As the title of this post mentions, next week’s going to be a little different here. Instead of the normal posts, you’ll find 7 Days to Turn Your Blog Into a Social Media Hub. The online world’s moving fast. Social media is on everyone’s lips, and questions about how it can impact you and/or your business are being asked every day. How do I use it; how do I measure it; what does it cost; where should I be? The…

I’d like to ask a favour, if I may – I’d like to tell you why you should hire Matt Cheuvront. Particularly if you have any web design, social media or consulting skill-set requirements at the minute. Here are just a few reasons – trust me, there are many more. He’s one of the best Community Managers you’ll ever have. I’m fortunate in that I see great community folks at work every day. People like David Spinks and Amber Naslund…

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German car manufacturer Audi may be about to enter a PR shit storm, thanks to the naming of their social media campaign in the run-up to their Super Bowl ad. The campaign (run by Audi of America) is based around a new creation called the Green Police, who will spearhead a social media program to build interest in Audi’s ad at this year’s football showcase. The Green Police enforce ways to protect the environment, and encourage people to a better…

One of the benefits of subscribing to blogs by email is the opportunity to catch posts that may otherwise have slipped by in an endless RSS feed stream. One such one that caught my eye was by Jason Falls over at Social Media Explorer, and his views on new mobile voice service BuzzVoice. It’s similar to Odiogo (which I’ve tried before) in that it transcribes your blog or website into an audio format. The difference with BuzzVoice is that you…

Last month, I was incredibly honoured to speak at TEDx Ottawa. The shared ideas that came out on the day from the other speakers and the attendees was nothing short of amazing. My presentation was entitled Digital Storytellers: What We Can Learn from George Lucas, and looked at how technology can enhance our lives as long as we remember the human connections around it. I was delighted to have local teenager Graeme Stewart share his story through music as well….

Most folks know the story of Noah. How God warned him about an upcoming flood that would last for 40 days and 40 nights. To preserve nature, Noah took two of every animal onto his Ark in readiness for breeding once the storm had passed. However, you could also look at it another way. If a cow died, Noah would still have had one cow left for beef and milk. He and his family wouldn’t starve, and they could come…

I’m not usually one to get too excited about buzz. Very often, buzz is simply over-hyping what can’t possibly hope to live up to the claims in reality (I still recall the PlayStation 2 real-time demos that turned out to be just highly crafted CGI). But now and again I see something and I think, that’s a possibility. This video from Time, Inc and The Wonderfactory is one such example. And with the imminent release of Apple’s own tablet, the…

Almost as regular as Tila Tequila’s shameless self-promotion efforts, the question of blogging being dead keeps springing up. I’ve spoken about it before (my take – most definitely not dead) as have many others. One of the best posts I’ve read about it, though, is by Grant Griffiths, where he takes “Steve Rubel and his cronies” to task about claims that are often contradictory. It’s a great read, and the comments add some excellent insights. Check it out now, and…

A new study by the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada comes up with some amazing facts: Teen girls who smoke marijuana are much more likely to be sexually active Getting drunk more often correlates with an increased likelihood of sexual activity Um… no shit, Sherlock. (To be fair, there’s also an alarming statistic about suicide). Studies that report what we already know aren’t studies; they’re merely expensive validations of common sense. How about reporting what we don’t know? Or…