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Professional or Puerile? How Do We Want to Be Represented?
By Jason Menard Politics has long been a game of dirty pool. With only 30 days to go before Ontarians head to the polls, we can only hope that voters will decide they want a straight shooter — and that...
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Fringe Candidates Foolishly Have No Door Upon Which Opportunity Can Knock
By Jason Menard For a sub-species of people that make their living, in part, by going from door to door, it shocks me that certain politicians – including those who would benefit the most – are...
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Don’t Let the Roar of the So-Called Social Media Expert Misdirect Your Business
By Jason Menard Why is it that so many so-called social media experts promote their craft with all the subtlety of a carnival barker? It’s true, the squeaky wheel gets the grease – but in the case of...
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Stupidity Not an Option in Today’s Social World
By Jason Menard In today’s digital age, stupidity is no longer an option. After all, one act, one click, one moment in time is all it can take to destroy what takes years to build – your reputation....
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Fear Drowning in Social Media? Start in Shallow End, Avoid ‘Expert’ Sharks
By Jason Menard Small-business owners who may be interested in dipping a toe into the social media waters are, naturally, scared of drowning. And certain “experts” are no better than sharks who end up...
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City of Opportunity? No. But On-Line London Reveals a City of Hope
By Jason Menard Despite what the cookie-cutter, 70s-esque jingle implies, London is not the City of Opportunity right now. Job losses, civic despair, a fractured council, and an old-and-white...
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What Would Jesus Tweet?
By Jason Menard What Would Jesus Tweet? If Facebook will not come to Muhammad, then would Muhammed log on to Facebook? And what is the role of religion on social networking? For obvious reasons, this...
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Playground Games Norm on Twitter; Playground Behaviour Shouldn’t Be
By Jason Menard The more time you spend on Twitter, the more you realize that it’s nothing more than a glorified schoolyard – in both the best and worst sense of that term! The value you get out if it...
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I’ll Ignore the Boys Crying Wolf and Err on the Side of Our Children
By Jason Menard The immediacy and exponential reach of social networks can be a valuable tool when it comes to child abductions. However, false reports, whether posted out of benign ignorance or...
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What Happens in the Board Room Should Stay in the Board Room
By Jason Menard When it comes to trying to connect with their audiences, business spokespeople need to paraphrase the old (and somewhat overused) Las Vegas tag line: “Whatever happens in the board room...
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