by Rob Cottingham | Jan 31, 2011 | Social Media, Social Signal
The official Oscar nominations are out, and there’s a movie up for best picture that has a lot to say about social media and the online communications revolution sweeping the world.
The Social Network? Hell, no. I’m talking abo…
by Rob Cottingham | Oct 31, 2006 | Non-profits, Vancouver
One of the most amazing sessions at last May’s Social Change Institute at Hollyhock was a presentation by Vickie Cammack and Al Etmanski of the PLAN Institute for Caring Citizenship. They do amazing work helping families and circles of friends ensure a secure,... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 1, 2006 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Politics, Technology
Cool little idea from the folks behind the Al Gore/climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth: post a trailer on Google Video, and then encourage people to embed it in their blogs and web pages. by Rob Cottingham | Dec 5, 2005 | Blogging, Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Politics, Technology
Samuel Goldwyn once famously answered criticism that his company’s films lacked artistic merit with a biting, “Pictures are for entertainment. Messages should be delivered by Western Union.” That’s more or less where J. Kelly Nestruck stands,...