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SavvyMom Roundup: Kids and Porn, Moms and Minivans

Minnow Hamilton | Posted 05.24.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Mom Blogs, Sports Illustrated, Books, Savvymom, Motherhood, Balloons, Birthday Parties, Mommy Bloggers, Blogging, Kid President, Video, Canada Living News
Minnow Hamilton

Remember the days when we were worried about our kids catching a glimpse of the Swimsuit Edition of Sports Illustrated? Apparently, if your kids are over the age of 6 and use the internet, it's likely they have seen much worse.

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Mommy Bloggers Are Working Women, Too

Kerry Sauriol | Posted 04.30.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Read More: Wsj, Social Media, Mommy Blogging, Blogging, Internet, Christy Clark, Marissa Mayer, Childcare, Canada British Columbia News
Kerry Sauriol

As part of her attempts to win the womens' vote for this election, Christy Clark and her various women and mom-focused ministers have been inviting moms and working women to small round table discussions to raise awareness about what the Liberal government can do to help mothers and working mothers in particular. The biggest issue that was brought up over and over was childcare. Due to love of career or by pure financial necessity, more women are working AND raising families and AFFORDABLE childcare has to be part of this juggling act. However what was emphasized also was FLEXIBLE childcare. Why? Because working mothers are not settling back into traditional 9-to-5 positions or even the few remaining shift work employment available out there. What are working mothers doing now? We are creating our OWN work.

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When It Comes to SEO, Content is King

Jeff Quipp | Posted 04.29.2013 | Canada
Read More: Web Traffic, Web Companies, Content Traffic, Content, Blog, Seo, Search Engine Optimization, Blogging, Links, Canada News
Jeff Quipp

Companies that once saw blogging as something they couldn't afford due to lack of time, resources, or interest must now rethink their position and start seeing it as something they can't afford not to do if they want to survive the new economy.

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This Man Is Running The Toronto Marathon With No Legs

Alana Hurov | Posted 05.08.2013 | Canada Impact
Read More: Courage, Belleville, Inspiration, Golfing, Running, Amputations, Love and Relationships, Marathon, Sailing, Flesh Eating Bacteria, Flu, Bryan Cuerrier, Love, St. Anne's Spa, Blogging, Canada Impact News
Alana Hurov

Imagine going to bed with flu-like symptoms and waking up three weeks later with no legs and only one arm. Bryan Cuerrier doesn't have to imagine. He lived it. He was diagnosed with Flesh Eating Disease. But his love and passion for life hasn't changed. To mark the third anniversary of the incident, he and his incredibly devoted wife have signed up for the Toronto Marathon on May 5.

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What I've Learned in My Blogging Career

Anne Day | Posted 04.13.2013 | Canada Business
Read More: Life and Everything in Between, Bizwomen, Day by Day: Tales of Business, Writing, Blogging, Company of Women, Finding Topics, Canada Business News
Anne Day

When I started blogging over seven years ago, I was doing it purely because I liked to write. Obviously my attitude changed. One of the first inklings I had that I was on the wrong path with this blog business was when I hired a social media intern. She was reviewing all that we did, and was quick to point out that my blog looked "shitty." Her words, not mine.

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Do I Have a Right to Tell My Kids' Stories?

Yummy Mummy Club | Posted 04.13.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Mommy Bloggers, Blogging About Children, Kids, Blogging, Parenting Stories, Mommy Blogging Canada, Parenting Blogs, Canada Living News
Yummy Mummy Club

Lately I've been struggling with writing about my boys. When I first started blogging they were young, a toddler and baby. Now they are older, boys with opinions and experiences all their own and those stories no longer belong to me -- they belong to them. I wonder if by writing those stories, I'm taking something I have no right to.

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Have Baby, Will Blog

Natalia Yanchak | Posted 04.08.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Social Media, Postpartum Depression, Motherhood, New Mothers, Parenting, Moms, Mommy Bloggers, Parents-Babies, Blogging, Canada Living News
Natalia Yanchak

Three months ago we welcomed a baby boy into this world. Our second child. I feel that as a blogger I'm obligated to tap into these days of infancy, that I should be mommy-blogging to the extreme, documenting the experience for all to share. Where is this pressure coming from?

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The Best HuffPost Canada Blogs Of 2012

Devon Murphy | Posted 02.17.2013 | Canada
Read More: Blogs, Huffington Post Canada Blogs, Huffington Post Canada Year End Review, Year in Review Canada 2012, Blogging, Canada News
Devon Murphy

Our blog rail often feels like an eclectic dinner party where celebrities, politicians, students and any Canadian with an intelligent opinion gather around the same table. Almost every day this year we have read about how different people view government, public figures, other cultures and their own lives. Taken on their own, each blog might seem underwhelming. After all, it is just one person's opinion, and your crazy Aunt Edna has no shortage of those. But when we publish these insights, arguments and confessions on our platform, often something special happens. Often these blogs become fire crackers, igniting a national conversation.

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Confessions Of A Fashion Hoarder

Hallae Khosravi | Posted 01.02.2013 | Canada Style
Read More: Collection, Shopping, Collecting, Closet, Sea of Shoes Jane Aldridge, Hoarders, Fashion, Clothes, Blogging, Diary, Memories, Video, Canada Style News
Hallae Khosravi

Like any addict I started small, working my way up from shoes to sequins to vintage novelty anything. Then it began as a means to keep up with the competition: if a blogger was talking about it, I wanted it, or if I thought it would be an upcoming trend, I had to have it. It was at a point where I felt this compulsive need to constantly be checking what was new, and "in", and on the backs of my fashion icons.

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I Blog, Therefore I Am

Shannon McKarney | Posted 12.31.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: How to Create a Blog, Mommy Blogger, Create Blog, What Is Blogging, Blissdom, How to Blog, Blogging, Canada Living News
Shannon McKarney

I was web geeky for sure -- I think I had about 5 Geocities sites by that point, including one about my cat. and this intrigued me. Do you mean to tell me that there's a platform just for writing? I could write somewhere where other people could read it? My very own column on the Internet?

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Is Podcasting Poised For a Comeback?

Mitch Joel | Posted 11.02.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Google, Podcasting, Mitch Joel, Pownce, Chris Hardwick, revision3, Spark, Twist Image, Audio Programming, Improv, Ozzy Osbourne, Six Pixels of Separation, Media, Comedy Podcast, Facebook, Audio Content, Social Media, Startup, Google Ventures, Video Podcast, Foundation, Bob Lefsetz, Marketing, Geek Culture, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Rose, Blogging, Podcast, Creativity, Management and Marketing Podcast, Kurt Anderson, Digital Marketing, Studio 360, Twitter, Entertainment, Audio Podcast, Digg, Heres the Thing, Marc Maron, Pursuit of Spark, Personal Development, Standup Comedy, Web Analytics, Mile, Public Radio International, Niche Content, David Letterman, Publishing, Itunes, Business Book, Advertising, Radio, Billy Joel, Youtube, Silicon Valley, Wtf, Tina Fey, Content Marketing, Ctrl Alt Del, Julie Burstein, Nerdist Podcast, Viral Video, Canada Business News
Mitch Joel

In short, everything that you thought the Internet wasn't about in a world of 140 character tweets, Facebook status updates and YouTube viral video sensations. These deep and rich treasure troves of content are also gaining mainstream attention, and it all seems to be drawing more and more energy towards podcasting: a medium that many have already written off.

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What New Media Has Taught Us About Truth

Mitch Joel | Posted 09.23.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Instagram, Cognitive Surplus, Mitch Joel, Twitter, Curation, Twist Image, Six Pixels of Separation, Media, Facebook, Clay Shirky, Journalism, Reporting, Here Comes Everybody, Aurora Colorado, Dark Knight Rises, Cnn, Media Education, New Media, Media Hacker, News, Blogging, Canada Business News
Mitch Joel

Where do we go for the truth... the whole truth and nothing but the truth? In essence, new media is most amazing because people are beginning to doubt what they read, hear and see. There's nothing wrong with that. In fact, it's probably one of the best thing that has happened to the news since it was created.

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Dispatches From Down East: Why Men Aren't Interested in Daddy Bloggers

Lori Gard | Posted 08.15.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Blogs, Mom Blogs, Parenting, Parenting Blogs, Dad Blogs, Blogging, Mommy Bloggers, Daddy Bloggers, Parenting Advice, Canada Living News
Lori Gard

Why do men generally avoid reading parenting blogs? Men may not find a parenting blog written by a woman to be of continuing interest (due to content and topics), but there are blogs written on parenting by men. Which further begs the question, in light of the fact that there are male-authored parenting blogs, why are there not more men reading parenting blogs written by men?

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Dispatches From Down East: Outliers in the Classroom

Lori Gard | Posted 08.09.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Success, Sucess-Stories, Outliers, Teachers, Malcolm Gladwell, Students, Canada, Sports, Basketball, Blogging, Dedication, Canada Living News
Lori Gard

I must write about this: A friend and I had a conversation this evening about a high school student with a noteworthy caliber of dedication to his passion in life: sports. The student spends three hours per day shooting hoops and running drills, as well as sprinting laps around his house. He wants to play in the NBA. Impressive.

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Girls (and Blogs) Can Change the World

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 07.15.2012 | Canada
Read More: Women's Rights, Marc Kielburger, Free the Children, Arab Spring, Global Issues, Craig Kielburger, Blogs, Gender Equality, Citizen Journalism, Gaza Strip, Middle East Women's Rights, Blogging, Girls for Change, Canada News
Craig and Marc Kielburger

Doa'a Mheissin, a teenager from the Gaza Strip, has been blogging since she was 11 years old. This young woman may not look like a revolutionary, but in the years to come, she and girls like her could form the vanguard in the next chapter of the Arab Spring -- a much-needed gender revolution.

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Does This Blog Make Me Look Fat?

Mitch Joel | Posted 03.25.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Linkedin, Mitch Joel, Business Practices, Digital Marketing Agency, Content Creation, Opinion, Six Pixels of Separation, News Outlet, Media, Pulitzer, Facebook, Online Social Networking, Infographic, Media Landscape, Publishing, Business Book, Marketing, New Media, Media Hacker, Communications, Editorial, News, Discourse, Blogging, Blogs Content, Social Media Marketing, Blogs Marketing, Canada Business News
Mitch Joel

When it comes to blogging, we're still insecure. With over a decade of blogging under our global belts, it's still a new and developing form of communications and media that has yet to fully mature and find it's permanent place in the media landscape. But it could help your company a lot.

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The Fallacy Behind "Social Media Gurus"

Mitch Joel | Posted 03.10.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Mitch Joel, Traditional Advertising, Marketing Professional, Twist Image, Six Pixels of Separation, Marketing Evolution, Social Media Agency, Facebook, Business, Social Media Guru, Journalism, Social Media, Social Media Ninja, Social Media Expert, Marketing, Media Hacker, Communications, Subject Matter Expert, Blogging, Micro Celebrity, Social Media Consultancy, Marketing Agency, Digital Marketing, Donald Trump, Twitter, Writing, Gordon Ramsey, Business Professional, Kool Aid, Engagement, Publishing, Blog, Online Conversation, Online Discourse, Traditional Media, Vimeo, New Media, Youtube, Marketing Mix, Seth Godin, Entrepreneur, Canada Business News
Mitch Joel

While it's nice to get drunk on the social media Kool-Aid and point fingers at those who have gained exposure and popularity through it (both positive and negative), all of that pales in comparison to the fact that we still don't even really know just how powerful this new media is.

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Social Media: An Epidemic of Narcissism

Nicole Forrester | Posted 02.11.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Narcissism, Youtube, Social Media, Twitter, Facebook, Paris Hilton, Sports Psychology, Blogging, Canada Living News
Nicole Forrester

The problem with social media is it's pretty narcissistic. The various social media channels seem to beckon for updates such as "What's going on? Where you have been?" But what is the motivation? Are we genuinely sharing? Or, is this our centre stage?

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Connecting at Blissdom Canada

Kathy Buckworth | Posted 12.21.2011 | Canada
Read More: Cbc, Blissdom Canada, Blogging, Conferences, Canada News
Kathy Buckworth

So a talking yam and a New Kid walk into a conference... Blissdom Canada From Oct. 13 to 15, Toronto hosted the second annual Blissdom Canada confere...

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TV News Reaches Tipping Point: Mortally Ill or Worth Saving?

Kai Nagata | Posted 11.15.2011 | Canada
Read More: Cbc, Quebec, Twitter, Canadian Content, Ctv, Facebook, Canada, Journalism, Multimedia, Social Media, Ethics, Network Television, TV News, Media Bias, Blogging, Professional Journalist, Canada News
Kai Nagata

Kai Nagata: Journalists are people you trust to experience something you don't have time to check out yourself. They are also fallible human beings, with their own assumptions. This is only a problem if they're not fair, or accurate. TV news is already a "fantasy world." It absolutely works to confirm "existing biases."

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