It’s a social media revolution!
Last month, I shared with you a really cool video that demonstrated the power of Social Media. In the same vein, I share with you this video, about Socialnomics: Kinda puts things in perspective, huh? : : : : : […]
Local arts community rallies in the face of massive cuts
This always happens when I take a vacation. Something big. The arts community, including many theatre companies here in Vancouver, rely heavily on gaming for funding. What that means is, non-profit organizations (which includes many arts organizations) get grants for […]
Wanderlust
My parents were gypsies. Okay, that’s not technically true, but it’s something I joke about all the time. You see, I’m the youngest (by far) of five kids. And by the time my older siblings were old enough to have […]
Please don’t call me a “social media expert”
I recently did an interview with Corwin Christie for the Technology in the Arts blog. As you know, in June, I launched my e-book: Getting Started With Social Media for Artists and Arts Organizations. Since then, the good little marketer […]
I’m on a Teleclass!
This week, I did an interview with Jason Drohn, who is an online small business coach. We met through Twitter, and he is an avid blogger. He does a series of teleclasses, and my interview with him is one of […]
What is the future of arts journalism?
Last week, I put up a post called Old School versus New Media, which drew quite a few comments. Charles Campbell, who writes for The Tyee here in Vancouver, sent me this article called With newspapers in terminal decline, what […]
Old school versus new media
It keeps coming up. At the Arts Summit a couple of weeks ago. At a workshop I was giving on the weekend. In a committee of the GVPTA that I am involved with. The world is changing. Are we going […]
Announcing..
I’m writing a book. Okay, so not like the great American Novel, or a treatise on World Peace. But I’ve been doing a lot of work lately in social media, both in my blog, and with individuals and organizations. And […]
I am in love with Naomi Dunford
So, I just discovered this new blog, and I’m totally in love. So much in love, that I need to shout my new affection from the rooftops (ie: my blog). Ittybiz is a blog written by Naomi Dunford. A gal […]
Entertainment versus provocation: what is theatre’s job?
It feels like ever since the Dionysians danced around the giant penis in the first days of Greek theatre, the debate has been raging. I can see it now: half of the revelers, drunk and having a debauched good time, […]