Birthday Thanks

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Excerpt: I just wanted to thank everyone who wished me well on my birthday yesterday. I am no a quarter of a century old. One thing I thought was interesting is that I received about ten times more birthday wishes from Facebook friends than through any other form of communication, be it e-mail, phone or …

Looking for a Great Coder?

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Excerpt: Before I get too many questions, yes I can code xhtml/css, php and a few other languages, but honestly, I am slow at it, especially compared to Andrew, a friend of mine who has gone above and beyond for me numerous times, and so I wanted to feature him here, so those of you looking to have a WordPre …

Blog Writer Person

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Excerpt: Before I jump off the computer for the weekend, I wanted to make sure to highlight a blog of another Bloggy Network employee. Michael, a good friend of mine in Bloggy Network, has finally moved to his own domain, and thus his own installation of WordPress. He is an interesting writer, and someone th …

Important Information from Aaron Brazell

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Excerpt: Aaron Brazell is at the Mesh Conference, and has been quoted saying something very interesting to one of the people at Mesh: "you don’t know me but I’m important…" No response yet from what b5media thinks of Aaron's statement, but could it mean that Google is buying them or is Aaron just …

Justin Shattuck

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Excerpt: Justin recently put up a post on his blog asking people to write about him in exchange for money. It feels a little odd to do, but I figured since I know him pretty well, I would give it a go, and talk about Justin, and his blog. The Man I have never met Justin before in person, but I have had n …

Joost’d

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Excerpt: Thanks to Justin Shattuck, a good buddy of mine, for hooking me up with a Joost invite. Even better, my mentioning of need has prompted him to raffle off two of his precious invites via his website. So check out JustinShattuck.com for more details. …

Video.ca Open for Business

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Excerpt: My good friend, James Cogan, has opened the floodgates on Video.ca, a Canadian Video Sharing website. I have already uploaded a few videos. Nothing substantial yet. I was thinking about doing some video blogging, but I haven't got around to it yet. I have to edit a video or two I have on my computer …

901am - New Media News

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Excerpt: A buddy of mine, David Krug, has decided to become a competitor to BloggingPro in a way with his new site 901am, and while it is a bit of a conflict of interest, he is now the first real sponsor of DavidCubed. His new site will focus on new media news and be provided in new media ways via a blog …

Birthday Gifts

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Excerpt: Well, my birthday has come and passed, so I figured I would give a quick update on how it all went. The actual day before and after my birthday was a whirlwind, with visiting and travelling. We went to Ottawa to see my family and to bring Sabine to her specialist appointment. I got tons of great …

What Has Blogging Given Me?

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Excerpt: Marco "Griffith" Jardim has tagged me on a meme he has decided to start called "What has blogging given me?" It is a chance for us to reflect on all that blogging has done for us, and while it may seem like bragging, I hope that it inspires people, as well as reminds people how real of a career o …