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1. The Third Tuesday Social Media Book Club

   Sharing recommendations on the best books about social media Do you read books about social media, online community, social networking and relationships and the impact of new developments on organizations, society and individuals? Do you …

2. Next Third Tuesday Ottawa: Social media and not for profits

   The next Third Tuesday Ottawa should be of interest to anyone in the non for profit sector, government or others who want to understand how social media is enabling people to organize more easily and …

3. Government of Canada's Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the next Third Tuesday Ottawa

   In the autumn, the Government of Canada announced a new initiative to integrate social media into its operations: GCPedia, a government-wide Wiki. GCPedia has been up and running for several months. However, because it lives …

4. Ira Basen's presentation to the Canadian Institute Conference on Social Media

   On Monday, I wrote a post about the conversation that had started around Ira Basen‘s presentation to the Canadian Institute Conference on Social Media. Ira has provided me with his speaking notes and agreed that …

5. Mainstream Media challenges Social Media

   Ira Basen objects to the way I covered his presentation last week in Toronto to the Canadian Institute Conference on Social Media. Ira is a smart, respected senior producer who has had a distinguished career …

6. Centre for Excellence in Communications Workshop on Social Media

   On June 27, I’m offering a workshop in Best Practices in Social Media at the Centre for Excellence in Communications . It’s tailored to the interests and concerns of government, not-for-profits and associations. If you’re …

7. Social media means opportunity for public relations practitioners

   I frequently am asked the question, “Where does social media belong – with advertising or public relations?” My answer invariably is that it resides with those people who have the imagination and intelligence to explore …

8. We have passed the tipping point for social media in corporate Canada

   I believe that we have reached passed a tipping point for social media in corporate Canada. Social media has gone from being something about which a small group of evangelists proselytized to something which a …

9. Colin McKay looks behind the curtain of government blogging

   Third Tuesday Ottawa has a speaker this month who’s been there, done that, and is finding ever better ways to do it. Colin McKay has been one of Canada’s blogging pioneers since he started posting …

10. Mark Ragan responds to my questions about Social Media Club on My Ragan

    Mark Ragan has responded to my questions about the removal of the Social Media Club group from My Ragan. Mark writes: Several days ago, I asked Chris in a letter to reconstitute the group under a …