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» SOPA + PIPA: A threat to social media & online communities.
January 18, 2012 - Online communities are the lifeblood of the internet, and they play an important role in society. The following is all opinion, a stream-of-consciousness documentation of my thoughts re: SOPA & PIPA, and how it threatens social media + online communities.
» SOPA & PIPA will affect everyone, everywhere.
January 18, 2012 - SOPA & PIPA are two pieces of American legislation that would have a negative impact on the freedom that the Internet provides. If you think you’re unaffected because you’re not a US citizen, think again. This isn’t an American issue – it’s a global issue.
» WordPress.org takes a stand against PIPA/SOPA
January 10, 2012 - WordPress.org has joined the fight against PIPA and SOPA, two dangerous pieces of American legislation that could have serious ramifications for the Internet as a whole.
» How could SOPA affect Canadians?
December 17, 2011 - SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, goes beyond anti-piracy; It’s corporate censorship. It’s a case of guilty until proven innocent – the only way for sites to avoid being shut down is for them to fight back through legal means, an expensive and time-consuming process. Why should Canadians care? A Canadian version of SOPA would come next. It’ll be used to “strengthen our relationship” with American politicians, and there’d be little resistance to pass it.
» Connected: A Simple CRM Tool for Everyone
December 4, 2011 - Connected is a simple CRM tool that’s absolutely free to use. It does everything a good CRM should — track conversations, centralize contact information, set reminders and schedules for follow-ups — and it gets even better by integrating with major social networks.
» “This page has insecure content” – Chrome warnings on Google sites.
November 27, 2011 - I opened up the JavaScript console in Chrome to see what was causing the problem. This is what came up. Update: Apparently the Storify extension for Chrome was causing the issue. Disable the extension and everything works again.
» Web Marketing, as taught by the Apple Store
November 24, 2011 - Want your company’s website to be more effective? Start giving a damn about your audience, and stop treating them like cattle. Social media marketing, inbound marketing, content development, thought leadership – it’s all based on a single theme: customer service. And the Apple Store has done a great job with customer service. Here’s what you can learn from them.
» The Real Genius of Steve Jobs (Excerpt)
November 7, 2011 - Steve Jobs, Isaacson’s biography makes clear, was a complicated and exhausting man. “There are parts of his life and personality that are extremely messy, and that’s the truth,” Powell tells Isaacson. “You shouldn’t whitewash it.” Isaacson, to his credit, does not. He talks to everyone in Jobs’s career, meticulously recording conversations and encounters dating back [...]
» Samuel L Ipsum = NSFW Placeholder Text
October 30, 2011 - When I’m working on fun personal projects, or projects for clients that aren’t likely to be offended, I turn to Samuel L Ipsum – alternatively known as slipsum - for some badass placeholder text. This text generator pumps out three flavours of placeholder content: Slipsum Lite (less offensive), Classic Ipsum (standard stuff), and all-out Slipsum (fully [...]
» Media & Government vs. The Internet
October 28, 2011 - Corporations & Governments vs. The Internet. It’s a headliner that defines the seismic shift of technology that we’re experiencing today. In a sense, it’s a lot like war – there are plenty of little battles going on, pushing and pulling the future of the internet in different directions.