Kekkou Desu Mr. Roboto - The Perils Of Content Automation
One of the goals of any social media/communications strategy is to actively and rapidly engage with your customer base when they reach out to you. But…
Teaching People that it Should be Hard to Make Life Inaccessible
"It should be hard to make something inaccessible." That's really it, isn't it? You wouldn't build structures or create content that excludes people…
More than a Thousand Words: Using Pictures and Text to Effectively Tell Your Story
You’ve likely heard the saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” It’s a saying that sends writers into internal Linda-Blair-esque, head-spinning…
Clever and Cool Does Not Exclude Cautious
The social media environment can be a tricky one to navigate for businesses. After all, you don't want to simply be seen as shoving your brand down…
Headlining Reasons to Think Ability First
Last Friday morning, at the Ability First's Champion Awards breakfast, I was in the company of enlightened people. That might be a strong statement…
Opportunity Doesn't Always Knock, Sometimes You Have to Listen and Go Towards It
Sometimes the most valuable conversations about your business don't even involve you. If you're not aware about how to effectively eavesdrop on these…
Considerations in choosing your CMS technology platform - is your open-source CMS acting like a proprietary system?
Definitions Open-Source: of or relating to or being computer software for which the source code is freely available. Content Management System (CMS)…
AODA -- Halfway There but Not Actually Halfway There
One of my favourite sports quotes cam during the 2014 NBA draft, when the Toronto Raptors selected Bruno Caboclo with their first-round selection. To…
An Engaging Site Leads to an Award Nomination
Earlier this week, Digital Echidna was named a finalist in the 2017 Acquia Engage Awards for its work on the SUNY Oneonta website. In total, over 200…
Reviewing, Reporting, Communications - Six Foundational Items that Transcend All
A few weeks ago, I had the honour of teaching a class at Western's Faculty of Information & Media Studies. The instructor, Dan Brown, is a friend of…