I’m suffering from iPhone envy. It’s been going on for some time now but peaked to an intolerable level yesterday upon watching The Ellen Degeneres Show. (I’m on maternity leave and have been sucked into daytime talk shows in lieu of being able to participate in regular adult conversations during the day). Yesterday on Ellen, … Continued
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mentors count
At last night’s Girl Geek Dinner (GGD Ottawa) event with Tara @missrogue Hunt, we discussed the importance of mentors in helping with personal and professional success. It can be difficult to seek out mentors but if you take a look around, you’ll see they’re easy to find. Mentors serve as a trusted teacher or counselor, … Continued
Girl Geek Dinner Ottawa on CTV
Girl Geek Dinner Ottawa (GGD Ottawa) will be featured on CTV Ottawa’s Tech Now on Sunday, September 13 as part of the 6 p.m. local news. The interview is with the GGD Ottawa co-founders: Kelly Rusk, Veronica Giggey and myself, and gives us the opportunity to promote GGD Ottawa to the community. FYI – did you … Continued
it’s been a while
So I realize that blogging is a full time commitment and I’ve let it all run amok when it comes to this blog. It’s been a hectic few months for me on the home front. I moved into a new house in late June and had a baby a little over a month later. It’s … Continued
Social Media Breakfast Ottawa 10 with David Crow
So wow…already there have been nine Social Media Breakfast (SMB) Ottawa events this year. I’ve managed to attend most of them and they’ve all been fantastic learning/networking experiences. SMB Ottawa 10 is slated for Wednesday, July 15 with guest speaker David Crow of http://davidcrow.ca/ David is Microsoft Canada’s User Experience Evangelist and has helped to organize great … Continued
First ever Girl Geek Dinner Ottawa – you’re invited!
Calling all geeky girls! The Girl Geek Dinner (GGD) franchise has come to Ottawa and we need your input to ensure the Ottawa chapter is a success. All geeky girls in Ottawa are invited to the GGD Ottawa pre-launch kick-off party on Monday, July 6. It’s free to attend, but please register in advance so … Continued
Recent PR grads: win internship with Maverick Idol contest
I subscribe to my Algonquin College PR alumni listserv (go grads of ’98!), and yesterday received an email about an eight-week PR internship contest featured in the National Post. If you’re an ’07, ’08 or ’09 PR grad looking for an internship opportunity, then Maverick Public Relations Inc wants to see what you’re made of by having you … Continued
Social Media Breakfast Ottawa 8 Announced
The Social Media Breakfast (SMB) Ottawa organizers just announced that Chris Greenfield, product strategist and Founder & CEO of clever communications, will be the guest speaker at the April 15th event. During this networking and learning session, Chris will discuss “Social Media Hype: Getting past the BS and making it really work.” SMB Ottawa is … Continued
Digital snacks are yummy
At today’s Social Media Breakfast Ottawa (SMBOttawa), guest speaker Brady Gilchrist of Admodo offered some valuable insights on the way people are consuming information in this “age of abundance” [of information]. And of course, the affects social media has on business as a whole. Brady broke it down like this… Mass media = the individual is … Continued
DigiMarketing’s take on new media marketing
I saw this on the list on the Retail Rumblings blog and like it so much, I thought I’d re-post it here. It’s from DigiMarketing: The Essential Guide to New Media & Digital Marketing and offers an interesting take on the way the world’s view of marketing has changed. Plus I like lists and this … Continued