Monthly Archives: July 2012

Content is NOT King!

I know what you’re thinking…Burrows has lost it! What does he mean content is NOT King?  He’s said before that content is king.  He’s re-tweeted and shared others who have said it so why has he flip-flopped on this? Well, … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday

Today’s Fantastic Friday #BeGreat spotlight is on an organization that I just learned about a couple of weeks ago.  Yesterday, I had the chance to meet a few key people from the organization and hear more about what they are … Continue reading

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Overcoming Information Overload

Just take a look at the Twitter stream, Facebook news feed, YouTube uploads, Blog posts for a couple of minutes and you’ll see that in a very short period of time, regardless of the platform, an incredible amount of information … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday

(The Super Saturday Edition) Part 1 – This past week in Toronto has been a particularly tough one for some of our communities and because of that the whole city has felt the impact. A “community party” turned into a shooting gallery where 2 people were … Continue reading

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Engagement / Investigation #CopChat ep. 4

“Oops, I better watch what I tweet. @CityPolice just followed me!” We’ve seen that tweet more than a couple of times. It’s almost always done in jest, but there’s a grain of truth to it.  Judges have reminded us, along … Continue reading

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The best social media users really suck

To best social users really suck…sorry but it needs to be said. The more I see the cream rising to the top, the more obvious it is that the best people in the world of anything really suck! Honestly, the … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday

This weeks Fantastic Friday hits really close to home for anyone who ever visited the Jamie Bell Adventure Playground in Toronto’s High Park. Last winter, the incredible play structure was destroyed by fire.  A fire that was set by an … Continue reading

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Cop Chat ep. 3

July 11th, 2012 #copchat ep. 3 Wednesday nights, 9pm Eastern I’ve had a few really interesting conversations on Twitter during the last week that have led me to the topic for this week’s episode. Authenticity Big word, many meanings and … Continue reading

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10 Tips to get ReTweeted

Being ReTweeted (RT) is one of the best compliments that you can be paid on Twitter.  The ultimate goal of every one of your tweets should be to have your message shared.  Remember, if you are putting the value of … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday, July 6, 2012

July 6th, 2012 Do you ever wonder when a crisis happens or disaster strikes what happens to all the people who are directly impacted?  I mean outside of primary medical needs, emergency services, first responders who all have their hands full at … Continue reading

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