How to be a better blogger
Ah, hindsight, how I love you. This post is my 100th. I started blogging as The Art of the Business in January, 2008, as a regular, monthly contributor to The Next Stage. Funny thing about launching a blog. It’s not […]
State of the Union: Social Networking
Okay, so I’m no Guy Kawasaki. I’m not even close to Seth Godin. But some interesting things have happened over the last few weeks, and I wanted to share them with you. First off, Twitter just celebrated its third birthday. […]
Hey, Vancouver–Come Celebrate Theatre: International Style!
A while back, I posted about a new blog that I started with a group of theatre artists from around the world to celebrate World Theatre Day on a truly international basis. Since then, we have changed the URL of […]
How Businesses are Using New Media for Publicity
The mainstream media is shrinking. We’ve established that, and whether it’s temporary or permanent, only time will tell. In the mean time, we still need to get people through the door. Here are three examples of what some companies are […]
How Artists are Using Social Media
Here in Vancouver, there’s a local gal who is an actor and a social media enthusiast, called Monica Hamburg. While our paths have not crossed at auditions (that I know of), they have crossed on Twitter. A while back, she […]
Come and join the world in celebrating Theatre!
Last year, I did a job for our local Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance–publicity for their annual World Theatre Day celebrations. World Theatre Day takes place every year on March 27, and is the brainchild of the International Theatre Institute. […]
Theatre Tweeple
I’ve been talking about Twitter for months now. It’s no secret that I am totally and utterly hooked. I love that it works in real time, and I love all the new contacts that I’ve made through Twitter. And I’m […]
Are we losing the mainstream media?
Last week, I got an email from Michael Harris, who reviews plays for The Globe and Mail here in Vancouver. It said: I’m afraid I have some bad news… The Globe and Mail has cancelled its weekly Vancouver theatre listings, […]
A Who’s-Who of the Vancouver Theatrosphere
It’s happening. Slowly, but surely, more and more Vancouver theatre companies are choosing to get online with Web 2.0 technology. Simon Ogden and I have been preaching this gospel for a long time: it’s not enough to just have a […]
A Twitter Resource Guide
Last week, I did an interview with Trilby Jeeves about the basics of Twitter, which is the micro-blogging site that is rapidly taking over the social networking world. Since then, I have come across tons and tons of really great […]