August 29, 2010 · 1 comment
The principles of happinomics dictate that we’re happier when we do things for other people than when we’re selfish. And if you think about it, that makes perfect sense. Human beings are social creatures. We find meaning and purpose in others and our community, not ourselves. Our “individuality” is just a portal to our community. [...]
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August 25, 2010 · 4 comments
If I deleted you from my Facebook, would you notice? What about if I stopped following you on Twitter? And if you noticed, why would that be? Because you count your “friends” and followers closely? Or because you actually missed me? We spend so much time “connected” to other “people,” but how deep do those [...]
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June 19, 2010 · 1 comment
Is it me, or is it becoming harder and harder to come up with an original idea? I mean, the next time you think you have one, start Googling. Chances are, you’re going to find other ideas that are strikingly similar to your own. They might even have a Wikipedia page. Maybe it’s because people [...]
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June 8, 2010 · 2 comments
If you read this blog, then this probably won’t interest you. But maybe you know someone who it will, so here it is. Next week, June 15th, From 6-8:30pm, I’ll be giving a social media marketing workshop at Agence Ometz. The goal of this workshop is to demonstrate how people can use LinkedIn, Facebook and [...]
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June 5, 2010 · 2 comments
There are so many ways out there to stay connected — connected to our friends, connected to our family, connected to our peers, and connected to the world around us. We use so many social media tools to stay connected, but we don’t realize the cost. And I’m not just talking about the privacy costs. [...]
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May 14, 2010 · 4 comments
C’mon, you’ve heard about them before. The social media rock stars. Who are they? What do they do? How rock n’ roll are they? What does it mean to be rock n’ roll? Let’s go back to the early days of rock n’ roll. Back then, it was a new sound that came out of [...]
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April 28, 2010 · 1 comment
One of the most troubling things for me about watching newspapers go through what they’re going through is that none of it is really necessary. I mean, yeah, I’m really upset that so many of the watchdog’s of democracy are dying off, but I’m even more upset that there’s so much they can do save [...]
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March 13, 2010 · 2 comments
Disclosure: NVI is currently working with FlightCentre.ca, and although I am not involved in the project, I am an NVI employee. This is the second half of my interview with Gregg Tilston from Podcamp Toronto 2010. Gregg is the man in charge of SEO & Social Media at FlightCentre.ca, and in this clip, he discusses [...]
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