by Rob Cottingham | Jan 15, 2011 | Social Media, Social Signal
Two back-to-back stories on Wired’s Danger Room may well presage a change in the way organizations approach social media.
Unfollowed: Pentagon Deletes Social Media Office:
At a time when Facebook has 500 million users and Twitter is closing in on 20…
by Rob Cottingham | Mar 22, 2007 | Communicating, Non-profits, Politics
I’m stunned: IMPACS, the Institute for Media Policy and Civil Society, announced yesterday that it’s declaring bankruptcy. And it’s pointing a finger at the Harper government’s budget cuts last year. IMPACS is – was – a provider of... by Rob Cottingham | Aug 1, 2006 | Technology
This just landed in my inbox: Consultancy on operations management (4 months) This role will be part of the Internet & Ecommunications Programme at the International Secretariat (London) with an immediate start date. Responsibilities: overview of current work... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 12, 2005 | Communicating, Politics
One of the first big international campaigns to ever hit my radar was the Nestlé boycott: a successful mobilization of consumer outrage over Nestlé’s aggressive — and destructive — marketing of breastmilk substitutes to mothers in poor countries.... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 5, 2005 | Communicating, Media Mix, Politics, Technology
It’s going to be really, really good to have the CBC back. But I’ll miss the highly personal style of CBCUnlocked. The corporation’s web team would do well to take a close look at what made that site work so well. And I’ll also miss the...