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Web of Change has a new (online) home
Web of Change, the annual gathering of wired change-makers at the Hollyhock Conference Centre, moved into its spiffy new site a few weeks ago. The site builders are Communicopia (say, that's their second mention in as many posts), and the project leader is Sarah...
Rewarding public-interest programmers
Via Jason at Communicopia, news of a new award for those who create open-source software that helps make the world a better place. Introducing the $10,000 Antonio Pizzigati prize for software in the public interest: The new Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the...
In Vancouver? Want to blog for a living?
I can't possibly say it better than Alex did at SocialSignal.com: We're thrilled to be working with Vancity on a new online community project that will be unveiled this summer. The project will create an online community where people in the Lower Mainland and Victoria...
A new entrant in the blog search sweepstakes: Bloglines
It was just a matter of time, but Bloglines has launched its own blog search engine, with feeds for search results. This could be significant; nobody has been able to knock Technorati off its perch yet, but Bloglines comes equipped with a pretty big user base. And for...
NetSquared: thanks for the music tonight
These guys along with several other very talented folks (including comedian Heather Gold) performed tonight at the NetSquared conference party. (Visit their MySpace page and check out the song Change Tha Nation.) It's hard, awfully damn hard, to perform for a...
NetSquared, morning sessions: liveblogging
Here are my very rough notes from this morning's sessions at the NetSquared conference. To get more information, or to take part, visit the NetSquared remote conference site. Daniel Ben-Horin There's something going on that isn't incremental, a sea change. In our work...
Send Sarah Marchildon your best
Yikes: the writer of one of my favourite Vancouver blogs, Sarah Marchildon, has had a bad bike crash and faces a weeks-long recovery. If you've been enjoying her blog as much as I have, why not drop her a line at her blog and wish her a full, speedy recovery?
DeSmogBlog: blogging versus climate spin
Just a quick plug: a friend of mine, Sarah Pullman, is working on a terrific project, the DeSmogBlog, which aims to combat the corporate PR machine trying to eke out a few more years of rapacity before facing the inevitable climate change music. (Forgive the awkward...
Welcome, Charity Villagers
The fine folks at Charity Village have just added SpeechList to their directory of online resources for Canadian non-profits. And in turn, I strongly recommend adding Charity Village to your list of regular online check-ins. Whether you're looking for your next...
SpeechList Issue #6: When NOT to give a speech
Issue 6 - May 23, 2006 IN THIS ISSUE... Opening words Feature article: Seven reasons not to give a speech Reports from Ragan Reading list This issue's tip Subscribing, unsubscribing and passing along the news 1. Opening words Between a flurry of conferences, leaving...
Happy birthday, Public Eye Online
Sean Holman says "it seems like only yesterday", but I can't believe it's only been two years since Public Eye Online hit the web. Since then, Holman has faithfully chronicled behind-the-scenes political intrigue in Victoria. (Along the way, there's been a short-lived...
How to stop new-user spam on WordPress
The past week has seen a flurry of new user registrations on this blog. Which is extremely suspicious, because I don't actually have a link anywhere to the user registration page. (Also, they're all using very similar-sounding Russian e-mail accounts.) My conclusion?...
Why, yes — I’d LOVE to speak at your event
Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
