First ever Creator Camp Ottawa 2010 (#CCyow2010)
Date: December 8th, 2010 (Wednesday) Time: 7pm – 10pm (ET) — we’ll likely start with logistics at 6:45pm so please arrive early Location : Patty Boland’s, 2nd floor (101 Clarence Street - MAP) Capacity: 100 people max Cost: All registrants are encouraged to bring $10 for the Ottawa Food Bank Registration: Register through the Wiki Hashtag: #CCyow2010 Don’t forget to...
Read MoreShape the future of the Canadian Government
It’s great that the unconference theme is coming to the Govt. of Canada via Govt Camp. This event is for: IT People –Technology is one way that governments are transforming how they deliver services externally and internally. Technology people are needed to explore the art of the possible for these new services. Mash-ups, Open Data, social media are but a few of the possible areas for discussion. Policy People – We need you in the conversation so that you can share your expertise on the realm of the possible from a policy perspective. Privacy, Security, Access to Information,...
Read MoreFair Chance Ottawa and Social Media
I am very excited to be part of something new and exciting, Fair Chance Ottawa. The goal of this group is to attractt and encourage high-quality candidates for this fall´s municipal election in Ottawa. Here’s what I am talking about. “who says you need conventional media to get your message out? Look at the Obama campaign. Online and social media and how you can make them work for you” I hope to inspire the future councillors of Ottawa to take advantage of Social Media and the open source tools to communicate effectively and make a...
Read MoreRe-cap Social Media Week, Toronto
Thanks to all the organizers, Social Media Week in Toronto was a huge success. A special thanks goes out to Eli and Jyotika for making all the arrangements. A big thanks to both Michele and Shannon for live blogging via Facebook and CoverIt Live. I had a blast and thanks to all for attending the Navigating User Generated Content presentation. There were well over 130 people signed up therefore I was not able to offer the interactive workshop I had originally planned, instead I went for a discussion and presentation. Navigating User Generated Content View more presentations from Virtual...
Read MoreSocial Media Week, Toronto, Navigating User Generated Content
There is a really awesome event happening globally….Social Media Week. So Toronto, New York, London, Berlin, Sao Paulo, San Franscisco all having amazing events simultaneously at the same time. I’m here in Toronto participating in the fantastic event, at the Rivoli currently listening to Nelson Ko talk about the world ofWikis. I will be on at 3:30pm talking about Navigating User Generated Content. We will be attempting to live blog this event (dependent on the internet connection here). If you can’t make it here but do have questions please let the moderator know. She will...
Read MoreSocial Media for Social Change
Social Media is not just for marketing. In the early days it was used by the big brands for marketing. They typically had large budgets and therefore were always open to experimentation. Now that this technology is part of our daily lives it can be used for all kinds of purposes. One area that it’s being used very successfully is for social change. Jeremiah Owyang, from Forrester, used his blog to raise awareness to the after effects of the earthquake in China. Twestival was an event that took place on Feb. 12th 2009 in over 100 cities around the world to raise awareness and $$ for...
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