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Edmonton Twitter Community Photography Group

Saturday, May 2, 2009

A hobby of mine is photography. While I have had my digital SLR for over two years, I still consider myself a beginner. In addition to learning to take photos, I have been working with, albeit slowly, both Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2. Another interest is social media, and I have been [...]

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In Case of Emergency, Contact Info on Cell

Monday, January 5, 2009

You have likely heard the recommendations to add ICE to your cell phone contact directory–great if it can be accessed! Yes, if something happens to you, an emergency contact can be identified by checking your phone for an ICE listing. However, many use the security code feature, so the directory would not be available. He’s another [...]

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Passions Resolved

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Questions often asked of me, and by me, relate to identifying my target market and my ideal client. This is not always an easy task, but over time the answers have become clearer. My passions are distance education and personal financial security. I do both, and they fit together nicely. It allows me to associate [...]

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Remember Remember the 5th of November!

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

I have been in Canada for 43 years now after emigrating from England. It was just last year that I discovered the celebration of a British tradition here in Edmonton: Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Bonfire Night. The history dates back to 1605 when 13 young men conspired to blow up the Houses of Parliament [...]

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Does Web 2.0 dilute the power of interpersonal communication?

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Web 2.0 has become part of my way of communicating with friends, clients, prospective clients, and others interested in what I have to say. It is no surprise that Keith Rosen’s article caught my attention. “When Technology Disconnects Us: How Sales 2.0/Web 2.0 Is Diluting The Power of Interpersonal Communication” was published in Sales Xchange, [...]

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Photography May Cause Concerns

Friday, October 31, 2008

In his blog entry, “Scared of social media? Follow Batman’s lead,” Mack D. Male (Mastermaq) wrote about the fear of social media and described something he experienced at Century Hospitality Group’s new establishment, Hundred Bar Kitchen. Mack’s concern was that he was questioned about taking photographs inside the restaurant without permission, and he identified management’s [...]

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Points to Ponder

Thursday, October 23, 2008

I am sharing 4 points that I presented last night to those I met in Speed Networking. This event is a periodic event of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce. It is an opportunity to meet a variety of people in a business networking setting. Since I only had about 45 seconds with each person, the [...]

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Social Web Meetup

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

The kick-off meeting of the Social Web Meetup was held last night with a good turnout of about 17 of us. Using social media for marketing is a focus of the group, but a range of interests were represented. From my perspective, we are talking about community building from which marketing opportunities present themselves to businesses [...]

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Edmonton Tweetup

Thursday, August 21, 2008

“Wealth” is not just financial. I value the friends and acquaintances who share a wealth of knowledge through networking. You may have heard of social media and Twitter. Twitter is known as micro blogging. Well, Edmonton Tweetup brought members of this online community together for the second time, on August 14, 2008, at The Billiard [...]

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England Pavilion at Heritage Days

Monday, August 4, 2008

For the final day of Heritage Days 2008, my wife, Lupe, and I volunteered at the England Pavilion that was presented by the Alberta St. George of England Society. We served delicious sausage rolls, Cornish pasties, and scones to visitors. Lupe and I recently joined the society, as I was born in England. Thanks to [...]

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