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Some tips for your next PPT! "An audience can't listen to your presentation and read detailed, text-heavy slides at the same time (not without missing key parts of your message, anyway). So make sure your slides pass what I call the glance test: People should be able to comprehend each one in about three seconds."

A more informal post, but quite a handy tool for those who share in my issue of computer related ineptitude! Some great tips to keep your computer experience smooth and comfortable. 

A light read, but a really great insight into wireless networks in Canada. Funny how the market is "functioning well," yet there are still so many accessibility issues related to internet access which need to be adressed, especially with regards to rural communities. The issue of access was touched on in Dijk's readings.

Just in case you haven't seen this- google docs is now google drive. I'm an avid user of google docs and now there is an app that allows it to function what I imagine dropbox is like. It allows you to drop files into the app on your computer and access them anywhere through google docs.

Another example of how technology is always moving forward and if you haven't caught up, it's easy to fall behind.

This Ted Talk explores the power of mobile devices to coordinate, inform, and guide relief efforts through recent examples. An interesting look at how digital media is impacting aid efforts.

Helvetica the movie is a documentary about typography, graphic design, and visual culture. It discusses how a sans serif typeface created in the 1950s has become one of the most widely used, yet, for the unassuming, least noticed in the world.

Was just researching it for my PC8006 presentation with Zandra! Great post!

I'm starting to explore topics for my MRP (though a decision is very far off) and one topic I'm thinking about exploring is the role of organizational storytelling or folklore in the org.'s communications. Although from a branding perpective, this is an interesting read on the topic.