Poynter ACES Certificate in Editing
Even before I became responsible for overseeing a unit-wide content strategy I was involved in extensive copywriting and editing. I had taken one traditional and one web writing course as…
2017
HubSpot Email Marketing Certification
In addition to working hands on with HubSpot’s marketing automation platform in the past and demonstrating a clear return on investment of using the platform effectively, I’ve also begun adopting…
Web and Social Media Writing for Higher Ed
Similar to my need to take the Advanced Web Analytics for Higher Ed course, I also took the Web and Social Media Writing for Higher Ed course offered by Higher…
How to piss off The Block
There’s an easy three-step process anyone can follow to piss off the seven-member Block on council (as well as the town’s administration): Do something good for a change; Accomplish something…
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 20: RIP, USA
Donald Trump, the Leader of the Free World crown, officially relinquished the title on Thursday when he announced that the U.S. – the second-biggest polluter in the world –would withdraw…
Terror: three things
My first book was about terrorism. What I learned: Don’t give what them what they most want Don’t turn more people into terrorists Don’t hesitate to find terrorists and terminate…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Armine Yalnizyan writes that a $15 minimum wage is ultimately good for businesses as well as for people: When higher income households…
Donald Trump and the Man Who Would Poison the World
I could barely watch the coverage of this latest terrorist attack. It was all so insane and so cowardly, and I felt I'd seen it all before. And what made…
Keeping B.C. on edge.
It looks like friends and family in British Columbia could be kept on edge politically for much of the next four years. A one-seat majority in the Legislature holds no…
Around For Centuries
Russian journalist Masha Gessen is something of authority on dictators. Having covered Vladimir Putin for years — including personally interviewing him — she’s very familiar with the species. She writes…
The Harper Regime’s Inhuman Legacy Takes Another Blow
It was just another dull government statement of the kind they churn out all the time. But it really made my day.Because what it means is that in another Canadian…
Events of June 3: Anti-Muslim Protests
Well seems to have been an interesting day across the country. Sign from the protest in Calgary I’ll be posting more on the anti-government/anti-Muslim protests that occurred in various cities…
If failure to appear at Pride goeth before a fall, what will Jason Kenney do?
PHOTOS: Progressive Conservative Leader Jason Kenney, back in 2010 when he was a Calgary MP, taking part in the Calgary Stampede Parade. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons.) Will he show up for…
Dying Tree With Storm
Don’t look back.
Outside by choice
It’s certainly disappointing that Pat Stogran has chosen to drop out of the NDP’s leadership race – particularly by leaving taking shots at the party which made sure he had…
Advanced Web Analytics for Higher Ed
I realize I’ve been quite delayed in updating folks on what I’ve been up to. One of the many things I’ve prioritized since my promotion to officially managing the marketing…
Content Strategy for Higher Ed Marketing Teams
Content Strategy, courtesy of Brain Traffic Since 2008, when I starting blogging for Mount Allison University in Canada, I’ve been interested in the best ways to source, structure, and present…
Saturday Photo: Making up for Lost Time with Two Photos from the Gaspé
Just spent a great week on the Gaspé peninsula with Lee. It was part work, but mostly play and we had a wonderful time. The weather was cool and windy,…
Opera We Can All Appreciate
Thanks to my friend Jonathan for sending this along: Recommend this Post
This Just In
From The New Yorker: WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In a dramatic announcement from the White House Rose Garden on Thursday, Donald J. Trump pronounced the planet Earth a “loser” and vowed…