Today marks the end of my 5th week at County Media in the Career Focus program.  There is so much I’ve learned in one month that I don’t even know where to begin.
There are …

Klout, an SMMT, is one of those companies trying to make their mark in the Social Media world.The Klout website defines the tool as follows:
“It’s a tool that  measures influence across the social web. Using …

During the last three weeks of working through the Career Focus program, one of my biggest tasks has been to find out which social media management tool (SMMT) is really best for County Media. …

For those who love adrenaline, the 1st annual PEC Gravity Fest is sure to leave your heart racing: downhill skateboarding and street luge are among the competitions, starting at the pinnacle of Picton’s steep town …

I began working on my pet project, then dubbed PEC News in 2007. Way back then, the student interns developing the Web site had never heard of RSS feeds and didn’t know about free blogging …

In case you’ve noticed, the Web sites I run here and elsewhere (http://Mertens4Mayor.com, http://thelestergroup.ca/villeneuve, http://GhanaCoop4Women.com, http://OurSecretWedding.com…) have been intermittently down since Monday. I choose to believe that these were one-time hiccups. Here’s what my host, …

I’d never put an advertisement on a blog bearing my name if I didn’t believe in the product.
I’d heard about Skype for years through colleagues and friends but it sounded so space-aged I couldn’t wrap …

It’s been my privilege the past couple of days to attend some truly inspiring events in my hometown of Prince Edward County. They don’t call it the gastronomic capital of Ontario for nuthin’.
I was asked …

A photo shoot is a splendid way to start the week. We did ours on Monday.
Rene Dick at Scout Design was overseeing my photo shoot with photographer, Michael Grills, in a room we set up …

Internet newcomers are often confused about avatars: What the heck the word means and how that user profile picture appears when you post a comment or engage in other online activities.
“Avatar” is a word denoting …