January 15, 2011 – 9:07 am | 2 Comments

This week we took a look at LinkedIn and I began to understand how important and beneficial LinkedIn can be for an individual. LinkedIn has more than 90 million members in over 200 countries around …

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Career Focus: After one month
February 4, 2011 – 10:38 am | One Comment
Career Focus: After one month

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 can’t seem to get it right
January 28, 2011 – 3:42 pm | One Comment
Klout can’t seem to get it right

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 …

The battle between Seesmic, Hootsuite and Tweetdeck
January 20, 2011 – 9:49 am | No Comment
The battle between Seesmic, Hootsuite and Tweetdeck

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. …

My CAREER in FOCUS at County Media
January 7, 2011 – 7:48 am | 2 Comments
My CAREER in FOCUS at County Media

2011: a year of new beginnings. At least for me it is. It also is the year of the rabbit. For some of you who don’t know what that means, it is the …

1st Annual Gravity Fest in Picton
October 24, 2010 – 10:03 am | No Comment
1st Annual Gravity Fest in Picton

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 …

Record morning in the newsroom
September 19, 2010 – 8:33 am | No Comment
Record morning in the newsroom

Having written eight (8) original stories for this morning’s news run, not including sports stories, I think I’ve broken a record.
It’s a tiny personal record. At best it could be an historical high for the …

Web host, NetFirms, makes an apology
July 31, 2010 – 9:58 am | No Comment
Web host, NetFirms, makes an apology

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, …

Picton Performances in the Park
June 23, 2010 – 4:19 am | 2 Comments
Picton Performances in the Park

We’ve come a long way, Picton.
In last week’s local newspapers, I read about a story that was exciting and uplifting. It was about the advancement of our arts culture in Prince Edward County. It was …

All-candidates debate a success
June 21, 2010 – 7:24 am | No Comment

The following guest blog post first appeared on http://Mertens4Mayor.com on June 21, 2010. I recorded the video during the event, did some basic edits, and uploaded them to Merten’s campaign YouTube channel before …

Early all-candidates debate OK by Mertens
June 10, 2010 – 7:27 am | No Comment

The following guest blog post first appeared on http://Mertens4Mayor.com on June 10, 2010. An image of the Gazette article was dropped from this blog post because it was too large for the layout of my …