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SOPA and the End of the Internet

jnarvey — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:30:08 +0000

Every blogger in the universe should be up in arms against this SOPA legislation coming out of the USA. This is soooooooo bad. Watch the video.

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Should Politicians Tweet Foul Language?

jnarvey — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:29:36 +0000

NDP MP Pat Martin is getting some flack today for tweeting inappropriately. A big part of me thinks, “What’s the big deal?”

“This is a f—— disgrace…closure again. And on the Budget! There’s not a democracy in the world that would tolerate this jackboot sh–,” Martin tweeted.

He followed up with another comment asking “In these uncertain economic times, don’t you think our parliament should be debating our federal budget? Some due diligence?”

But that wasn’t all. Martin went on to tell off followers who criticized his post, telling one person to “F— off” and directing the Bart Simpson-coined expression “Eat my shorts” at another.

I’ve actually got a fair bit of sympathy for Mr. Martin. I’m a bit of a foul-mouthed guy, myself (particularly if I’ve got a couple of beers in me). I don’t recall if I’ve ever sworn on Twitter before, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised to discover that I had.

That said, elected politicians are presumably held to a higher standard of civics than non-elected pundits like me. They’re supposed to set an example about respectful communication, even, or perhaps especially, if pissed off.

Also, contrary to what one might infer from Martin’s overheated rhetoric, the Conservatives were not shutting down debate by some improvised fascist measure. Closure is just part of the parliamentary rules. Majority governments use it all the time to prevent filibustering USA-style. Not exactly “jackboot” stuff.

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Anonymous Political Bloggers Are Cowards

jnarvey — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:30:48 +0000

Yup. That’s my opinion. Anonymous political bloggers are cowards who don’t have the guts to stand by their own words.

This blog post is an open thread. Bring the debate, people. Comments are open.

Mind you, anonymous commenters are cowards, too, IMO.

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Vancouver Blogger Meetup This Week

jnarvey — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:01:48 +0000

I must confess, I’ve been a bit of a hermit when it comes to social-media focused events ever since Northern Voice wrapped up. The last Vancouver Blogger Meetup was a while back, so I’m excited to get back into it with a bang. There are already 40 cool bloggers RSVP’d for the next Vancouver Blogger Meetup happening at the Network Hub!

What’s happening at this event? We’ll have pizza and some bevies (non-alcoholic) and it’s just going to be a friendly, fun place to get to know your fellow Vancouver bloggers. Come meet with web pundits, online scribes, photobloggers, vloggers, social media mavens and more. See you there!

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Social Media Marketing Tips For Biz

jnarvey — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:36:06 +0000

I’m a believer in social media marketing for business, not least because that’s how I often get referrals for my own SEO web copywriting and corporate communications business.

I was recently researching the cost of social media — what it takes to hire a blogger, run a Facebook campaign or get a social media marketer in-house. Gradually, the article evolved into How to Get Social Media to Work for Your Business, published on Techvibes. Here’s a little blurb:

Blogs are a popular (some would say critical) social media tool, offering the ability to boost brand and advertise deals to bring in actual sales. Remember that “funny” gets eyeballs and there’s no profit in “playing it safe”. The point is to get noticed.

Open Road Communications Ltd. are the Vancouver-based maker of social intranet software called ThoughtFarmer. The company derives 100% of its business from inbound leads to its website, with customer deals ranging from $10,000 to $200,000. The objective of their campaign was to boost the number of sales leads. They used a blog, targeted at IT workers and managers. It was funny, at least for IT professionals. And for $7,000 for an outside firm to set it up, it worked.

“Of those visitors, we can see that 474 then proceeded to our website,” McGrath explains. “At our typical conversion rate, those 474 visitors will result in about one sale, at an average sale price of $30,000. Our sales this quarter shatter all previous records and are a 270% increase over the same quarter last year,” suggesting multiple sales from the campaign.

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How To Not Appear Crazy On The Internet

jnarvey — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 08:39:14 +0000

Wow. Sooooo many people I know (well, not personally, but many of those I interact with online) would benefit from reading this article: Tips for Not Appearing Crazy on the Internet. An excerpt:

Now, I’m not going to try to tell people how not to be crazy anymore. That’s a long, involved process of correctly identifying the internal things making them angry in their own psyches that they instead project onto external things. And it sounds hella boring. Instead, I’m only going to tell you how to conceal your craziness. I’m going to teach you how to take your freak flag and fold it up and put it in your back pocket. If you’re successful, people are going to have to really read your points before understanding that you’re crazy. They might even miss your crazy entirely and really consider what you have to say (e.g., “This guy makes some interesting points; maybe I should find out more about this ‘Ron Paul’ person”). Doesn’t that sound great, you social outcasts and conspiracy nuts?

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The Existential Star Wars

jnarvey — Tue, 10 May 2011 04:53:21 +0000

The perfect viral mash-up no one saw coming: French philosophy plus Star Wars.

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Not Just Another Social Media Conference

jnarvey — Thu, 05 May 2011 01:30:41 +0000

I’ll be at the IIMA Fusion Conference 2011 this Friday in Vancouver. What’s it about?

Fusion 2011 brings you some of the most influential people in online marketing, social media and search engine strategy for 1 power packed day.

So why am I going? I’ve got 5 reasons, actually (read them all here). The first is the lineup: presenters including employee # 10 at Facebook, Director of Marketing at Mint.com and Founder of Appsumo, Noah Kagan Founder & CEO of Hootsuite, Ryan Holmes and Global SEO & Search Strategy Gurus Rand Fishkin, Stephen Spencer and Rob Woods.

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Apparently, You CAN Have Too Many Friends

jnarvey — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 02:19:38 +0000

I just tried to add a new Friend on Facebook and a message popped up that I thought at first was some kind of Facebook developer practical joke: “Sorry, this user already has too many friends.” Well, how nice for them.

On Facebook, 5,000 friends appears to be the upper limit. I guess it makes sense. Dunbar’s number puts it at only 150, maybe 230, tops. And even for those of us who use Facebook for business networking as well as keeping tabs on old friends, 5,000 should be more than enough.

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I’m Speaking At Northern Voice! Political Propaganda 101

jnarvey — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:45:36 +0000

Combining my two great interests, politics and social media, I’ll be speaking at the Northern Voice personal blogging and social media conference happening in Vancouver on May 14. My topic? Political Propaganda 101. Here’s an excerpt of my synopsis:

The best political blogs don’t just deal with compelling stories. They inject personal observations. They have an unconcealed political agenda. Succeeding at this means being fearless and showing your passion.

This talk will use three blog posts sprouting from personal experiences as case studies of how to put passion, bold arguments and hard-boiled agenda-pushing into your political blog in a way that forces readers to respond.

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