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Notes on London 2008-01-16 16:05:36 I don’t really have much to report on London, since the few days i spent there were more about family then vacationing. A few observations though, as someone who left 7 years ago after having lived there 22 years. When i left, the labor government had just started making changes and nothing significant had yet [...] Read more:Notes
Application Circular Reference Hell 2008-04-17 13:44:41 Waow, that was insanely complicated! So, i’ve just upgraded my blog to Wordpress 2.5 (no, no, THAT was the easy part), and i found this new plugin called “Twitter Tools” that seemed to do everything i needed:
1. If i write a new post, it will send an update to my Twitter, to notify my contacts [...] Read more:Application
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I’m in application circular re… 2008-04-17 10:59:10 I’m in application circular reference hell… my tweets on my blog, my blog posts on my tweet updates, ARGH!!
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My first boycott: CNN
Well, i never considered myself an anarchist, but here you have it. I’m boycotting something. I’m boycotting CNN. Their tag line is “the most trusted name in news”. Seriously? How can we trust you, if you refuse to acknowledge that there are other countries out there. Dear CNN, did you know that the world does not, actually, revolve around
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Ode to my idols 2008-04-16 20:46:52 A few posts ago, i wrote about women i admired, like Oprah and Christiane Amampour. Today, I want to pay homage to two other women. These two are not famous though. But they’re brave and smart and kind and funny and so so strong. But alas, both have passed away. One, over 8 years ago. [...]
My first boycott 2008-04-15 15:00:11 Well, i never considered myself an anarchist, but here you have it. I’m boycotting something. I’m boycotting CNN. Their tag line is “the most trusted name in news”. Seriously? How can we trust you, if you refuse to acknowledge that there are other countries out there. Dear CNN, did you know that the world does [...]
In london UK for 2 1/2 days! S… 2008-04-11 03:05:39 In london
UK for 2 1/2 days! Seriously, why would anyone do that 2 themselves?
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wishing everyone a happy Persi… 2008-03-20 08:10:12 wishing everyone
a happy Persian new year!
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i’ve just been called "TH… 2008-03-14 14:40:51 i’ve just been called “THE girlfriend”… feels a little impersonal, no?
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PI day, for us, is just an exc… 2008-03-14 13:39:12 PI day, for us, is just an excuse to eat pie. seriously, we have 4 different kinds in the kitchen here at work
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i would just like to point out… 2008-02-11 08:24:38 i would just like to point
out that it’s currently -25 C here (-13F). i’ve been indoors for 10 minutes and i still can’t feel my thighs
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Blog Post Promotion 2008-04-18 12:36:51 So i’m back to exploring how to best promote a blog, and realized that i a friend of mine owns a very prominent blog, and here’s the recipe to his success: find yourself a niche, make sure it’s not to restrictive but not too widespread, stick to it, post often and promote it.
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it’s nearly summer outside, bu… 2008-04-18 10:50:49 it’s nearly summer outside, but closer to siberian weather in the office! still cold after 3 layers… now where are those gloves again?
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@bigpeachrunner thanks for giv… 2008-04-19 16:35:46 @bigpeachrunner thanks for giving jake his very own account, it’s definitely time he expressed himself all on his own!
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@jaseone are you a habs fan? t… 2008-04-19 16:33:51 @jaseone are you a habs fan? that’s awesome1
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Twitter Buds Are Green 2008-04-19 08:06:58 I’m glad to see my Twitter
Buddies are promoting their “green-ness”. Last year, i had a post on what i do to stay green, and i’m glad to see that Big Peach Runner has her post to: -waste.html, so good job there girl!
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My love-hate relationship with Twitter 2008-04-19 07:34:01 Blogs are funny that way. They’re a historical log of your thoughts and opinions over time. Except that sometimes, your opinions change, so it’s worth remembering to post updates. So here’s me making an update to a post dating back 6 months called “Someone Please Explain Twitter
To Me” to state that i am still [...]
aaah, the smell of freshly bak… 2008-04-19 07:32:41 aaah, the smell of freshly baked banana running through the apartment… it’s driving the cats nuts, but hasn’t woken the other half up yet
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my plan for tomorrow? picking … 2008-04-22 00:15:57 my plan for tomorrow
? picking a fight with AMEX customer service… good times! but then again, who looses their card 4 days before a trip??
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i think i’ve just instantly be… 2008-04-21 20:37:10 i think
i’ve just instantly become a hockey fan! now i’m truly a montrealer Never thought i’d be walking down the street cheering “Go Habs Go!” with a bunch of random strangers. But ssssh! don’t tell anyone, I’ll deny it
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i think i brought the vancouve… 2008-04-29 07:51:40 i think
i brought the vancouver weather back to montreal! sorry people. good news is i’ll be blogging about my trip shortly, so stay tuned!
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i think i brought the vancouve… 2008-04-29 07:51:40 i think
i brought the vancouver weather back to montreal! sorry people. good news is i’ll be blogging about my trip shortly, so stay tuned!
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Close Friends: Branding and Web Presence 2008-04-30 16:27:37 One element of a successful blog is branding. Either branding of your blog itself, or your the author. The marketing circle in Montreal is a small one, so you’d have to be living under a rock to not have heard of Mitch Joel, a branding guru and president of TwistImage. Mitch Joel also has the [...] Read more:Close
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@jaseone you should see the st… 2008-04-21 20:45:52 @jaseone you should see the streets of montreal right now!! it’s pretty awesome!
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@jaseone oops, TX, sorry, cong… 2008-04-21 18:56:25 @jaseone oops, TX, sorry
, congrats on finding a hockey bar there!
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@jaseone nice! thanks for brin… 2008-04-21 18:53:06 @jaseone nice! thanks for bring the habs to NJ! so far, so good!
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off to vancouver in less than … 2008-04-21 17:48:13 off to vancouver in less than 24 hours!! can’t wait!!!
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@bigpeachrunner did you close … 2008-04-21 17:47:55 @bigpeachrunner did you close your blogs to the public?
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The most popular web2.0 / social bookmarking site 2008-05-05 18:55:50 Which site(s) do you consider the most popular
web 2.0 / social bookmarking sites out there? Vote now in the poll on the right (scroll down a bit if this is the latest post of this blog). Also, i want to hear from you. Which sites to you like? Which work well? Which don’t? What [...]
More resources for successful blog post promotion 2008-05-04 15:37:58 I’m giving a speech tomorrow on setting up your own blog and the key to success. I was doing some more researching today and found these two valuable posts / resources:
Mitch Joel (yes, i know, again, what can i say, he’s good!) claims that blogging is getting a second wind and that micro-niches (i like [...]
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