Tag: blogging
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Dr. Govlove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Blog
(or even: Why you should join Twitter or start a blog immediately) Note: This post contains GCPEDIA links only accessible within the Government of Canada network. Not long ago, I made the acquaintance of a young, energized public servant. I was impressed by their1 enthusiasm, imagination, expression and boundless drive to create. I encouraged this…
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Originality or Frequency
For some time I’ve been grappling with what this blog should be. It’s distinct from www.toddlyons.ca in that the content is broader — less social media and government-focused. While all of the content from that blog ends up being cross-posted here, there are plenty of satirical, technical, and personal bits in this space which won’t…
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blog.grader.com: Useful, or…?
After reading a recent blog post by Spydergrrl, I was moved to visit a number of twitter monitoring and grading resources she suggested. While she didn’t specifically recommend “Blog Grader”, it’s in the same suite of Grader.com tools that encompasses Twitter Grader, Facebook Grader, Website Grader, and (the completely nonsensical for-fun-only pseudo-tool) Personality Grader, among…
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Crafting Your Personal Brand
Creating a persona isn’t new to you. You’ve probably already created various online identities to participate in online games, chat rooms, or special interest communities. Your range of profiles may vary from a slight obfuscation of your real self and real name, to a completely fictitious phantasm. What I would like to do is talk…