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World IA Day is coming and Ottawa has an Event!
Unlike World Usability Day, when Ottawa didn’t have many formal events planned, I’m happy to announce that there is a meetup for World IA Day. Ok, so we had to plan it ourselves. But we have one none-the-less. Join us on the…
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Rant: Are you using social media to co-operate or collaborate?
On Wednesday, January 25th, I presented a short rant at a conference themed around collaborative management. My talk was about challenging some of the assumptions around collaboration: specifically, that using social media and collaborative tools doesn’t always result in collaboration.…
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My Mom, Honorary Geek Girl: An Ada Lovelace Day Tribute
Oops! I almost forgot to tell you that Ada Lovelace day has changed dates! According to a Finding Ada blog post about the date change: The March date was always arbitrary, picked because I was too impatient to wait any…
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Mistaking “Social” for “Personal”
With the sudden passing of Trey Pennington this weekend, much of the social mediasphere took to Twitter. They grieved the passing of a prominent figure in their industry. They told stories of his kindness and passion for his work. They…
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My Ideal Social Network: I want to be an RSS feed
With the launch of Google+, I have come to realise (as I am sure you have too) that I am on too many social networks right now: I am member of Quora, BlogHer, Google+, Facebook, LinkedIN, Twitter, Technorati, Digg, Gov…
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You just proved outdoor advertising works – Um, no. A lesson in analytics
Everyone gets that feeling in the pit of their stomach. You know the one. You’re in your car at a stop light and your eye catches the sign on the side of the bus stop: “You just proved outdoor advertising…
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7 Tips to Surviving Twitter Chats
In my first two posts about Twitter chats, I pointed you to a list of Every single Twitter chat and then, once you were overwhelmed, explained How to find the right chat for you. So, you’ve picked your chat. Now…
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What NOT to Buy a Geek Mom for Mother’s Day (or: Why I Hate Tech Targeted “To Women”)
Here, I’m going to give you a little spoiler: don’t buy Mom any tech that’s targeted to Moms. Period. I came across an article on Ubergizmo for a rumored new HTC Bliss phone, which is being touted as an Android…
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6 Basic Rules for Social Media Campaigns
Beyond my purely geeky jobs, I’ve worked in or collaborated closely with comms and marketing for a dozen years. When something happens in the news related to a company’s handling of design, marketing, comms or PR, I usually pay attention.…
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Women-only conferences: Progressive or traditionalist?
I’ve been recently hearing more and more about women-only tech & blogging & business conferences. Frankly, the more I learn, the more I find myself torn. As a young woman in tech, I fought against a bunch of evils including…
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