October 2010
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Reforming Toronto city council: so many options!
From the Star this morning:
There seems to be no shortage of ideas for changing the size of Toronto City Council and the way it is elected. For instance, mayor-elect Rob Ford’s winning platform included a pledge to cut the number of Toronto city councillors to 22 from 44.
As well, Liberal MPP Mario Sergio has a private member’s bill that would trim the size of council to 32, including an...
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Recommendations for a quality tailor in Toronto,...
Going through the dress shirts I never wear, and dividing them into “worth saving” and ”not.” I have all these shirts that are made for men with shoulders.
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What I'm thinking about this morning
Brand consultant Simon Mainwaring on why brands need to stop thinking about themselves:
The fastest way to reach Millennials is not through twitter, Facebook or any one of the location-based services, but through their hearts and minds by adding meaning to their lives.
It’s easy to dismiss this assertion as obvious or redundant. But judging by the number of companies whose social media...
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fuckyeahawesomehouses:
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Brand spanking new Crystal Castles.
Stressful workday? Don’t eat until 3:30. And then keep eating until bedtime. #worksforme
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“Simply put, no one really cares about the logo anymore. Today, people are more...”
– The Real Lesson of the Gap Debacle: Logos Aren’t Key Anymore
Steve McCallion starts this paragraph in one city and ends it somewhere else entirely. Not that “social brand platforms” aren’t important. But arguing that the Gap fiasco proves people don’t care about logos...
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“I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can’t make it through one...”
– Rabindranath Tagore (submitted by powerofblindfaith)
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I realized that in Canada, barely anyone has...
downtownwilderness:
tictactran:
REBLOG tHis so I know where the Canadians are at.
But I know that this post will have 0 notes
Canada representtttt.
Chest bump.
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Find the alpha male
My colleagues at Edelman Madrid just posted this brief guide for the “intrepid digital zoologist”, including the wonderful tip:
Find the alpha male
You already know how they live, what they eat, how they interact… Now you have to look for the ones who “call the shots”: those that are really influential and attractive, those top specimens able to replicate any idea to infinity.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-10-24) →
Sophie Milman (25)
Nat King Cole (18)
Nancy Harrow (12)
Dr Dre (12)
Melody Gardot (10)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Eight Lessons in Crisis Communications
This post from Crenshaw Communications explains eight things the Chilean government got right about its communications strategy in the midst of a crisis. These two, in particular, caught my eye as more challenging than the rest:
Accept help, but maintain control. A fascinating aspect of the rescue has been the technical help and advice the government sought from private companies and experts at...
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“Skeptics of location-based services typically cite the personal privacy and...”
– Four Geolocation Trends to Watch | Edelman Digital
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“Male big horn sheep live in what are often called “homosexual societies.” They...”
– The Gay Animal Kingdom § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM (via heeeraldo)
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