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- Fibering, UnFibering America1 comment

schrier wrote 3 months ago: On August 25th I had a chance to participate in a workshop at the Federal Communications Commission … more →

Tags: broadband, FCC, fiber broadband, National Broadband Plan

Goodyear's clarification: bad, bad PR

finalspin wrote 9 months ago: Gary Goodyear should not have accepted the appointment as Secretary of State for science and technol … more →

Tags: Media Relations, oops, Politics, Evolution, gary goodyear

- U.S.: Third World Broadband3 comments

schrier wrote 9 months ago: Fiber Broadband The new fedgov stimulus bill was signed into law and it contains $6.3 billion to exp … more →

Tags: fiber, broadband, Video

CBC needs $ 65 million, fast

finalspin wrote 9 months ago: The CBC is deep in the redbecause, well, nobody’s buying advertizing time right now. Apparentl … more →

Tags: Politics, media, CBC, Mother Corp, richard stursberg, I thought only ships had gunwhales?, It's a recession dude

- Sugar Rush Stimulus

schrier wrote 10 months ago: The Federal economic stimulus package is at the top of the news. Everyone is looking to Washington D … more →

Tags: Budget, consumerism, Economy

- Cyber City Armageddon?2 comments

schrier wrote 10 months ago: and Loose Laptops Sink Cyber (Security) Is City-Cyber-Armageddon just around the corner? Today City … more →

Tags: 9/11, cybersecurity, (E)government, government operations

Budget now about "policy communication", veteran budget-watcher says

finalspin wrote 10 months ago: Budget day tomorrow (Speech from the Throne in just 2 hours… but who cares?). Instead of tryin … more →

Tags: Politics, PR & Marketing, Bruce Doern, Budget, Budget leaks, Hill Times, It’s all about the spin, Lobbying, Public Relations

Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin, Michel Rivard appointed to Senate

finalspin wrote 11 months ago: Journalists Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin are among the 18 people just appointed to the Senate by Pri … more →

Tags: Mike Duffy, pamela wallin, Senate Appointments

- Shocked, SHOCKED to learn ...1 comment

schrier wrote 1 year ago: Shocked over the FCC Chairman? I am schocked, SHOCKED to learn that an senior official of the Bush A … more →

Tags: Cable, radio, wireless, FCC, cable franchising, 700 Mhz

The point about appointments

finalspin wrote 1 year ago: In addition to the uproar the government is causing by preparing to appoint 18 persons with a very s … more →

Tags: Public Service, Senate Appointments, scheming incompetent paper-pushers, kevin lynch, Prime Minister’s Office, GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS, Costly foot-dragging, Public Service Renewal

Taking the time to think about social media

finalspin wrote 1 year ago: Nice debate on Joseph Thornley’s blog on social media and journalism. Well worth my time, and … more →

Tags: Stakeholders Engagement, Branding, PR & Marketing, Media Relations, Internet, Public Service, Social Media, Joseph Thornley, Ira Basen

It's a good news / bad news kind of week in the Hill Times

finalspin wrote 1 year ago: You can count on the Hill Times to cover every angle of a political story. This week, Ottawa’s … more →

Tags: Politics, media, Public Service, It's just the times..., The aftermath of the 2008 election, Hill Times, PMO staffers, The brighter side of things, Parliament lockout

Government of Canada wins award at important environment conference

finalspin wrote 1 year ago: While the Canadian Parliament lockout continues, Environment Minister Jim Prentice is in Poznan (Pol … more →

Tags: Environment, Carbon Wars, oops, Politics, Energy, climate change, Public Relations, Media Relations, Jim Prentice

Getting public service messages right

finalspin wrote 1 year ago: Our team has been releasing “public service messages” on various supports over the last … more →

Tags: Stakeholders Engagement, Branding, PR & Marketing, PR, Public Relations, Public Service Messages, Propaganda, It's for your own good, attitudinal adjustment

Bureaucrats working in a "climate of fear", says Citizen

finalspin wrote 1 year ago: At last, somebody is writing about the fact that activity in the Public Service has, in many case, s … more →

Tags: Politics, Public Service, 2008 Election, Ottawa Citizen, kathryn may, Publis Service, Paralytic fear, Don't you know there's a war on, David Pugliese

Good gosh, he's scrumming!

finalspin wrote 1 year ago: Saw the PM’s Director of Communications Kory Teneycke in a live scrum on both CBC Newsworld an … more →

Tags: Media Relations, Politics, Kory Teneycke, scrums, Sandra Buckler would never do that!

- A National CTO?1 comment

schrier wrote 1 year ago: Which is the National CTO? Barack Obama states he will appoint the nation’s first Chief Technology O … more →

Tags: Government, (E)government, government operations, Chief Geek, national CTO

Incredible but true: some people do read our RPPs

finalspin wrote 1 year ago: All of us who spent time coming up with bits for the Report on Plans and Priorities or the Performan … more →

Tags: Journalism, Public Service, Reports on Plans and Priorities, Inside the Queensway, Kady, Who would have thought?

Government report outed by blogger1 comment

finalspin wrote 1 year ago: Readers of this blog might remember how disgusted I was when the government buried its how report on … more →

Tags: Carbon Wars, Energy, Environment, Internet, Media Relations, oops, PR & Marketing, Public Service, Blogger Power


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