by Rob Cottingham | May 11, 2007 | Environment, Non-profits, Online Community, Technology, Vancouver
Sometime in the next hour or two, the Turn It Off! BC Facebook group will surpass 700 members. This, from a group I started a few weeks ago by inviting fewer than a dozen friends to participate. If you haven’t checked out Facebook, and you’re looking for... by Rob Cottingham | Apr 30, 2007 | Everything Else
The first time I tried to fix a leaky faucet, I created a geyser that wouldn’t have been out of place in Yellowstone. The plumber, when he arrived, gave me a withering glare that still haunts me in the small, dark hours of the night.It was a glare that said,... by Rob Cottingham | Apr 27, 2007 | Everything Else
Naive guy that I am, I figured that Circuit City’s board would need a little time to recover after firing more than three thousand of its employees for earning higher wages than the company decided it wanted to pay… and then inviting them to apply for...
by Rob Cottingham | Apr 27, 2007 | Everything Else
Now my latest social networking obsession has an anthem Will you please rise, put your hand over the teddy bear on your PJs, and sing… by Rob Cottingham | Apr 25, 2007 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Vancouver
Social Signal’s astonishingly talented web services consultant, Aaron Pettigrew, is not only a kick-ass Drupal ace and a brilliant online community-builder, but also a dedicated performer… and his latest gig sounds like a blast: Belly April 26 – May... by Rob Cottingham | Apr 19, 2007 | Everything Else
Caught this error message at Twitter a few hours ago: A plumber is fixing Bloglines. A cat is fixing Twitter. Does anyone hire technicians any more?