I try to write something once a week for WeeklyBlogClub. I don’t always succeed. I know that some bloggers can produce a quality post in only a few minutes, but I’m not one of them (although I live in hope). I typically spend a few hours, and sometimes much longer, particularly if there are lotsRead… Read more »
Social Connect via: Do we have to resign ourselves to the 9-5 grind within our cubicle walls? Do we have to accept that “business as usual” is the norm and without great organizational leadership that can’t be changed? Do we have to accept that with little to no authority we can’t change anything about theRead… Read more »
I’ve published the following guest post because I think the research Aletha is doing is important and useful for agencies. Please let the right people in your agency know about it. Guest post My name is Aletha and I am a Communications Master’s student currently completing a short research project as part of my personalRead… Read more »
The good news is that the world really is all about you. The bad news is that the world is what you make it. _____________________________________________ Here are a few thoughts-for-the-day with which you may, or may not, agree. Regardless of how you feel, I hope you find a moment to stop and think about yourRead… Read more »
I got a nice message yesterday from Robert Luskin at the University of Texas at Austin, asking me to pass along the following announcement to the NCDD network. Bob has worked with Jim Fishkin on Deliberative Polling projects for many years, for those not familiar with the name. I’ll be offering a one-week course onRead… Read more »
Red flags Stocks started to drift lower on Thursday of last week, on jitters over the impending jobs report. Friday’s jobs report justified investor’s nervousness as it came in lower than expected and and stocks sold off sharply ending the week on a sour note and sending all of the TSP stock funds into theRead… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The State Department‘s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs plans to provide the Mexican Public Security Secretariat with the Mexico Technical Surveillance System to intercept and analyze communications. More here. In the National Preparedness Report released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency found thatRead… Read more »
Whenever I come across a new open data /app contest initiative specific to Canada, I feel it’s part of my duty to spread the word. I’ve mentioned this before in my post “How using a marketing approach can help open data” , and I encourage any of you interested in advancing this field to doRead… Read more »
Curtis Brazier will present VMware’s vision, strategy and direction for Cloud Computing as they move into 2012 and beyond. The session will include exposure to VMware’s strategy for IaaS, PaaS, DaaS (Data as a Service) and end user consumption. VMware will discuss the technology that makes this vision and strategy come to life and howRead… Read more »
This week, the Literary Review of Canada published my and Taylor Owen’s review of When the Gods Changed: The Death of Liberal Canada by Peter C. Newman. For non-Canadians Peter Newman is pretty much a legend when it comes to covering Canadian history and politics, he was editor of the country’s largest newspaper and mainRead… Read more »