I’m often in the position of being an advocate of online communities. I think that when they’re well conceived and executed they work incredibly well to connect people across roles and organizational constraints. But it can be a hard slog to prove it. (Not...
A client who we’ve been working with extensively lately is Think Salmon. What is Think Salmon? Think Salmon is a way of life. It’s how we think, learn and act. It’s how we protect and conserve the rivers and places where salmon and humans live. Think...
Tech writer Tom Johnson does a nice job of outlining some good practices for creating a usable blog in his article Twenty usability tips for your blog. Much of the advice Tom mentions now comes ready-baked into many blogging platforms, either by default or as a...
Here is one simple thing that you can do to ensure your web business practices work for your customers: Pay attention to your contact form and reply when someone hits it! Seriously, this is one of the easiest and most overlooked tactics you can employ. Robert Ouimet...
Lorna, of Lornamatic, has posted some fantastic sketches she drew at the recent TED Conference she attended. I chose the one above because it’s of Michael Pollen who wrote one of my current favourite books, The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Why did Lorna draw the...
I read a fantastic article today at the Guardian called The gentle art of selling yourself. For anyone concerned with marketing, online or off, with strategy and communications, it’s an article not to be missed. That was the beginning of my self-invention, but...
Today I came across the Buxfer website and liked the product. The name could definitely use some work, since it doesn’t pass the simple tell test (Say the name and someone hearing you shouldn’t have to ask you to spell it.), but I liked the clean graphics....
One of the ongoing conversations I often have with clients, friends and colleagues surrounds the current volatile media climate. We’re swimming in more and more mediated information, communications and creative work than ever before, yet the overall landscape is...
Hop Studios, an excellent website design and development shop here in Vancouver that we frequently partner with on projects, is auditioning new ducks for its mascot. If you have a rubber duck with a nice face and great body that looks great on camera, let me know and...
For a seasonal break, the whole Work Industries crew will be hitting the slopes of Big White over the next four days. Contact information will still be valid, though cell carriage (that is, us carry our cell phones) may be spotty. We look forward to picking up...