Is Justin.tv Better Than YouTube?
YouTube is the industry leader for pre-recorded online video, but Justin.tv claims to be the innovator in online LIVE streaming video. Justin.tv uses…
A 1.0 World versus a 2.0 World
I recently attended a Communications Workshop where I had the pleasure of listening to Ira Basen of CBC, speak about the differences between a 1.0 and…
Me Comprenez-Vous? AODA in French
I have spent the last few days preparing for and enrolling in French as a Second Language classes in a local community college. In addition to…
Sometimes a Summit Can Mark the Start of a Journey
Today, Fatima and I are in Ann Arbor, MI attending the Midwest Drupal Summit -- a three-day event at the University of Michigan. It's an event that…
It's Never Easy Saying Goodbye
Digital Echidna has significantly benefited this summer from the incredible talents of our three co-op students who dove headfirst into work: Martin…
Passionate Neutrality -- Biz Writing at its Finest
It’s a fine line between telling a story and being a shill – and, for business writers and media-types alike, I define that line using the following…
DiGiorno's Twitter Carelessness a Lesson in Chasing Next
Another day, another social media faux pas by a big corporation. And DiGiorno Pizza's recent Tweet is simply another example of companies tripping…
How the City of Edmonton Elevated Its Digital Platform into a Robust Enterprise Publishing Solution
Northern partnered with the City of Edmonton to further integrate their Drupal web publishing platform with their Google Workspace enterprise content platform, using the Box content cloud to improve usability, syncing, asset management, and reporting.
When Bad Things Happen to Good Brands
Every company wants its brand to be ubiquitous -- but there's a caveat to that. The concept that there is no such thing as bad publicity is just wrong…
Looking for the Right Words? Be Like Mike
Advertising, building a Web site, coming up with branding standards – pretty much everything you do on-line and off is designed to convince people to…