For my fellow Canadians, we ended up with what feels like two very short work weeks. Since Canada Day fell on a Wednesday this year, it’s like we worked two days, got one day off, worked two more days, and now we get two more days off. For our neighbours to the south, you guys get to have a great Independence Day tomorrow. Either way, we’ve got another collection of blog posts for your reading pleasure. It’s got a little bit of everything.
Tyler Ingram took a short trip over to Vancouver Island with Robyn and they decided to go on a whale watching tour. It’s very rare to see the orcas on the ferry routes, so these little tours are definitely worthwhile. Check out some of the terrific shots that Tyler was able to get on his DSLR. That massive lens must’ve come in handy.
Daily Writing Tips has noticed that the MLA standard has been updated to better reflect the way that we access information these days. You all remember the MLA Works Cited rules from high school, right? Well, you no longer have to provide the full URL of a web resource and there are official abbreviations for when you can find the publisher or the publishing date.
Buzz Bishop and his fiance will be exchanging vows tomorrow on their very special day, but this isn’t Buzz’s first time at the dance. He was married to someone else a few years ago and he had to make a decision regarding what to do with the wedding photos. How would you handle the “evidence” of your first marriage? Buzz chose to hit the delete key.
Darren Barefoot may not be from Alberta, but he is still mindful of some of the issues that surround the people who do live there. For example, there is an ongoing debate surrounding Edmonton’s airport. The international airport is just fine at about 30km away from downtown, but the City Centre Airport (a couple minutes outside of downtown) may soon cease to exist in favor of developing the land into commercial and residential property.
Copyblogger noticed that old school marketing techniques no longer seem to work. You can’t just yell at your customers to buy your products anymore and he blames Canada for the change. You see, Canadians are far too friendly to be pushed around like that. You need to provide value and be nice to be a successful marketer with us.
