Whenever I do a social media marketing workshop, I always start out with a segment on Marketing theory. It’s important to me that everyone in the room, some of whom may not be marketers, gets onto the same page (or […]
I was doing something on my computer a couple of weeks back, and I heard a ding that means someone has sent me a direct message or an @ reply on Twitter. I checked it out, and found this tweet: […]
A few weeks back, I did a teleclass for Hollyhock. Located on Cortez Island, Hollyhock is a retreat centre that offers workshops in the areas of wellness and the arts. Many of the instructors are artists, writers, and keynote speakers, […]
This weekend, Friday and Saturday, I’ll be attending is the 7th annual Northern Voice, a personal blogging and social media conference held every year here in Vancouver. Last year was my first time. I got asked by Darren Barefoot to […]
Last week, I got sent this infographic. The timing seemed perfect, in light of how interested I had been in the recent spate of articles about using Social Media in the classroom. Have a look, and then let me know […]
Whenever I do a workshop, I usually start by saying “I know that usually in a situation like this, the workshop leader asks you to turn off your cel phones. But I want to encourage to you leave them on […]
A few weeks back, I heard this story on The Current on CBC radio, and it affected me deeply. It was an interview with Pam Murchison, a woman from Truro, who lost her 15-year-old daughter just a few months back. […]
Don’t be a tease. Words of wisdom from times gone by from our mothers. I won’t comment on whether or not that advice applies to modern-day relationships, but in the world of burlesque and using Twitter to drive traffic to […]
I belong to a small business support group. Because I work from home, and I work alone, I miss the social aspect of work. And I really need help and support to grow my business. So for the past two […]
In March, I was asked to participate on a panel entitled New Trends in Social Media during the Digital Media Forum portion of the Vancouver Women in Film Festival. My co-panelists were Nadia Aly and Nimisha Mukerji, both totally cool […]