The Age of Social Media
Twitter. Facebook. Social media. All stuff for young people, right? Wrong. A new poll by Harris-Decima shows an increase in social media use among Canadians over the past two years,…
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What the Mayor Said
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Dunderdale in tweet debate with opposition leader… or was she? #nlpoli
CBC has a story online about a Twitter exchange that supposedly took place between Premier Kathy Dunderdale and opposition leader Yvonne Jones. One small problem: is it really Kathy Dunderdale…
Social Media, Part II: The Value of Social Media
Like it or hate it, social media is now a potent force in society that is legitimately changing the way people interact with information, with news and politics, with each…
IBM Launches 3rd Annual Smarter Cities Challenge
smarter cities.jpg At a time when corporations’ misdeeds are under a bright spotlight (and rightfully so,) we needn’t overlook the few companies that are working to bring innovation a...
Social media: lessons from Chapstick
I am late to the party on this one, but I thought I'd flag it. The Globe writing on Facebook. Not usually where I go for info on social media…
Social Media, Part I: Information Flows
It is truly an empowering experience to live at at time with our neary effortless access to unprecedented amounts of information. More than just this, however, we are able to…
New technology and medicine
Via kevinmd.com, an article by medical student Alex Chamessian on how he uses his iPad as part of his education: I’ve tried to incorporate iPad into patient care and education…
Video: Legal Ethics in an Age of Technology
Legal Ethics in an Age of Technology... That sounds a wee bit lofty, no? Some of you are probably thinking, “Ethics? We're talking about Facebook and Twitter, here, right?” Well…
The Twitter Conundrum #nlpoli #nlvotes
Kathy Dunderdale sends messages using Twitter. Herself. Using her own two hands. Someone who has spent about 60 years in this province - give or take – and who has…
If a Tree falls on twitter, does it make a sound?
I wanted to wait on this particular post for a little while to let peoples’ emotions die down a bit, but I would like to write about the death of…
LSUC Webinar: Ethical Considerations in an Age of Technology – October 7, 2011
I'd like to invite our readers to participate in "Ethical Considerations in an Age of Technology," a free, accredited Law Society of Upper Canada webinar I'll be chairing on October…
3 tips the Jazz Festival taught me about Twitter
Having returned from vacation, I’m spending more time digging through data from this year’s Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, and reflecting upon what lessons I can glean from my marketing campaign. Besides…
Why I’m Not Jumping On Board The Google+ Bandwagon
by matttbastard Jillian C. York on why the current corporate backlash against online pseudonymity is misguided: There are myriad reasons why an individual may feel safer identifying under a name…
Thanks Again, or, How Interest in Social Media Feeds on Itself
As I finished wrapping up my last week full-time at the Communications Office at Mount Allison University and switch to part-time duties, I've been thinking about how thankful I am…
Twitter Psychology Insight
Via the always insightful Neville Hobson, came a link to a wonder little diagram that summarises the results o a recent survey of Twitter users. You can find Neville’s post…
Mount Allison University Video Project Featured in Academica’s Top Ten
This morning the video project I've been working on this summer was featured on Academica's Top Ten list. If you're not familiar with the list here's a little snippet from…
Iceland Turns to the People for Constitutional Reform
Iceland is a fantastic place that the rest of the world can learn from. They get 99% of their energy from geothermal power and have perhaps the most open government…
The Argosy, Mount Allison University’s Independent Student Newspaper releases archived issues (PDFs) from 2009-2010
As Online Editor of the Argosy, Mount Allison University's Independent Student Newspaper (since 1875) my job has been, among other things, to help migrate the website to it's new platform…
Weaving Foreign Ministries into the Digital Era: Three ideas
Last week I was in Ottawa giving a talk at the Department of Foreign Affairs talking about how technology, new media and open innovation will impact the department's it work…