Month: June 2008
Something for free – SEO Presentation
This is my link baiting post. If you don’t know what link baiting is, then read the presentation. I wrote this for an upcoming event at work but I thought I should share it because it is cool. It is written for the non-developer non-SEO people. Let me know what …
Cultural differences
One of the best things about Toronto is the multi-culturalism. Where else can you hear three or four languages being spoken at the same time. We talk about Canada being a cultural mosaic all the time, but the reality is it isn’t. You won’t find to many Filipinos in Maple …
This Ad stinks. Who cares? Only one metric matters.
Business Week has an article about letting users of social networks rate advertising through the use of things like StumbleUpon. While social networks is a great way to reach a segmented audience there are a hitch that I think have not been addressed. There have been countless ads for products …
My first loan paid back
This is Rut Castillo Cardenas, Regina Rodriguez De Ipeña, and Norma Esperanza Leon. I lent them money through Kiva.org and today they are the first loan I have made that has been fully paid back. You can find out more about these ladies and their lives by clicking here. My …
I am not normally into sculpture
But the last two pieces in this video are completely awe inspiring and amazing.
Another open letter to Jim Prentice
My colleague Geoff Sowrey wrote what I think is a brilliant open letter to Jim Prentice. In fact he inspired me to write one of my own as well. If you don’t know who Jim Prentice is you can start here. If you don’t know what is going on then …
Greed and shame
So the CBC lost the use of the theme for “Hockey Night in Canada” and while no one else will say it I will, shame on Dolores Claman. That’s right, shame. CBC paid for that song many times over. She received royalties every time it played and after negotiations broke …