Austria and Social Media – A Digital Native’s Perspective

Antonia Harler

This is a guest post by Antonia Harler, an Austrian and soon-to-be graduate who wrote her diploma thesis about Twitter as a tool for Relationship Marketing. She’s awesomely quirky as well as open-minded and she’s also kind of a big deal . For more information check out her blog Social Glitz or follow her on… [Continue Reading]

Draw a Tree, Get Cool Stuff

Over at Bonsai Interactive, we made an art video on how to draw a bonsai tree, but we’re not sure of the results. So… we want you to show us the way. Draw your interpretation of a bonsai tree (either yourself or with friends) and then upload to the Bonsai Interactive Facebook page wall (and… [Continue Reading]

Air Canada and the Non-Lesson from United Airlines

Tanner

This story caught my eye today. It’s about a little 10-year old boy who’s dying from muscular dystrophy. As part of his dying wishes, Tanner traveled to New York to take a tour through Central Park. He flew with Air Canada. In Canada, the name Air Canada is synonymous with “Who Cares Canada” instead. Simply… [Continue Reading]

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Haggis!

Like most good folks, Bonsai Interactive hates spammers and spamming with a vengeance. So we made a little video just for them. Enjoy (and hat-tip to Susan Murphy for the post title). (Cross-post with Bonsai Interactive)

Consider This

If I have to ask you twice to explain what you do, your elevator pitch needs work. If I give up on your phone tree, your communication options aren’t good enough. If I Google you and you’re not on the first page, you’re not getting my attention. If I don’t understand your FAQ’s, your product… [Continue Reading]

Mining for Gold in Blog Comments

Two blog posts caught my eye today. The first was The Art of Blog Commenting by Arik Hanson, and the other was The Time for Location-Based Marketing is Now by Gini Dietrich. Two different blog posts – Arik’s (as the title suggests) is about blog comments, while Gini’s is about platforms like Foursquare and Gowalla… [Continue Reading]

Blog Design Revamp Part 1

If you’re a regular reader or visitor here, you’ll know that my blog has undergone a bit of a style redesign this weekend. Out goes the blue and orange feel, and in comes a bolder, fresher look with cleaner lines and a nice mix of red, white and grey. It’s a colour scheme I’ve always… [Continue Reading]