annoying drivers
Some like it fast and others just like to blow through the stop sign. Companies and individuals, all...
- July 26, 2021
What’s on my mind.
a work in progress …
That title both describes the disaster that has been 2020 and just a general sentiment as this year...
- September 7, 2020
Where did the time go …
Another year goes by in a blur and I didn’t blog much. While I am hoping to change...
- January 6, 2020
Another year bites the dust.
2018 is done and gone, 2019 is well on its way and my daughter has turned one. Time...
- January 19, 2019
Microsoft, AOL, Facebook, Instagram … etc etc …
The news maker today or the one making the most noise appears to be Facebook with their collosal purchase of Instagram for $1 billion. Mind blowing how such a young company with merely 30 million users and no revenue can be worth $1 billion. Here’…
- April 9, 2012
Celebrate Whisky. A fun evening.
A few of us decided to take in all that was available at the recent NSLC Celebrate Whisky event, followed by further consumption of fine crafted products around the city. Here are a couple of pics before and during the event. The evening was a suc…
- March 11, 2012
Some winter pics …
This is just a small collection of photos from my iPhone taken around my inlaws this winter.
- March 11, 2012
Remember that tweet? Someone just bought it.
Over the last few days the news has been making its rounds that Twitter will be allowing whoever to purchase old tweets and the coverage so far seems to be everything from “outrage” to “who cares”. 2,000+ mentions on the subject since the press re…
- March 3, 2012
Influence measurement, not quite … Maybe a marketers dream.
The question a few people have been asking themselves … Just how popular am I? Enter the new and exciting world of social influence. A way to measure ones presence on the internet, well a small portion anyways. A somewhat flawed metric that anal…
- March 2, 2012
A variety of thoughts … Buses, CMS and Social Media.
As most of my posts in the past have been driven by the news I read, the activities I do or the bizzare actions of others, this post will not change. Lets kick this off with the transit strike in Halifax and well other than being tired of it, the …
- February 18, 2012
A 7 day Twitter snap shot on @Webconomist and #SOPA …
Taking a look at two items over the last week and the activity on Twitter. The first being @Webconomist (Giles Crouch) and the data below shows the run up to #PodCampHalifax and the number of mentions in relation to the Atlantic Canada social medi…
- January 22, 2012
Random thoughts on coffee, the news and other unimportant items.
Haven’t posted here in a while and thought I’d come back with a post on a few random items. Starting with coffee … Halifax generally lacks in quality of coffee with only a handful of places producing a product worthy of consumption. The top coff…
- December 28, 2011
A day out and a fantastic Saturday …
Out for a drive with the wife this morning and we ended up at Sugar Moon Farms in Earltown. Great spot to head to for a drive, some nature and food. 1 degree, a light dusting of snow and absolute silence. We were the only 2 people there. Fantastic…
- November 19, 2011
Social capital or influence ranking, BS or useful?
This is really a starting point on what I hope will be a useful collection of thoughts on services like PeerIndex and Klout. Are they social bull shit or something usefull? I’m currently mixed on the application of these services at this time. Klo…
- October 4, 2011