‘Featured’ Archives
How Can I Find the Best Candidates for My Game Studio?
If you’re a Recruiter and have ever posted an ad on Craigslist you’ll know that, doing so, garners you a million emails from people who are ridiculously un-qualified. When I was a Recruiter for a video game company in Vancouver, I would post all over the place [Read More]
10 Rules You Should Follow For Social Media – Rule #1
RULE #1: DON’T BE A JERK (or The Cocktail Party Test) When social media was the newest kid on the block there was little regard for “best practices” or etiquette. Everyone was just really concerned with “doing” social media, getting a presence [Read More]
What the Heck Do They Mean by “Social Good”?
Recently I was speaking to a friend of mine who was very put out by the use of the term “social good” to define all manner of behaviour. In particular, he was annoyed that many organizations and charities continually ask for donations under the guise of a [Read More]
Stephen Harper is Shite at Social Media
If it weren’t for the CBC and McLean’s Magazine, a google search for Stephen Harper would turn up a helluva a lot of negative publicity. Simply by adding one word to the search….let’s say “jerk” the entire search result changes to [Read More]
Wonderful Talk on How You Should Be Engaging Online
Vancouverite Shane Gibson, owner of Socialized.me, gives a great talk here on how to engage on social media in a respectful and relevant way. It’s 15 minutes that will infinitely improve your online presence. [Read More]
TEDx Vancouver Was a Big Hit
On Saturday, November 12, 2012 Vancouver hosted it’s 3rd annual TEDx Vancouver event at the Chan Centre on the University of BC campus. This year’s event was attended by over 1,000 people and was considered, by all accounts, to be a great success. The theme of [Read More]
My Interview With Glasgow University Student Rudy Kawmi
Click the image to read the interview. [Read More]
Social Media Week Coming to Vancouver (and other stuff too)
When Social Media Canada first opened it’s doors in 2010 there were no companies standing in line to sign up for a social media strategy. In fact, most Vancouver, BC companies had very little understanding of social media as a means to promote their brand and build [Read More]
Social Media is Going to Bring Vancouver Rioters to Justice!
After the 3rd period of last night’s Stanley Cup game 7 between the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Bruins went to a 3-0 win for Boston I was disappointed. Disappointed but also proud that my fellow Vancouverites showed some class while they cheered on the [Read More]
