Archive for September, 2008
Posted by Ruth Atherley of AHA Creative Strategies on September 29th, 2008
There has been a great deal of media coverage, both traditional and online, about the U.S. government $700 billion bailout of the financial services industry. CNN has done a good job of outlining the key provisions of the bill.
One of the key points that everyone has been focused on is that, at the heart of this historic move, are the people that are at risk right now. It is about helping the families that are about to lose their homes, the ones who are teetering on foreclosure, the individuals that are being hurt by the…
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Posted by Ruth Atherley of AHA Creative Strategies on September 23rd, 2008
I received a “friend” request on Facebook from an old friend from high school the other day. He’s a fun person to hang out with, but is still a little wild and his Facebook page seems to showcase his love of tequila shots. Not necessarily something I want business associates to see when they hit my Facebook profile. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a great guy – he’s responsible, doesn’t drink and drive, he’s married with kids and loves to travel. Hanging out and having a few drinks is just a part of his life. His request got…
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Posted by Ruth Atherley of AHA Creative Strategies on September 22nd, 2008
There has been a great deal of mudslinging in the political arena recently. The upcoming election has everyone involved out there looking for skeletons – or nakedness or pot smoking – in the closet. Today marks the last day to nominate candidates for the federal election, so we may see it quiet down for at least a little bit.
There was also, of course, the comments of Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Food where he made what some are calling dark humour jokes about the tragic listeriosis outbreak.
Sean O’Malley runs the election desk for CTV…
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Posted by Ruth Atherley of AHA Creative Strategies on September 17th, 2008
There was a time, not so long ago, when almost everyone shook their heads and looked away when we brought up online or social media. Now, it is everywhere and people are engaged in discovering what it can do for their organization.
Locally, here in British Columbia, the Saanich Police Department has done something innovative and a little different. They have set up an ongoing series of podcasts (online audio) and vodcasts (online video) — and are the first police department in Canada to do this.
The City of Calgary is also using social…
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Posted by Ruth Atherley of AHA Creative Strategies on September 09th, 2008
I just received an email from a pal at the CBC. She sent me a link to their blog, which talks about the CBC’s Facebook policy. It opens an interesting topic about what social media policy should or could be … and what social media means to journalists. Sites like Facebook let us see (sometimes too much) into the personal lives of people – friends, colleagues, employees, bosses and journalists.
What do these types of sites mean on a professional level. If I am friendly with a reporter, a colleague or a client they “ask” to be a friend on…
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Posted by Ruth Atherley of AHA Creative Strategies on September 09th, 2008
The Washington Post ran an interesting article recently about companies and organizations that are blogging. It’s worth a read.
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Posted by Ruth Atherley of AHA Creative Strategies on September 09th, 2008
I am a big fan of Chris Brogan and I read his blog post this morning with great interest. I have to admit, Chris is one of my favourites and I always look forward to reading what he has to say.
Today, he talks about “Trust Agents” and what they mean in the online world. Chris is one of those people who really “gets” social media, I would call him an “A Lister” for certain. (I just realized that we didn’t have Chris listed on our blogroll… shame on us!! We’ve added him.) He has a…
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Posted by Ruth Atherley of AHA Creative Strategies on September 03rd, 2008
It’s always interesting to see what catches the interest of people. There is an article in today’s Vancouver Sun about the launch of Google Chrome, which is a new browser set to take on Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari.
This follows the announcement earlier this year that Google had launched a suite of online office applications – which are free – and set to compete against Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
For those who are just getting a handle on the new names and definitions, check out Wikipedia’s definition of a browser. It is…
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