensuring with the primary combatants being Scott [...]

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I saw a Twitter tweet from Helen Overland (a.k.a. semlady) this morning about Denmark surpassing Canada as the country with the most Facebook members per capita.  Apart from the very slightest jingoistic twinge at seeing my nation drop to number two at something (hey world, at least we still kick all your butts at junior [...]

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A little while back, Josh Bernoff from Forrester posted research showing the relative trust a surveyed general population group had in various information sources.  As it happened, corporate blogs were at the very bottom of the list in terms of trustworthiness, with personal blogs being third from the bottom.
This has lead, predictably, to a protracted [...]

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What do numbers really mean when it comes to unconferences and social media?  Not much.
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Podcamp Toronto

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 Episode #48 - The Numbers Game: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Since I posted an early draft of the “connection continuum” produced initially by me and Jose Leal of wikiDOMO, we’ve had a TONNE of support, both here on the blog as well as through various backchannels. Here’s the latest version:

Personal Community – A group where you have one-on-one connections [...]

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Thoughts tonight on the benefits of sharing your experiences for the purposes of education and of general transparency.
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Podcamp Toronto
Collin Douma
“Tactical Transparency” by Shel Holtz and John C. Havens

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There’s been a reasonable amount of snow in Toronto over the last few days, and I was getting caught up on podcasts yesterday while shovelling my driveway.  A show I found myself a couple of episodes behind on is one of my favourites, Marketing Over Coffee with Christopher S. Penn and John Wall.  I hit [...]

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