This year, The Banff World Television festival and nextMedia Banff 2010 was a combined event. Digital media, new media and TV sessions and parties filled 3 world wind days! Luckily I still had time to squeeze in a visit to the Banff Hot Springs (so nice). Now that I’m back from Banff, I can reflect [...]
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The 6th Innoversity Summit hits Toronto on March 9 and 10, 2009 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The summit is dedicated to promoting innovation, creativity and diversity. The Innoversity Summit brings together hundreds of thinkers, doers and influencers from media, culture, public service, community, academia, the private sector and elsewhere. A number of great [...]
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In early October, I was invited to speak in MontrĂ©al at the annual Infopresse conference. I followed Chris Anderson – which was a humbling experience to say the least. Anderson is the editor of Wired magazine. He popularized the phrase Longtail and captured my imagination with a revolutionized business model: the infinite shelf space of [...]
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