We’ve gathered a rather eclectic collection of blog posts to share this week. We hope that your year has been off to a good start, so here’s looking forward to a happy and prosperous 2010!
Stephen Fung starts us off with a rather monumental announcement, at least in his personal life. While he’s the one that normally looks like he’s eating for two, he has a special bundle of joy on the way too. The doctors didn’t say it was possible, but it happened. There must have been something in that Eureka water! All of our well wishes go their way for a healthy baby this July.
Jeff Cutler is apparently undergoing some sort of identity confusion, because there is another Jeffrey Cutler out there on the Internet who also happens to be involved in social media, public relations, and other online ventures. What’s in a name? That’s why it’s so important to have good branding both online and offline. People should know who you are, what you do, and why you’re not that other guy.
The Teen Geek is going a little against the grain in one of his recent posts. As much as he likes the functionality and usability of web apps, he also hates them. Or at least certain aspects of them. Many of us make use of web-based apps like Hootsuite, Google Docs, and Facebook, but they just don’t have the same kind of personality as the individual desktop applications once had.
Paddling Geek, who some of you may know better simply as Kimm, has a bone to pick with Patrice Cormie. He may be seen as one of Canada’s biggest young hockey stars, but he does have a very unsportsmanlike edge to the way he approaches the game. He’s been throwing elbows left and right, purposely aiming to hurt those around him. Kimm calls for much stiffer penalties for such behavior.
Meg Fowler finishes off this speedlink with a list of six things that will always annoy her. Everyone has their pet peeves and these are very difficult to overcome. She can’t stand fake “nature” reality shows, perverted birthday cards, and people who suddenly stop while walking through the mall. Can’t they just step aside instead?!
