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Another moment in bad twittiquette

18 August, 2009 – 10:44 am

<pulls out soapbox, steps up on top, begins rant…> I am TOTALLY blown away by how inconsiderate so many tweeple can be! The eternal optimist in me wants to assume that their rudeness is nothing more than ignorance in disguise. What’s got me in a kerfuffle you might ask? Let me give you the scenario, [...]

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Blackberry vs iPhone

11 August, 2009 – 11:39 am

As anyone who knows me could tell you, last week I finally took possession of my first smart phone, a BlackBerry Tour 9630. The journey to my BlackBerry was a long one and at times confusing! For some background: I had recently laid to rest my 5th PDA, an HP iPAQ running Windows Mobile. Prior [...]

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Don’t be a twanker: twitiquette

30 July, 2009 – 6:59 am

Read a great article today @ CTV.ca: CTV.ca | Don’t be a twanker: Common sense should rule with Twitter. The adage of don’t complain cause no one wants to listen, has, does and will always apply in any social setting, including online social media. A rant or pet peeve is one thing, but simply whining [...]

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Google unveils research on executive Internet use :: BtoB Magazine

23 June, 2009 – 8:04 pm

Came across this b2b article (thank you @davidbullock for the tweet). All I can says is THANK YOU Google once again.. this time for actual research! Now I can just point all those nay-sayers to this article.. Business DOES use Social Media.. Tools like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN and the link are essential in todays world.. [...]

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Coleman Web Store – Bad Example

22 June, 2009 – 12:52 pm

A fellow Scouter forwarded me an announcement they received today about the opening of Coleman’s new online ecommerce store for Canada, http://www.colemanwebstore.ca! I enjoy shopping online whenever I can, and we’re actually looking to upgrade some of the Cubs camping equipment soon. So off I go to the site.. First impression, not too bad, aesthetically [...]

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Facebook Usernames

13 June, 2009 – 1:25 am

OK.. This one covers the gamut! It’s definitely ‘in the news’ we’re talking about major impact on search marketing, optimization and I’m definitely getting up on my soapbox and shouting it from the highest geographical location I can find! People! and I do mean EVERYONE! Facebook just opened up USERNAMES! “So What!” you say? Well [...]

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The Vendor Client Relationship

13 June, 2009 – 1:00 am

Good friend, John from seoworks.com fired me over this video clip earlier today. It was sooo good, sooo bang on the money that I just had to share it! For any of you that are self employed, or own or manage a business I can guarantee that you’ll be able to relate to this excellent [...]

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Telus JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes

9 June, 2009 – 3:51 pm

Once again our family will be walking for the Cure. Please Help us support diabetes research… Sponsor me today and help take a step towards a Cure for Diabetes! http://jdrfca.donordrive.com/participant/ronboyd

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Social vs Anti-social

15 May, 2009 – 5:18 pm

Today’s rant Being involved in the Internet Industry for over 12 years now I’ve probably heard it said a hundred times or more that the Internet is destroying the social bonds that hold our society together. Statements like that are made by uninformed, narrow-minded people that really need to open their eyes and see what’s [...]

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