This Sunday is Mother's Day, which provides an excellent opportunity to offer a rant of sorts about Moms, women and social media. I'm always shocked by the number of people who are surprised when I tell them if they want to access ...Read More »

We thought we'd post a quick tutorial on posting links in your Facebook status updates. Many pages and profiles include the URL in the status update itself, which is not necessary. The video above video runs through how to delete the URL from the status ...Read More »

With multiple news agencies reporting that Republican nominee candidate Newt Gingrich will be ending his bid for the White House in the next few days, I thought it timely to mention one particular aspect of his campaign I thought really succeeded: Read More »

As someone who is in the online advocacy space, I can tell you I (very) often hear grousing from seasoned campaigners about social media. "Not an efficient way to get your message out", says one. "It will never replace traditional door knocking ...Read More »

If there is anything that accurately illustrates the ongoing trend of emphasizing visual elements online and in social media efforts, it is the recent purchase of Instagram by social media networking behemoth Facebook. While the buzz is largely around the purchase price ...Read More »

If two of the most current political campaigns to take place in Canada are any indication, social media efforts in a political context still aren't reaching their full potential in this country. Both the recently concluded NDP leadership race and the Alberta provincial election ...Read More »