Alberta Business Marketing

In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with host Donna McElligott I talk about Elections Canada’s ban on reporting the results of a federal election in a time zone where the polls have not closed yet. Topics include the $25,000 fine, the difference between media and people using social media, #tweettheresults becoming the most used hashtag in the world in the recent election, and clever ways to report results including Brits, Australians and Americans tweeting on our behalf. How do we even find these people? Do we have the resources? We also talk about whether Twitter tried to block tweets or were there just jokes being taken seriously. Elections Canada is fighting a losing battle. When shutting down the internet is the best option available to you, you  need to rethink your strategy. It’s long overdue to reexamine our election night social media ban and find new ways to address this issue.

albertaatnoon May 4 2011

Tags: #elxn41, canada, CBC Radio Column, election, Elections Canada, Politics, technology, TweetTheResults
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In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with guest host Holly Preston and I talk about the BlackBerry Playbook, calling it a cross between a tablet and a smart phone, while highlighting it’s touch border, lack of apps, user interface, and it’s need to tether to a BlackBerry. We also discuss the GSlate and other Android tablets. Yes, they play flash and it’s powerful and less expensive. We also talk about how the tablet market has taken off – we’ve realized we didn’t want bells and whistles and buttons on our computers, we just wanted functionality – and third party developers are being leveraged to customize every device. What’s next? The restaurant industry.

albertaatnoon April 20 2011

Tags: android, blackberry, BlackBerry Playbook, CBC Radio Column, GSlate, tablets, technology
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In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with host Donna McElligott I talk about the best places to share ideas and to get inspired. We touch on SXSWi (South by Southwest Interactive) in Austin, TX; TED (including the live conference in Long Beach, TED videos and the TED Prize); TEDx, including TEDxEdmonton, TEDxCalgary and TEDxYYC; PechaKucha Night (Edmonton and Calgary); Innovation Exchange; DemoCamp (Edmonton and Calgary), Pixels and Pints; CivicCamp; Edmonton’s OpenDataCamp and TransitCamp; as well as Sustainability for Breakfast and Social Media Breakfast (Edmonton and Calgary).

albertaatnoon April 6 2011

Tags: CBC Radio Column, CivicCamp, DemoCamp, Innovation Exchange, OpenDataCamp, PechaKucha, Pixels and Pints, Social Media Breakfast, Sustainability for Breakfast, SWSWi, technology, TED, TEDxCalgary, TEDxEdmonton, TEDxYYC, TransitCamp
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In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with host Donna McElligott I talk about Watson, IBM’s Jeopardy! playing computer and why what “he” did is so complex, what we can learn by this kind of human/computer competition, and why you’ll might be seeing Watson in the near future at your next hospital or doctor’s visit.

albertaatnoon March 23 2011

Tags: CBC Radio Column, technology
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Civic Camp in partnership with Pixels and Pints and The City of Calgary will be hosting the first #yycdata Camp at the University of Calgary. The goal of #yycdata Camp is to discuss the opportunities where the use of public data can improve Calgary.

(On March 22, 2010 Calgary City Council approved a pilot open public data catalogue. Click here for more details on how open data came to The City of Calgary.)

#yycdata Camp is for anyone interested in open data; be you a citizen who’s interested in the democratic transparency and accountability implications or just the cool apps that can be built to make your life better. Developers, coders and entrepenuers of all stripes are welcome and encouraged to attend too and bring their laptops. (You never know when a code sprint/hackathon may break out.)

What: A workshop for people interested in open data
When: Saturday March 26^th, 9:30am – 1:00pm
Where: MacEwan Hall Ballroom (upstairs) @ the University of Calgary (Directions and Parking)
How Much: Free.
Hashtag: #yycdata

Please RSVP at yycdata.eventbrite.com to attend.

What is the format?
Presentations will be kept to a minimum. There will be plenty of shot talks followed by time to discuss and work on things using the open spaces unconference format. If you have a topic you want others to join you in discussing, please bring it with you!

Schedule
9:00am – Doors Open
9:30am – 10:00am – Opening Remarks & Introduction to Open Data by Calgary Alderman Brian Pincott
10:00am – 11:00am – Discussion Session 1
11:00am – 11:45am City of Calgary eServices – eHouse Presentation
11:45am - 12:45pm - Discussion Session 2
12:45pm – 1:00pm Wrap Up & Closing Remarks

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Cross posted from the CivicCamp Blog.

Tags: Brian Pincott, City of Calgary, Civic Camp, open data, open government, technology
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