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So, you think you can’t write …

Posted on January 25, 2016 by nc

Dana Fontein, a fine blog writer over at Hootsuite, posted a really helpful piece this morning, “So You Think You Can’t Write: 8 Writing Resources for Non-Writers.” Many believe that they simply cannot write, or that they aren’t a “writer,” when … Continue reading →

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Building a website that people trust

Posted on December 25, 2015 by nc

In an excellent article called “How Much Is Involved in Building an Authority Site” (in website-designs.com), author Steve Cartwright notes that “Authority websites have the potential to generate a tremendous amount of money, but the downside is that they can … Continue reading →

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Keeping your online presence beaming

Posted on December 25, 2015 by nc

It is a truism that dormant websites and social media platforms can do more harm to you than good, no matter how active you have been in the past. I teach my students numerous methods to keep their online presence … Continue reading →

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CMO.com’s 2015 Guide to the Social Media Landscape

Posted on October 8, 2015 by nc

CMO’s always valuable social media infographics and slideshows have been staples in my classrooms the last few years, in particular its “Social Media Landscape” series. The one for 2015, thumbnailed above, takes a bit of a new approach, focusing on “overall … Continue reading →

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Yik Yak and Meerkat

Posted on March 24, 2015 by nc

When Ted Cruz announced his candidacy for USA president at Liberty University yesterday, many students in the audience used the Smartphone app Yik Yak to mock the junior senator from Texas (and to complain that they were coerced to attend the event … Continue reading →

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Marketing in the Digital World: Student Blogs

Posted on March 11, 2015 by nc

Posts and up-to-the-minute news from my Kwantlen Polytechnic University digital-marketing class. The learning in this course is truly crowd-sourced.

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Vantransient

Posted on January 31, 2015 by nc

Tweets from folks using the Lower Mainland’s mass transit system, retweeted for *you* by the creators of No Contest.

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#MRKT3311

Posted on October 30, 2014 by nc

Students in my “Marketing in the Digital World” class at KPU are educating one another and myself via numerous social-media platforms. Here’s the class twitter feed for your edification, too. It’s very lively, intelligent, and in tune. Photo by Miles Basil

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“Happy”

Posted on March 23, 2014 by nc

Social Media at its most buoyant.

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Social Media Landscape 2014

Posted on March 23, 2014 by nc

Our friends at CMO.com have released their Social Media Landscape 2014 table, helpfully colour-coded.

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