Technology

#YEGWX

Posted by Scratch on July 28, 2010 at 3:15 pm

TLDR: Edmonton loves wild weather, and we tweet about it. Let’s all use #YEGWX rather than #YEGWEATHER cause it’s shorter, sassier, and makes us look cool.

Damned if you do? Apple’s ‘megalomania’ or ‘good business sense’

Posted by Scratch on June 2, 2010 at 12:48 pm

I’m curious to see how this all plays out. You see – I’m an Apple fanboi, with a development background. My home has housed (over the last 2 years) a G3, G4, iBook, Powerbook, MacPro and an iMac and of course several iPods, and yes, an iPhone too. I added to that list only a [...]

Quit Facebook Day – Riiiight.

Posted by Scratch on May 31, 2010 at 7:43 am

So today is “Quit Facebook Day” – but something tells me it will amount to less than a hill of beans at Zuckerberg’s office. Facebook has become ubiquitous alongside texting for most of today’s teens and sadly, preteens. Their rampant sharing of inane high school and pre-high school content will follow them into their late [...]

Social What?

Posted by Scratch on May 25, 2010 at 12:13 pm

TLDR: Social What? Get out of Social Media what you put in…

Plaid forever! Viva la Plaid!

Posted by Scratch on June 22, 2009 at 1:20 pm

It’s happening again folks.  While I’m still cheesed that Darryl and the Gang wouldn’t consider a stop in the arctic (ok… Edmonton Canada) they’re now less than a month from the tour and a number of creative agencies and progressive potential clients will get the treat of meeting one of the coolest agencies I’ve ever [...]

Grant MacEwan Business : Mike and Lenny

Posted by Scratch on April 3, 2009 at 5:05 pm

So.  Grant MacEwan school of business, and in particular BlogCamp (http://macewanblogcamp.ca) have launched a contest to suck link equity out of Twittering bloggers with a contest. Damn. Sucked in. See – I have a unique perspective perhaps.  My wife worked (yes – past tense) for the school for many years, and as a result I [...]