DISQUS

About 40% of our work these days is with charities and non-profits. In my experience, the social media marketing strategies are pretty similar whether you're selling Caribbean real estate or trying to save the rain forest.

In fact, I've found it easier going in the non-profit space. People are much more willing to demonstrate their affinity for a cause than they are for a brand, so that can help spread your message more easily.

Fundraising, of course, is a different can of worms. We hear from a lot of charities that while they're raising more money online, it's not necessarily replacing the cheques they get in the snail mail every month. That's the big challenge, and a thorny issue.

As it happens, I'm speaking at a thing in Fredericton in September, so I appreciate the write-up.

Incidentally, your hotties would have paced you about mid-table in my hockey pool--strong work!

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Her central point is sound, but her delivery is shamefully silly. Did we really need to hear about the generation that fought and died for our right to vote, or "the hacks and the backroom boys"?I find this "fighting the good fight for the common man" so common on radio, and it's why I never listen.

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Actually, you turned out with a half-decent team of hotties there. Playoffs are rough, though--hopefully nobody breaks a nose.

If you want to make a pretty version of your playoff choices, check out http://rinkotology.org/.

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An excellent list, to which I would add "he reached around...", usually used to describe a penalty.

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Congrats! I, too, would like a new bike. And six years? Wow, that is some serious job security.

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I should have said, "sorry if this is obvious". Carry on.

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Sorry if this is non-obvious or you've already done it, but you can check what page or pages were popular that day. Narrow the date range to just the day before and after the spike, then click "Content" in the left-hand navigation menu. You should be able to see what all the fuss was about.

Do the same for "Traffic Sources". One of the numbers ought to be out of whack compared to a previous time segment of the same duration.

Or, if you're really keen, temporarily give darren at capulet dot com access to your Analytics account, and I can try to grock it on my own.

Regarding #3, definitely something with a lot of cleavage. As any Canucks fan will tell you, Pyatt performs best when in the presence of twins.

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I shouldn't laugh at your misfortune, but that photo is hilarious.

Uh, what? He's never seen a Canucks game.

I've sent a car to collect Tod and take him to the border. I hope he enjoys his new life south of the 49th.

I was going to leave this clever comment but...ah, I'll do it later.

I went away to Panama and New York for a month, and I only brought two pairs. But, then, I'm a boy.

"Words on a Shirt" is definitely the best. And I'm proud to say that I didn't have to look up 'solipsistic'. That one Philosophy of Religion course I took at university has finally paid off.

It's worth mentioning that Mr. DiPietro is quite a catch for another reason. He's on the longest contract in modern NHL history--15 years for $67.5 million. So, you know, he could provide for you risk free for quite some time.

Coincidentally, I recently wrote about gum packages:

http://bit.ly/1P4ls3

Man, George Stroumboulopoulos is such a tosser. Sorry, I have nothing constructive to add, I just wanted to mention that.

The tech-savvy, at-risk youth are the kids behind Dan Savage's most excellent podcast. And I've always wondered about them. I hope he puts them on the air at some point.

What can I obtain with my 25 points? A Kewpie doll?

I've got a good beginner's yoga podcast. Er, rather, a single episode. It does wonders for my back. I'll upload it somewhere and send you a link.

Er, I assume this is wishful thinking?

I can't imagine how you avoided writing "that is one dope necklace".

I heard a similar 'it's all about mommy bloggers' vibe from another attendee, who shall remain nameless.

And, on balance, I would've thought that young single men would the critical target market for Roomba. They're all lazy bastards, after all, and they like robots.

Seat Guru rocks. It has delivered unto me the exit row many times.

Wow, thanks for the great write-up--you described it better than we could. And that's a sweet looking tiara you've got there.