June 26, 2009
Posted by Kelly Rusk
If it was Michael Jackson or Farrah Fawcett then yes… As tragic as today was because the world lost both a TV icon and a pop superstar, it’s a testament to how much people *really* trust social media tools. If you were following along on Twitter, you may have also heard that Jeff Goldblum, Harrison [...]
May 22, 2009
Posted by Kelly Rusk
Just a quick note to let you know about a new event happening in Ottawa-Wired Wednesday is brought to us by the good folks of Red Wire, out of Toronto. Wired Wednesday is all about bringing together local entrepreneurs together to speak, pitch, and network. Sounds like good times! Each month, we’ll get a guest [...]
January 2, 2009
Posted by Kelly Rusk
It only makes sense to make the first post of 2009 about what’s ahead this year for social media. Please add your input, as I’m really just providing a few jumping points. Maybe at the end of the year, we can look back and see how well we did. 1. Twitter will hit critical mass [...]
December 16, 2008
Posted by Kelly Rusk
Dave Forde over at Profectio has initiated a contest to find out who is Canada’s most influencial man and woman in social media. Voting closes at midnight Dec. 31. I am extremely honoured to have been nominated as one of Canada’s most influential women in social media, but I do feel like I have a [...]
June 25, 2008
Posted by Kelly Rusk
It’s no surprise where I sit in this debate. One need not look further than the address bar! We all type it the same, but some say it differently, so please answer this poll and let me know which you say. AND if you’re really passionate about it, please drop a comment and make your [...]
June 18, 2008
Posted by Kelly Rusk
Just a quick post to give you a sneak peek at what I’ve been up to and what you might expect to see coming up here on Web 2.What? I’ve been reading Groundswell, perhaps why it’s so quiet around here since I just can’t seem to get my nose out of it! Almost done and [...]
June 13, 2008
Posted by Kelly Rusk
If you pay attention to some of the social media buzz out there, surely you’ve already heard of Plurk. Plurk is like twitter, but takes it a step further by laying out posts on a visual time line and when you want to reply to someone’s post, instead of the @username, you can actually drop [...]
May 28, 2008
Posted by Kelly Rusk
I’m almost embarassed to admit–but I’m just reading the Cluetrain Manifesto now. I’ve long known about the book, and specifically that it is about how the Internet has changed the way business works. Nevertheless, it’s an inspiring book and reaffirms a lot of the theories I’ve always believed, and I’ve also learned some new stuff [...]
May 13, 2008
Posted by Kelly Rusk
Ok, I realllly should have a smart phone, but I’ve been putting it off in hopes of the iPhone *finally* making it’s way to Canada… Well now Canadian company Research in Motion has announced its new BlackBerry Bold — likely a worthy rival to the iPhone. Unfortunately it will only be available on the GSM [...]
March 12, 2008
Posted by Kelly Rusk
Ok there’s hundreds of fantastic blogs out there that I would love to link to. However, so far I’m doing a bad job of getting around to it. So I’m going to spin this into a social activity and ask for your help on building my blog roll. In the comments, let me know which [...]
