This morning, I came across the excellent “10 Harsh Truths about Corporate Blogging”, published by Paul Boag on Smashing Magazine. I was nodding emphatically at each point, until I hit the 5t...
Over the past 10 days, Morgan Stanley, an established global financial services provider with offices across the world, saw a 15 year old teen create a lot of noise while interning at the firm’...
I’m fascinated by today’s effort by The Guardian to crowdsource investigation of the MPs expenses. My interest isn’t in the topic investigated, really. While I agree that MPs need to be bro...
New mothers apparently say that after they hold their newborn in their arms, they forget almost all the pain of the laborious process (literally!) that preceded. I think this week, I can see what...
https://thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/2009/04/29/socialmediacamp-london-09-a-few-lessons-learned/
I won’t be blowing you away with this observation, but the world has gone bonkers. Completely, utterly bonkers. Beyond political correctness, I think the world’s cojones have well and truly d...
https://thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/2008/12/03/a-world-full-of-knee-jerks/
The past few weeks have been a bit surreal, with much of my life seemingly happening with the Sky+ fast forward button stuck on 12x speed. Tonight, however, I’m taking a moment to step back and...
https://thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/2008/07/30/its-the-little-things-that-make-me-happy/
Recently, there has been a rise in the number of press releases I’ve received, an observation many bloggers around me have confirmed. But these PR emails are accompanied by intros as uncomforta...
A few moments ago, I subscribed to the 4mations “Keep me updated” mailing list, out of curiosity of what it’ll turn out to be (how did I get there anyway?!) I’ve got a past in email marke...
https://thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/2008/06/10/trust-by-positive-brand-association/
This evening, I came across a post where I couldn’t help but think that I had to share with fellow bloggers. Darren Rowse, pro-blogger and six-digit-salary man, tells bloggers to get rid of the...
https://thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/2008/04/30/bloggers-be-confident-positive-and-humble/
Anyone who’s witnessed a typical weekday for me will have noticed my slight addiction to Twitter, a service that simply can’t be explained and has to be experienced. But in my attempt to just...
https://thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/2008/04/18/why-twitter-is-so-unbelievably-awesome-2/