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Re: What’s Coming to Netflix Canada in December 2016?

Jon Aston — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:42:50 -0000

Short of added Rotten Tomatoes ratings – THIS is exactly what I want from a "What's on Netflix?" post. Thank you!

Re: Browser Caching and WP Super Cache - WP Super Cache and Browser Caching

Jon Aston — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 15:57:24 -0000

Probably a dumb question: Will the addition of this code adversely affect woocommerce 'Cart'
'My Account', or 'Checkout' pages (which should never be cached)? Thanks in advance!

Re: Are NDP governments worse for the economy?

Jon Aston — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:55:37 -0000

Where can we find your analysis of this issue online?

Re: Kelly McParland: Canadians think they like Thomas Mulcair. But have they listened?

Jon Aston — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:35:26 -0000

If Quebecers continue to support the NDP (a federalist party) in overwhelming numbers... I think we can continue to expect separatism to remain in remission.

You need to broaden your knowledge of economics instead of spewing your "basic economics" malarky.

Mail delivery... still more hyperbole. And besides, Canada post is a public service. Do you think public healthcare and public education should turn a profit too?

What makes you so sure that oilsands an pipelines are in the national interest? Sustainable, affordable (and in future decentralized) energy is much more in the national interest – assuming that means Canadian citizens and not multinational corporations and their political lapdogs.

In case you hadn't noticed, this silly, endless war on terror creates more terrorists. I would much prefer to see the half billion or more dollars we spend dropping bombs in the sand split between properly supporting Canadian veterans (!) and in aiding the what millions of displaced refugees in the region. Let the yanks and brits deal with the ISIS mess they created.

Elections. Heaven forbid small parties should have a say on behalf of the citizens who democratically elected them! And assertion that proportional representation will inevitably lead to weak coalition governments is patently false. Here's short a list of successful countries using proportional representation. Are you ready?
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Estonia
Germany
Finland
Hungary
Iceland
India
Isreal
Latvia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Poland
Sweden
Switzerland

Senate... Proportional representation would smooth the way in Quebec for constitutional reform.

Open your mind: Liberals were in power too long and became totally corrupt. Conservatives have completely blown it – in every way imaginable – while blindly following their despotic idealogue leader in systematically dismantling our democracy. Harper is no conservative. He's a radical Dominionist reformer. The NDP's time has come.

Re: A Eulogy for Twitter

Jon Aston — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:19:26 -0000

I would say that twitter entered it's twighlight whenever it was that the geniuses running it started cutting off apps developers, then shut google out. The rise of automation also made it much less authentic and engaging. It's mostly background noise now, IMO.

Re: Chris Hedges Bill C-51 speech

Jon Aston — Sat, 21 Mar 2015 10:01:42 -0000

I agree. Except that most people can't (or won't) yet see this for what you and I and CH believe it is. People need to contact their MPs and implore them to vote their conscience; defeat this bill, or face the consequences in the next election. Let them know the consequences of supporting this bill won't end there either: We will boycott their family businesses, shun/shame their families - all within the confines of the law. The price for selling us down the river will be heavy. Start calling and spread the word.

Re: Allah in the Cafeteria: Inside the school prayer scandal at Valley Park Middle School

Jon Aston — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:35:26 -0000

It's a twenty minute walk from the school to the mosque. Surely the school can accommodate these Muslim students by excusing them from school on Fridays, allowing enough time for a healthy walk to and from their place of worship.

Re: Overzealous Big Brother stopping Canadians from entering U.S.

Jon Aston — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 16:50:29 -0000

I would love to see Terry Potvin and any others who have had similar experiences sue to end the Government of Canada's complicity in this fascist BS.

Re: Burger King Pulled Expensive Twitter Ad When Robin Williams News Broke

Jon Aston — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:44:08 -0000

Lightbulb: Actually this whole piece looks an awful lot like "Native advertising", come to think of it. Is that what we're looking at?

Re: Burger King Pulled Expensive Twitter Ad When Robin Williams News Broke

Jon Aston — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:21:23 -0000

Bingo.

Re: Burger King Pulled Expensive Twitter Ad When Robin Williams News Broke

Jon Aston — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:20:56 -0000

Exactly.

Re: Burger King Pulled Expensive Twitter Ad When Robin Williams News Broke

Jon Aston — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:20:22 -0000

So... Burger King turned this into a PR win by exploiting Robin Williams's death instead. High fives! Saved $200K per day! #w00t

Re: Monday Ann-Sense Blank Mind

Jon Aston — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 12:12:31 -0000

Short of brain implants, I'm not sure what could be faster than picking up your phone and talking into it – maybe a purpose-built digital voice recorder. Honestly, though, Ann Marie... I think the best answer is to learn to depend less on technology. Eliminate distractions. Focus on whatever the thought is for long-enough, follow it to its logical ends, consider how it relates to other things you've been thinking about lately, or or how it relates to certain life experiences – whatever it takes – and it becomes much more difficult to forget. XOJA.

Re: Number Crunching Is Turning Marketers Into Tactical Bullies

Jon Aston — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 08:55:00 -0000

Great post, Richard. I think the overall problem is that most people (including, or especially including "digital marketers" and "social media marketers") confuse promotion with marketing. I've even read ridiculous commentaries from the same group of "marketers" that the "4P" model is dead. And yet, an expert 4P (+1 for positioning) marketer could probably step into the marketplace you described so eloquently, dominate and (hey, why not) consolidate the market.

Re: Amy Vernon: Laid Off Journalist turned Digital Marketing Expert

Jon Aston — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:39:52 -0000

I don't quite know Amy well enough to say this with absolute confidence, but my sense is that she makes it all look easy by simply using her gifts of intelligence, curiosity, and imagination - and I think that is what makes her such a great role model. These are gifts every human being can use, if they choose. Thankfully, she is also fun, generous and humble. My guess is that she had great parenting and at least a few terrific teachers along the way.

Re: Nearly Every Mass Shooting In The Last 20 Years Shares One Thing In Common, And It Isn’t Weapons

Jon Aston — Wed, 28 May 2014 22:28:28 -0000

Until the author can cite some credible sources... this is pure fiction.

Re: The Limits to Personal Data Use and Abuse

Jon Aston — Wed, 21 May 2014 10:43:22 -0000

I know people who will be extremely disappointed if you don't write both books. I would elaborate, but I'm pretty sure someone might be listening.

Re: It’s True: Design Can Drive Exceptional Returns for Shareholders

Jon Aston — Wed, 21 May 2014 09:45:08 -0000

That was very informative - thanks.

Re: Five Dirty Secrets About the U.S. Economy We’re Not Supposed to Know

Jon Aston — Tue, 06 May 2014 13:26:59 -0000

The economy can't be fixed without first fixing a political system corrupted by corporate special interests owned by the 1%.

http://howtostartarevolutio...

Re: AG shutters Agent/Genius

Jon Aston — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 21:01:54 -0000

Congrats on both past and future successes. XOJA.

Re: It’s True: Design Can Drive Exceptional Returns for Shareholders

Jon Aston — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:10:42 -0000

Just to lend a little support: As far as I can tell (with limited information, admittedly) this is the same sort of selection process and comparison used by Jim Collins and his research team in writing "Good To Great". I don't see a problem with it.

Re: It’s True: Design Can Drive Exceptional Returns for Shareholders

Jon Aston — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:04:04 -0000

Ha!

Re: 17 Unique Places to Find Great Content to Share

Jon Aston — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 09:54:21 -0000

I'm so glad you didn't include blog.bufferapp.com (because that would have been cheesy, and probably goes without saying to your audience) but your content is always fantastic and this blog would have made my list. Thanks!

Re: What If No One Pays Attention Anymore?

Jon Aston — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 08:55:54 -0000

"Social media" had so much more promise - do you remember when when everyone was talking about the end of "Interruption advertising"? Sadly, the best business model that any of the geniuses running Facebook and Twitter could come up with was more interruption. I'm pretty sure that people in general want that even less than most (admittedly lame) "social media marketing" programs.

As for marketers being the only people complaining about the latest in Facebook's seemingly vacuous strategy and endless tinkering – I think they have the right. Social media has never been free. Building community engagement and reach required a great deal of resources invested in Facebook. Now marketers are realizing they've been led down the garden path.

One final note: "Brands" doesn't just include massive multi-national consumer brands - and fans of brands that did it right and did it well actually do care to be part of the experience the brands they 'Liked' are providing.

Re: 19 Things Successful Brands Do Differently on Facebook

Jon Aston — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 09:03:55 -0000

Really? Can you provide us with examples of brands doing all of that consistently well? I'm asking because I can't think of any - and I spend alot of time on Facebook. That said, thanks for a great tactical checklist! XOJA.