Social media is taking people powered organizing to a new level – the relative ease, speed, and agility with which groups of like-minded...

I’ve been using Twitter for what feels like forever, but is probably closer to 18 months (internet years are the new dog years), and as...

I am so pleased to announce that SusCamp ‘08 is happening this November 16, 2008 from 8am-5pm at the Centre for Social Innovation in...

Or when did social media become all about online PR? As things have evolved these last two+ years in the digital social space one thing...

When publishing “Join the Conversation“, Joe Jaffe decided to take a collaborative approach to it’s marketing (dubbed “UNM2PNM” or “Using...

When I talk to marketers about content creation and value exchange in the social space, I like to make the analogy that in order to shift...

As was only a matter of time, a debunker has arisen from the marketing world to take on the "Influencer" theory, which was brought to...

Since moving back to Toronto in late 2001 I’ve moved around quite a bit. Part of it was born of a desire to rediscover my hometown after...

As the great Twitter debate continues to rage on (and on), I get the feeling we’re missing a key point of what true connections and...

I was hesitant to weigh in on the latest kerfuffle raised by the recent TechCrunch post, frankly, because I knew all of these black hat...

The rules haven’t changed THAT much. Molson has pulled it’s Facebook advertising campaign after public pressure and denunciations accused...

Lately, although supremely busy with client work, an upcoming move, and speaking engagement at the beginning of December, there has been...

Driving around Windsor last weekend was pretty depressing. Empty new car plants; too many fast food and big box shops to fill in the...

The venerable mainstay of IM conversations and emails will celebrate its 25th birthday in September. I have a love/ hate relationship...

Collin at RadicalTrust.ca has a good post up about, well, radically trusting your customers. I have another post noodling around in my...

During brand planning one of the first things you do is develop, and/or analyze the SWOT. You look at the company's strengths, its...

I love this. It really speaks to the ability of the internet to create a global community; building on each others thoughts, experiences...

I’ve been meaning to write about this community engagement success story for a while now, but haven’t gotten around to it yet. It’s one...

Over the last 2 weeks I’ve noticed something about my online habits – they were being driven by primarily offline stimuli or personal...

In their Millenium Campaign to eradicate poverty, the UN is actively & innovatively engaging in the social media space. In order to reach...