Monthly Archives: September 2010
Twitter’s New, Fantastic, Super Design?
Judging by the breathless and enthusiastic reaction to Twitter’s new look and feel (aka “A Better Twitter”) you would think that Twitter had reinvented the wheel or discovered slice bread. In a post that I wrote this on the Sysomos … Continue reading
Canadian Social Media Case Study: Loblaw
According to the Toronto Star, Loblaw’s President Choice Financial unit has decided to become more aggressive with its marketing by rolling out TV ads featuring executive chairman Galen Weston that promote its no-fee checking accounts. The move is seen as … Continue reading
BCE’s Puzzling Stab at Convergence
Over the past couple of days, I’ve been reading and thinking a lot about BCE’s decision to acquire of all CTV – a decision apparently inspired when BCE CEO George Cope watched Canada’s women’s hockey team win Olympic gold on … Continue reading
Snakes & Lattes: The Anti-Web Cafe
Cafes have become places where data is consumed as much, if not more, than coffee. With free Wi-Fi being offered by major chains such as Starbucks and Second Cup, the majority of people in cafes are armed with laptops and … Continue reading
Five Questions With….the Toronto Public Library
When you think about the library, perhaps you envision images of quiet book-filled sanctuaries. In some respects, many libraries are still like that but in other ways, they have changed their stripes completely. Many libraries have embraced the Internet and … Continue reading
Media is Changing. But How?
I was fortunate to be invited by the Digital Journal to participate on a panel last night about the future of media – a subject that attracts a lot of attention as traditional media valiantly scrambles to stay vibrant and … Continue reading
