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Does accepting a sponsor’s money mean you condone or support them?

by Tris Hussey on January 30, 2009 · 23 comments

in Random Bits

I’ll admit I was pretty bemused that the BC Liberal Party was a sponsor of WordCamp Whistler last weekend. I’m not big supporter of the BC Liberals. They tend to be a wee to far to the right for my tastes, however while I was surprised they were a sponsor, I wasn’t upset about it.
At the moment there is a bit of controversy over the organizers of NorthernVoice accepting a sponsorship money from the BC Liberals to subsidize the pre-conference dinner Thursday night. Derek makes some good arguments for why [...]

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Would the Conservatives lose a snap election?

by Tris Hussey on November 27, 2008 · 1 comment

in Random Bits

File under “playing with fire in a fireworks factory”, word is that the Liberals, NDP, and Bloc are seriously considering calling for a confidence vote that could force another Federal election.
Incensed opposition parties are threatening to topple Stephen Harper’s Conservative minority and have begun informally exploring the idea of cobbling together a governing coalition. The Liberals are taking the taking the prospect so seriously that some MPs are privately discussing ways to dump Leader Stéphane Dion without waiting for their party’s scheduled May 2 leadership vote. Sources say former prime [...]

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Tweet, tweet irony in Vancouver’s mayoral race

by Tris Hussey on November 10, 2008 · 3 comments

in Citizen Journalism, Social Media

Fresh on the heels of what could be argued as the first President that social media elected came a social media gaff in Vancouver’s mayoral race.
The story broke in the Vancouver Sun and was tweeted and blogged by many local digerati including Colleen of BuzzNetworker:
The lessons to take out of this? Register your name and your company name in all of the social marketing sites right away. Not owning your own name could come with serious consequences. And, if you’re trying to get people to choose you over another option, [...]

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