Information R/evolution
Check out this amazing video on how the Internet is forcing us to adapt the way we organize, find and indeed think about information. I don’t like to gush about things, but this is cool. What’s more,...
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My Social Media Life And Why Walled Gardens Don’t Work
While out running recently, I re-listened to a Six Pixels of Separation podcast during which Heidi Miller talked about the social media overload in her life. I got to thinking about how I feel about...
View ArticleCalifornia Wildfires – Using New Media to Communicate In A Crisis
Immediacy is one of the great things about new media/web 2.0. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the coverage of the devastating wildfires down in California recently. I’m fully aware that crisis...
View Article5 Keys To Creating A Cutting-Edge Online Newsroom
What should an online newsroom look like? I’ve spent a fair bit of time in the last few days researching the current state of online newsrooms. I’ve looked at the private sector and the public sector,...
View ArticleWetpaint: Merging Wikis With Discussion Forums
I just discovered Wetpaint – a free wiki-hosting site that fully integrates a discussion forum into every wiki. This site is very cool – it produces great-looking sites and has already attracted big...
View ArticleUsing Social Media To Create Social Media Training
Communications training courses on traditional strategies and tactics just don’t cut it any more. The ever-increasing rate of change on the Internet, and its emerging impact on media consumption, means...
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Talk Is Cheap – A Stunning Success
Last night I attended the Talk Is Cheap social media unconference hosted by Gary Schlee and his students at Centennial College in Toronto (I presented too, but more on that in a later post). In my...
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Social Media and Crisis Communications: My Talk Is Cheap Presentation
Following-on from my last post, last night I presented a session on the crossover between social media and crisis communications at the Talk Is Cheap unconference. I spoke in particular about the 2007...
View ArticleHyperlocal Media Coverage Of California Malibu Fires
While researching my presentation for the recent Talk Is Cheap unconference, I came across a fantastic post by Mark Glazer. Alongside discussing the response of media outlets to the first set of fires,...
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AlertMap: Cutting-Edge Emergency And Disaster Information Tool
If you’re even remotely interested in emergency information, check out AlertMap. This disaster-focused mashup pulls together data from some 600 sources to provide an amazingly valuable service. The...
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