RIP–David French
I originally posted this on January 14, 2010, almost a year ago. I just found out today that David French has died. He has long been one of my favorite playwrights, partly because we share a cultural heritage. Mr. French […]
UnMarketing
There are a million “I make money online!” sites out there. They’re everywhere: How I made a bazillion dollars from blogging, and you can, too! It reminds me of that scene in A Charlie Brown Christmas (my son’s favorite): I […]
IPhone Apps for Theatre Types
I have an IPhone! And let me tell you, it’s a revelation. For the past two years, I have been using a Blackberry, for various reasons that expired as time went on. I get why workaholics like Blackberries. You can’t […]
Social Bookmarking… explained elegantly
Today’s post is a guest post by Stephanie Michelle Scott, who is a Consultant at Wildfire Effect Consulting. Think back to the Old Stately Manors in our favorite old movies. Kitchens had pantries and living rooms were divided into parlours […]
Enough About Me. What About You?
Gentle reader, we have been on this journey together for two years. Through good times and bad times… And I feel like I’ve been remiss. Sure, I know some of you, but I’d like to get to know more of […]
Social Media Marketing at The Vancouver Opera
Today, I interview Ling Chan, Social Media Manager at The Vancouver Opera. I have long been a fan of the VO’s forward-thinking and cutting-edge social media marketing techniques (which resulted in a Georgia Straight Best of Vancouver pick for Best […]
Puritan Guilt
A long time ago, in my thirties (:-)), I dated an artist called Mr. Fire-man. He was a really fabulous painter, and very dedicated to the artistic lifestyle. He was like magic–even though he didn’t always have a reliable source […]
Friday Link Love
The blogosphere has been especially generous to me this week, so I thought I’d share some of it with you. ”In the theatre, the key audience demographic is women in their 40s to 60s. As a result, it’s helpful to […]
Don’t Make Me Think
As you know, I recently got a redesign done on my website. One of the books I read in preparation for this is Steve Krug’s Don’t Make Me Think. Have you ever heard of Useability? Useablity is the study of […]
Banishing Adjectives
I recently read this this fabulous post over on 2amt by Trisha Mead: Kill the Adjective- 3 Reasons to Make Your Descriptions as Action-Packed as Your Plays. In it, Trisha advocates us to get rid of adjectives when writing our […]