This article originally appeared February 21, 2011 on Troy Media. If you’re awake in Canada, chances are Tony Clement and Andrew Coyne are having a bun fight on Twitter right now, whatever your time zone. The venerable federal Industry Minister (@tonyclement_mp on Twitter) has been duking it out on the micro-blogging platform with the national [...]
One week after the much-ballyhooed launch of Apple’s uber tablet thingy, the Twitterverse was still buzzing about the iPad. Marketers, branding experts and wags wondered aloud about the product’s name, as did @lopapatel, who noted “If Apple had a woman on its board, the iPad would a different name rather than one associated with feminine [...]
Christmas came early for U.S. residents this week, as health-care reform legislation passed a major hurdle in a Christmas Eve Senate vote. Citizen journalism site DigitalJournal.com reported: “Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a dramatic Christmas Eve vote that could define the legacy of President Barack Obama. The bill will usher in [...]