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Dead Chicks
You ever harp on the past and keep revisiting things you just can’t change? I’m certainly guilty of holding on too long, whether it be to a piece of copy I’ve already submitted and can no longer change, or to a relationship I know has run its course. Why is it so hard to let [...]
READ MORE »Cloudvertising at Third Tuesday
Last night was a special summer edition of Third Tuesday Montreal. There were three presentations, in the style of Pecha Kucha (20 slides, 20 second each, for a total of 6min 40sec) featuring CT Moore, Julien Smith and Sylvain Grand’Maison. CT Moore is an old friend and colleague of mine – who also happens to [...]
READ MORE »Following up… Bandito style
Recently I realized I had to follow up with some colleagues about some information I still required for upcoming articles. I wanted to find a quick, fun and engaging way to get their attention, without being overly annoying and bombarding their email inboxes. My friend and colleague has become a self described social media ninja, [...]
READ MORE »Social Media Inauguration
CNN and Facebook have teamed up to stream the Barak Obama inauguration on CNN.com, so it’s gotten me thinking about Barak, this Inauguration, and Social Media. Today Barak Obama will be sworn in as 44th President of the United States, but to say this is just an American event would be silly. This election has [...]
READ MORE »Tips for reaching your “frigid Zen.”
A coworker of mine wrote a cute article for the Link Newspaper about winter life. Having moved to Quebec from Ireland four years ago, he shares his anecdotes about learning to embrace winter, and offers tips for reaching your “frigid Zen.” It’s -21°C in Montreal with the windchill factor today, so I’ve been inspired to [...]
READ MORE »Mamet Speak
According to Variety, Jeremy Piven has unexpectedly ended his run in Broadway’s Speed the Plow saying he hasn’t been feeling well due to a “high mercury count.” Piven, who is probably best known as Entourage’s Ari Gold, had been playing the role of Charlie Fox in 20th Anniversary revival of the play since preview performances [...]
READ MORE »Tweets are no substitute
I apologize for being a superbly inconsistent blogger. I’m going to blame it on the following: 1/3 softball season 1/3 work 1/3 my own laziness I also can’t help wondering if Twitter has something to do with it. Twittering makes me feel like I’ve contributed something each day, especially since the Tweets show [...]
READ MORE »Getting Real
This blog began primarily as a portfolio. As a freelance writer, it served as an exceptional place to showcase my written work. Most of the publications I wrote for already had websites, and I got a kick out of learning to write basic html and linking it all up. I had great visions of becoming [...]
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