Wise Buddha

I am in Australia as we are in the process of relocating from Vancouver. Australia is one of my favourite places, they love their sport and are good at it and have a determination to be the best they can be. I think us Canadians could learn from that a bit. They are funny, friendly, […]

A week or so ago I posted about how I had signed up for Joost and had been blown away, in fact I went so far to say that I felt it was the future of TV. Seems that could be nearer than I thought as Techrunch is reporting that Joost is in negotiations to […]

Is Google starting to act a bit creepy? I am starting to think that the all pervasive Google needs to be reined in a bit for a couple of reasons.
1. Their recent launch of Street Level search was badly handled from a PR / communications point of view and the service is invasive […]

In my last post I argued that Agencies need to up their game in order to elevate their perceived quality and value of their services. On balance I came out in favour of Agencies but as I also alluded to the fact that sometimes they are their own worst enemies. Just to show that I […]

It appears to have dawned on some people that the way that Agencies conduct business in Canada may need an overhaul. I would also add Clients to the discussion as they complete the circle and there is no doubt that many lack experience and under value Agency expertise. Marketing recently reported that Agency […]

Back in October last year I mentioned that those successful boys who created Skype had set their sites on changing the way we watch and consume TV. Well I’ve just completed my sign up to Joost and I am blown away, it’s still in Beta but holy crap it’s amazing. What is staggering is how […]