I had the pleasure of attending Podcamp Toronto this past weekend. Over 600 people converged at the Rogers Communications Centre at Ryerson to listen to their peers talk about new media, social networking sites, blogging and podcasting (natch). The two-day “unconference” was free, thanks to its many sponsors, and offered a venue to for social media […]
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Lessons learned
August 18th, 2008
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It has been a month since I’ve completed my classes. I am currently interning at the Ontario Dental Association and love it. The stress and doubt that has plagued me for the last seven months is dissipating. I am slowly returning to my old self. I reread my very first blog post last night. It’s hard to believe that […]
Twittering
May 29th, 2008
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For the last few months, I didn’t know what to think of Twitter. I’m not what you’d call an early adopter of technology. I’m part of the early majority — I hang back, watch what happens and decide whether it fits my lifestyle. Twitter was just another tool to communicate and I had enough already, thank you very much. E-mail, […]
Impacting the world, one event at a time
May 21st, 2008
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(The following is a profile I wrote for my Public Relations Writing course. It was originally published on The Word, the blog of the CC+PR program at Centennial.) Kate Millar found herself at a crossroads following her stint in Centennial’s Corporate Communications and Public Relations program. She wasn’t sure what kind of career she wanted, but knew event […]
