I overheard some interesting chatter on the radio this morning. Apparently people are beginning to put disclaimers at the bottom of messages sent from their smartphones. The disclaimers state (in so many words) – Forgive the length, grammar and spelling errors in this message as it is sent from a handheld device.
The reason? Message recipients [...]

What causes me to want to blog about work, while at the same time attempting to play with my daughter as she “dances” (actually weird herky-jerky gestures) in her bouncy chair?
Thinking about my child’s future has gotten me reflecting a wee bit about work. Over the weekend I officially turned thirteen years-old at Environics which, from [...]

Comments have been flying around online about the most recent Twitter upset: David George-Cosh (National Post reporter) vs. April Dunford (PR consultant). If you’ve not yet heard what all the little birdies are talking about, here’s the shortened play-by-play (or tweet-by-tweet):
- April: When the media calls you, you jump, OK!?” Why, when you called me [...]

Is it possible for me to feel blogging fatigue after a scant eight postings? I mean, it’s not that I don’t have random thoughts or insight to share – but it’s pretty clear I don’t always make the time to blog. (Even now I’m feeling pinched for time.)
Enter Twitter. Microblogging not only has resuscitated my [...]

The most objective and valuable North American television nightly news program that I know of is The NewsHour on PBS. No fluffy infotainment, no hyperbolic language or biased inflection from the journalists; just well researched, balanced reporting on important topics.
The NewsHour often has expert guests to shed perspective on matters. We’ve grown accustomed to panelists [...]

The concept: during a recession consumers having a tendency to purchase small and comforting items, such as lipstick, rather than luxury items.
It’s a phrase coined by Leonard Lauder, Chairman of Estee Lauder, who saw a huge jump in lipstick sales after September 11th. Why? According to the Wall Street Journal, when times are tough (emotionally [...]