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		<title>Edmonton Business and Media Leaders Host US Ambassador to Canada</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Edmonton business and media leaders filled the room at Ruth&#8217;s Chris Steak House today for a power lunch with US Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson.   The event itself was orchestrated by the American Chamber of Commerce Canada West, Edmonton Chapter.  Representing &#8220;AmCham Canada West&#8221; was Norman Leach, Executive Director, and the Edmonton Chapter&#8217;s new Managing Director Leslie MacDonald.    The luncheon was sponsored by PCL, represented by Doug Stollery, introduced Ambassador Jacobson. Carrying a folder with the Presidential Seal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/edmonton-business-and-media-leaders-host-us-ambassador-to-canada-5564/</link>
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		<title>Social Media Marketing: An Easy Guide for Edmonton Businesses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday President Obama held the first ever Presidential Google Plus Hangout.  While the American President continues to adopt social technologies, and integrate them into US government operations.  This article by HuffingtonPost includes an American survey by Zoomerang that revels only a third of small business owners are using social media, another 7 percent plan to implement social media in 2012.   Does your Edmonton business currently use social media?  We&#8217;d be happy to help you get started and develop a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/social-media-marketing-an-easy-guide-for-edmonton-businesses-5554/</link>
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		<title>Social Media Breakfast Edmonton of 2012 (SMBYEG) Walter Schwabe, Social Media Consultant explains SocialTV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was with great anticipation that the first Social Media Breakfast Edmonton of 2012 (SMBYEG) kicked off this morning. With 50 participants in attendance our very own Walter Schwabe-@fusedlogic, Edmonton Social Media Consultant and Digital Strategist was the featured guest speaker. It was fast paced, extremely relevant and in the words of @redneckmommy: a bang up presentation! We learned to not take ourselves too seriously, the importance of monitoring stats, and that Commerce sites that use video sell 45% more. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/social-media-breakfast-edmonton-of-2012-smbyeg-walter-schwabe-social-media-consultant-explains-socialtv-5543/</link>
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		<title>Edmonton&#8217;s First Social Media Breakfast of 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ I&#8217;m honoured to be asked to present at Edmonton&#8217;s First Social Media Breakfast of 2012 at CBC Edmonton.  The topic I suggested to the Social Media Breakfast (SMBYEG) gang?  Social TV. I&#8217;m still formulating some thoughts on my presentation approach.  I&#8217;m leaning towards doing our own version of a &#8220;Tweetchat&#8221; as my actual presentation rather than go the standard presentation route.  Communicating key points about socialTV in the form of 10 questions in which the audience can participate directly by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/edmontons-first-social-media-breakfast-of-2012-5534/</link>
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		<title>What we do</title>
		<description><![CDATA[7 years of social media strategies that lead to conversion.  Rapid video content creation &#8211; 2 million live and recorded viewer minutes served! Social media plans for small, medium and large businesses&#8230;Please call 780-640-9339 ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/what-we-do-5529/</link>
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		<title>The 42 Hour Sale has ended</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank-you for thinking of fusedlogic for all your Digital Strategy needs, our special sale prices are no longer available.  Please contact us if you have questions at 780-640-9339 Please don&#8217;t hate us if you missed those great prices&#8230;Stay tuned, you just never know what&#8217;s coming around the corner. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/the-42-hour-sale-has-ended-5516/</link>
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		<title>CES 2012 // Keeping up via Content Curators.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, its a new year, and that means that the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show is upon us! There is A LOT to take in. I always find good Content Curators to help me sort through the noise.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/ces-2012-keeping-up-via-content-curators-5459/</link>
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		<title>Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From all of us to all of you. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year-5453/</link>
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		<title>The Sentiment of Edmonton&#8217;s Twitter Checkstop Debate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend, CTV Edmonton did a story highlighting the fact that people in Edmonton were using Twitter to notify the Edmonton community of Edmonton Police Service checkstop locations.  Sean Amato of CTV Edmonton asked me to weigh in on this on Saturday and provide my opinion.  Thank-you Sean for the opportunity. Interestingly, this issue touches on a few points I think you&#8217;ll find interesting. 1.) Many get excited about the technology first.  This isn&#8217;t really a &#8220;twitter&#8221; issue, despite being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/the-sentiment-of-edmontons-twitter-checkstop-debate-5446/</link>
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		<title>Do you fire someone for a bad tweet?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year on March 9th, 2011 a surprising tweet came out for the  @ChryslerAutos twitter account.  Using this as an example, I&#8217;m curious about your thoughts. See below: Clearly a mental lapse, which was brought to Twitter by a since fired employee of New Media Strategies, the agency handling the Chrysler account. The Wall Street Journal reports that Chrysler also cut ties to New Media Strategies in March as a result of the above tweet.   This is further [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/do-you-fire-someone-for-a-bad-tweet-5441/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;ThankfulThursday&#8221;, giving back to social media community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We love to give back to our community here at fusedlogic and a Thursday is as good a reason as any, plus it&#8217;s the Christmas season.  In that spirit, we also like to have fun with our video production capabilities.  We&#8217;re very thankful for our customers, and everyone who supports our company in the many ways they do via social media and otherwise.     Fun Free Gift If 20 people participate and sign-up as per the instructions below, starting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/thankfulthursday-giving-back-to-social-media-community-5435/</link>
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		<title>White noise is not a social media strategy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Your brand is very valuable.  You put tons of money, blood, sweat and tears into it.  Putting it at risk drives fear into you and your work colleagues.  There is logic in protecting your brand.  That said, social media still has this paralyzing affect on business people, not only here in the Edmonton area but I venture, just about everywhere.  Pure fear.  So, picking up where I left off in my last post about not paying for social media profile [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/white-noise-is-not-a-social-media-strategy-5424/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Pay for Social Media Profile Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Key #1  - The Right Priorities I&#8217;ve found that many companies and organizations have their priorities misaligned when it comes to exploring and implementing social media.  In fact, for years now things have changed very little.   Step one: Company executive says to subordinate &#8220;we need to start using social media, get us a quote&#8221;. Step two: Google search, phone call, meeting(s), proposal. Step three:  Award contract to lowest bid that includes setting up the usual social media profiles, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/dont-pay-for-social-media-profile-services-5413/</link>
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		<title>fusedlogicTV and JuneWarren-Nickle&#8217;s sign MOU</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The publishing game in Alberta is changing, and we&#8217;re proud to be a part of it.  fusedlogic announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with JuneWarren-Nickle&#8217;s Energy Group which explains that fusedlogicTV is now the provider of video production services unique to JuneWarren-Nickle&#8217;s (JWN) Canadian Oilfield Service and Supply Directory or COSSD. This means that through this special COSSD video service as provided by fusedlogicTV, customers can now generate a unique looking video right from their office and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/fusedlogictv-and-junewarren-nickles-sign-mou-5358/</link>
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		<title>Thank-you for your sacrifice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank-you to all of our men and women who have given so much so that our country may stand &#8220;strong and free&#8221;. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.  &#160; &#160; &#160; In Flanders Fields]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/thank-you-for-your-sacrifice-5391/</link>
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		<title>Singing Monkey Balls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Knowing how to set yourself apart from the crowd is critical if you are to succeed in business.  Sometimes, it&#8217;s because you roast your own beans in house.  Other times it&#8217;s the special rub on the brisket that has been passed down for generations that creates killer bbq. Maybe, as in the case of Double Tree Hotels, it&#8217;s the chocolate chip cookie you&#8217;re greeted with when you arrive. Or maybe, you&#8217;re one of my favourite companies, Thinkgeek.com  These guys are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/singing-monkey-balls-5385/</link>
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		<title>Humanize your Brand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking about this today as I listen and watch Jeff Pulver&#8217;s 140 Conference in New York or #140confNYC.  However, &#8220;humanization&#8221; has been on my mind for a while now.   Do people really want to peer behind the curtains here at fusedlogic?  I know our competitors do, but what about clients?  I know they do too.  How about our audience on fusedlogicTV?  Yes, people love to go behind the scenes&#8230;   Does exposing our corporate culture and soul [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/humanize-your-brand-5381/</link>
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		<title>Google Teases Social Web with G+ Branded Pages &#8220;Introduction&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The social web is all a flutter with the &#8220;introduction&#8221; of branded pages for businesses on Google +.  However, for mere mortals like you and I, we still have to wait for the formal launch at some point down the road.   Several including Ben Parr at Mashable, and Brian Solis have been quick to respond with blog posts today. That&#8217;s great, we love the idea too, which is why I&#8217;m blogging about it now. Having said that, Google is receiving increasing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/google-teases-social-web-with-g-branded-pages-introduction-5361/</link>
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		<title>Volunteers recognized in Leduc</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ I was honoured to speak at the Volunteer Leduc appreciation night.  Taylor Stiles from the City of Leduc states that &#8220;it&#8217;s an event the City of Leduc likes to hold every couple of years or so to say thank-you&#8221;.  With the focus squarely on the volunteers, and the countless hours they donate to their favourite cause, the City of Leduc invited 5-time Canadian Olympian Charmain Crooks to present an inspiring keynote. I, along with about 100 volunteers and members of  the City of Leduc&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/volunteers-recognized-in-leduc-5340/</link>
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		<title>Open Data, the failure within</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Has Open Data delivered on it&#8217;s promise of possibilities?  I&#8217;d say overall no but is it the data&#8217;s fault?   The evidence shows that releasing public data, although an important first step is often resisted by public servants and elected officials behind the scenes.  For example, in an article in the Guardian newspaper released earlier this year, Professor Nigel Shadbolt, who with Berners-Lee was instrumental in getting the data.gov.uk portal set up, says that the past year has seen &#8220;a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/open-data-the-failure-within-5335/</link>
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		<title>Become a Baby&#8217;s Hero &#8211; Donate Diapers Today!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[fusedlogic is supporting Diapers on Wheels Team Challenge. Please donate and help us raise 65,000 diapers. Click here to donate online: Terra Centre, choose our team &#8216;Diapers on Wheels Team Challenge&#8217;.  Thanks also to Kikiplanet.com for their blogpost with all the details.   &#160; UPDATE: Yesterday I had the pleasure of sitting on a Web Marketing panel for South Edmonton Business Association (SEBA) with Adam Rozenhart of Calder Batemen, Michael Donovan of Donovan Creative and Joyce Byrne of Venture Publishing.  We each had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/become-a-babys-hero-donate-diapers-today-5322/</link>
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		<title>Edmonton&#8217;s new social media entry &#8211; kikkiplanet.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  &#160; Once in awhile you come across extraordinary individuals whose spirit and energy fills the room with positive vibes.  So much so, that it inspires people to take action.  Well, that&#8217;s @kikkiplanet in a nutshell.  I had the pleasure of recently attending the launch party for Edmonton&#8217;s newest social media driven entry into the local community consciousness &#8211;  kikkiplanet.com.   While sipping my cocktail, I asked the woman of the hour what the purpose of the site was,&#8221;This site [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/edmontons-new-social-media-entry-kikkiplanet-com-5303/</link>
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		<title>Lead From Within on Twitter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past Tuesday I was notified of a Twitter chat taking place by my friend Josepf Haslam.  A kind and social networking maniac I met in Austin Texas at South by Southwest Interactive 2011.   The name of the Twitter chat was called #leadfromwithin which was first started by its originator, motivational speaker Lolly Daskal.  I was fascinated and not sure what to expect from this particular chat.  I wasn&#8217;t disappointed.  If you&#8217;re looking for a philosophical, motivational, inspirational and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/lead-from-within-on-twitter-5298/</link>
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		<title>Presenting SocialTV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have the power to love, share, inspire, create, motivate and yes, even hate.  Standing in front a group of people today at The Business Link in downtown Edmonton, you just never know what kind of crowd you&#8217;re going to get.  What size, demographic, types of businesses, size of businesses&#8230;this is part of the surprise and frankly for me also part of the &#8220;juice.&#8221; I started my public speaking career primarily to challenge myself because it scared me.  I did [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/presenting-socialtv-5283/</link>
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		<title>Open House for Non-Profits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Greetings Non-Profit organization organizers! As you may or may not know, we are giving away four 15 minute productions to four non-profits. I thought it would be nice for you to come down to the studio to see what that entails first hand! So come on down this Thursday (Sept 22) anytime after noon, and we&#8217;ll show you what it&#8217;s all about. Where: fusedlogic Studio: 213-65 Chippewa Rd, Sherwood Park, AB When: Thursday Sept 22nd, noon to 4:00pm RSVP: evan@fusedlogic.com]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/open-house-for-non-profits-5248/</link>
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		<title>Twitter Comparison of Alberta PC Leadership Candidates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I wanted to take a look at who was talking about who on Twitter.  Here&#8217;s the comparison on Twitter using tweetreach.com between the 6 Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership candidates. Starting with lowest to highest Twitter reach and discussion: Doug Horner: 3,709 people reached Rick Orman: 4,616 people reached Gary Mar: 7,879 people reached Ted Morton: 8,402 people reached Alison Redford: 8,554 people reached Doug Griffiths: 16,332 people reached Now as you can see these samples were taken yesterday evening [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/twitter-comparison-of-alberta-pc-leadership-candidates-5255/</link>
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		<title>Embed code for fusedlogic TV Live</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why embed fusedlogicTV into your website or blog? Simple, you can add live streaming content to your website which will provide a unique content advantage for you at no upfront cost. Also, if you&#8217;d like to create your own content on fusedlogicTV, we can help you with that too.  Just contact us: info[at]fusedlogic.com or 780-640-9339 If you want to embed the live stream simply copy and paste the code below into the HTML for a page or post for your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/embed-code-for-fusedlogic-tv-live-5231/</link>
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		<title>The Benefits of SocialTV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you still watch television like I do, you&#8217;ve most likely noticed lately that many of your favourite channels are integrating more Twitter and Facebook references in their bottom thirds.  The &#8220;bottom-third&#8221; is that title that pops up at the bottom of the screen with the name of the person talking on camera at that moment for instance.  What CNN is doing now is creating hashtags that correspond with the show that&#8217;s airing at that moment. #CNNdebate for example.  The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/the-benefits-of-socialtv-5228/</link>
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		<title>19 ways to win with Video at the Speed of Business.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are 19 ways you could use our special Video at the Speed of Business (watch the video) talk show promotion to your benefit: At $789 for 15 mins, you will save considerable money versus standard corporate video rates. Increase the speed at which you can produce video content. Increase the volume at which you can produce relevant video around your message. Engage customers directly with the interview process. Work with a team that will help you formulate your thoughts for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/19-ways-to-win-with-video-at-the-speed-of-business-5216/</link>
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		<title>Video at the Speed of Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[VIDEO AT THE SPEED OF BUSINESS Introducing an affordable alternative for corporate &#38; commercial video production Typically, the cost per finished minute of a corporate or promotional video will range from $500 to $2000.  In other words, a complete, 5-minute video can be produced for anywhere from $2500 to $10,000.  But, the truth is, not all companies can afford it. A NEW  IN-STUDIO  PRODUCTION FORMAT fusedlogicTV (www.fusedlogic.tv) implemented the use of in-studio production using digital, virtual sets to create programs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/video-at-the-speed-of-business-5163/</link>
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		<title>Will Other Candidates Commit to Open Government?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today Alberta PC leadership candidate Gary Mar committed to "Open up government."  I've been waiting to see which candidate would formally come out and commit to this with any sort of substance.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/will-other-candidates-commit-to-open-government-5167/</link>
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		<title>Give up Power to Gain Insight and Influence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Glenn Taylor, Leader of the Alberta Party posted a link on Facebook to yesterday&#8217;s post &#8211; Help Your Alberta Town!  In doing so, he solicited this reaction from an Albertan.  See below: (click the image to enlarge) Evone points out a point of view that&#8217;s unfortunately all to prevalent among citizens and elected officials and administrations.  Rather than seek to understand the true impact of Open Government, large assumptions are made about losing control and the case is closed before [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/give-up-power-to-gain-insight-and-influence-5147/</link>
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		<title>Help Your Alberta Town!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you don&#8217;t like change, you&#8217;re going to like irrelevance even less&#8221;.  - General Eric Shinseki Has old thinking doomed rural Alberta? If you&#8217;re a taxpayer, business owner, community member in rural town Alberta, life is incredibly challenging.  You&#8217;re most likely led by an honest, hardworking and well-meaning town council charged with making tough decisions.  Also, your town council is probably supported (or directed) by an honest, hardworking and well-meaning town administration. Now if you&#8217;re lucky, you might have a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/help-your-alberta-town-5112/</link>
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		<title>AlbertaLIVE invites Alberta PC Leadership Candidates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we announced on Twitter that Alberta PC Leadership Candidate Doug Horner will be the first candidate to appear on AlbertaLIVE, tomorrow or Tuesday August 30th, 2011 and we&#8217;ll go live at 4:15pm.  AlbertaLIVE is our politically focused show on fusedlogicTV. As is our style, we&#8217;re also opening up the show to questions from the online audience and are encouraging Albertans to post questions on our Facebook fanpage that we will look to include in the show and pose to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/albertalive-invites-alberta-pc-leadership-candidates-5107/</link>
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		<title>The End of The Edmontonian Blog.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Creative Director Sally Poulsen and Content Director Jeff Samsonow, the team behind one of Edmonton&#8217;s top blogs the Edmontonian announced they&#8217;re ending their work on their popular Edmonton focused blog today, stating they&#8217;ve &#8220;had a good time.&#8221; Why? What&#8217;s not evident in their announcement is why they&#8217;ve decided to stop the Edmontonian.  Possibly their close friends know, and maybe if it&#8217;s appropriate at some point they&#8217;ll let us all in on the deal.  Regardless, it seems that Edmonton may have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/the-end-of-the-edmontonian-blog-5097/</link>
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		<title>fusedlogicTV From the Heart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year has seen a lot of change happen in my life, I&#8217;ve written about the most devastating event in 2011, the passing of my father Bruce Schwabe well before his time. I vowed that when I was ready I would do something to give back in his name.  My dad was the most giving person in the world, if you were stranded, needed help and he was physically able to help, he didn&#8217;t hesitate, not for a second. Here&#8217;s what we at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/fusedlogictv-from-the-heart-5084/</link>
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		<title>Alison Redford to Increase Transparency on MLA Pay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today Alison Redford announced on her blog that she would &#8220;bring transparency and accountability to pay and perk packages earned by Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA&#8217;s).&#8221; I applaud the fact that Redford proposes to do this should she win and at some point become Premier of Alberta.  That said, the question must be raised as to why it&#8217;s taken till 2011 and into 2012 to do something this simple in principle? Only the beginning This is certainly a positive step [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/alison-redford-to-increase-transparency-on-mla-pay-5077/</link>
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		<title>fusedlogicTV to host BC Minister Stephanie Cadieux</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Thursday, August 25th, 2011 at 2:00pm MST on fusedlogicTV, I&#8217;ll be hosting our next episode of Gov2TV after a short summer hiatus.  My guest via Skype will be the Honourable Stephanie Cadieux, Minister of Labour, Citizens&#8217; Services and Open Government. Who is Minister Cadieux? Stephanie Cadieux serves as Minister of Labour, Citizens&#8217; Services and Open Government, having been appointed on March 14, 2011. She formerly served as the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. Stephanie was elected MLA [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/fusedlogictv-to-host-bc-minister-stephanie-cadieux-5065/</link>
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		<title>Open Government is a Political Game Changer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Government of Alberta&#8217;s Minister of Open Government position doesn&#8217;t actually exist at the moment.  In fact, I&#8217;m not sure it ever will in Alberta.  You see, we still have business owners, and executive decision-makers who don&#8217;t respect environments like social media.  They don&#8217;t respect being authentic online.  If decision-makers don&#8217;t respect this power even though it has helped to topple governments, why would they care if their provincial government embraced it or not?  Care if Alberta could openly leverage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/open-government-is-a-political-game-changer-5057/</link>
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		<title>City of Edmonton Embraces Cloud Computing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes that&#8217;s correct IT sports fans and Open Government maniacs, the City of Edmonton is moving its IT Branch into the Cloud.  Up goes the collaboration, down goes the hardware costs.  Up goes the document sharing capabilities, down goes the needless duplication. How do I know this?  Well here&#8217;s the PDF outlining the deal between the City of Edmonton and Google regarding the Workspace Edmonton Program.  If you&#8217;re young, hip and want a working environment that&#8217;s hyper-connected from anywhere, and cutting-edge [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/city-of-edmonton-embraces-cloud-computing-5054/</link>
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		<title>Edmonton&#8217;s Terra Association and Baby Heros</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Life isn&#8217;t always easy, in fact, most of the time it&#8217;s challenging or seemingly impossible.  At least that&#8217;s been the case for me these last several months.  Some may remember a blog post about my father passing away this past April.  Well, what you didn&#8217;t know is that at the same time one of our clients was months in arrears, and another was about to weasel out of their considerable contract, daring me to sue them.  All of this, has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/edmontons-terra-association-and-baby-heros-5050/</link>
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		<title>Investing in a Sphere of Influence Leads to Sales!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I get asked all the time, how will social media drive sales?  What people want is an immediate influx of opening of wallets and swiping of credit cards.  Can that happen, does it happen? Sure, consumer based product companies like Dell, Zappos and countless other large brands have had great success selling millions in consumer goods via platforms like Twitter. The first question I have is, are you invested in this process or are you absent?  You must invest, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/investing-in-a-sphere-of-influence-leads-to-sales-5046/</link>
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		<title>How fusedlogicTV will use Google Plus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Excellent news, we&#8217;ve tested things out at fusedlogicTV, and it&#8217;s all systems go for Google Plus account holders to &#8220;hangout&#8221; with us as show contributors on various shows where it makes sense for the host and the topic. Many in the Edmonton Real Estate scene already know that our client Terry Paranych has been burning up the live streaming web with his shows and they&#8217;re going very well.  Terry is incredibly excited about the feedback you&#8217;ve been giving him about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/how-fusedlogictv-will-use-google-plus-5042/</link>
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		<title>Social Media Should be About Respect Too</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In politics and I&#8217;d suggest business too, it&#8217;s not good to come off looking disrespectful.  A couple of people considered my last blog post nothing more than &#8220;whining,&#8221; others say I called it exactly as they saw what happened too.  Regardless, this is the social web folks and it&#8217;s important to respect each other.  As I mentioned, that was my primary issue with Alberta PC leadership candidate Rick Orman, I asked direct questions and he responded with snide comments but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/social-media-should-be-about-respect-too-5039/</link>
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		<title>How Alberta PC Leadership Candidate Rick Orman Insulted Me</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rick, if you&#8217;d like to know more about me, I&#8217;d like to refer you to this link on our website.  I mean every word of it.  Here&#8217;s what I experienced with you this evening. True to the form I&#8217;ve witnessed from you already, you showed little respect for those with whom you were communicating with. Now the other Alberta PC leadership candidate that was involved in our discussion is probably much more aware of your abrasiveness since he&#8217;s clearly met [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/how-alberta-pc-leadership-candidate-rick-orman-insulted-me-5033/</link>
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		<title>Is Social Media Changing Anything in Alberta?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This post is about you. Social media users.  In particular, those of you who have found this blog post because you were already using the social web.  Our base of operations is in Alberta and that&#8217;s where most of our traffic comes from regardless of referring source.  So I&#8217;d like to ask all of our audience here a simply question. For all the time you spend online using social media, regardless of whether you&#8217;re from Alberta, do you think social [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/is-social-media-changing-anything-in-alberta-5028/</link>
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		<title>PC Leadership Candidate Digital Comparison</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been wondering about the digital game of the Progressive Conservative leadership candidates here in Alberta.  So I did a little digging, some of which I&#8217;ll share here today. Who&#8217;s talking?  Many who spend time following the #pcldr hashtag seems to be a small grouping.  This is partial speculation, however, with as explosive as politics can be, this is really low engagement overall.  People just don&#8217;t seem to care about what&#8217;s being said, at least enough to spur on discussion [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/pc-leadership-candidate-digital-comparison-4995/</link>
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		<title>Online Video Rankings for June 2011 from comScore</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once again it's no surprise that Google sites lead the charge in terms of video watched.  Google owns YouTube as everyone knows and that certainly plays a key role in rankings.  June saw 149.3 million unique viewers to YouTube.com followed by VEVO at 63 million. If you haven't heard of VEVO, you're most likely not a teenie bopper wanting to watch the latest Bieber video but clearly it's a viewing force in it's market space.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/online-video-rankings-for-june-2011-from-comscore-4976/</link>
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		<title>Is Google Plus just for Influencers?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been slowly playing with Google plus, here&#8217;s my profile, feel free to add me to a circle.  Of course I&#8217;m not as ever present as Robert Scoble, the guy is a magnet for followers on any platform he joins.  Watch below as he tests his capabilities to generate white noise on Google Plus. Robert Scoble  -  14 Jul 2011 (edited 14 Jul 2011)  -  Public I am sitting on the banks of the Snake River showing a bunch of geeks Google+. Say hi. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/is-google-plus-just-for-influencers-4971/</link>
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		<title>Brazilian Waxes, Cleaning Butts, Belts and Toys</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By reading the title of this blog post you might have thought that I had gone mad, I admit it&#8217;s not your typical title for our blog here at fusedlogic, and that&#8217;s because today&#8217;s topic is not typical in many ways. Our client Narissa Singh of Play and Learn Toys is working feverishly to build the brand of her online toy emporium.  A shiny new website built by Monolith Digital is about to launch and being new to the Greater [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/brazilian-waxes-cleaning-butts-belts-and-toys-4964/</link>
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		<title>Inside Real Estate with Edmonton Realtor Terry Paranych</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the launch of &#8220;Inside Real Estate with Terry Paranych,&#8221; the first of three shows we&#8217;re producing for the Edmonton region&#8217;s top Real Estate Agent here at fusedlogicTV.  Terry has a tremendous amount of experience in real estate, producing results at the highest level.  Being a top five Realtor in the world doesn&#8217;t happen by accident.  The fact that he wants to share his knowledge and educate the home buying and home selling public with his first show says [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/inside-real-estate-with-edmonton-realtor-terry-paranych-4953/</link>
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		<title>Edmonton Real Estate Agent Terry Paranych goes LIVE!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pushing boundaries is nothing new for fusedlogicTV&#8217;s newest client Edmonton Real Estate Agent Terry Paranych of Re/Max realty.  Well known throughout the Edmonton area, and Alberta, as the Real Estate &#8220;Superman,&#8221; Terry has worked incredibly hard to become the &#8220;brand of choice&#8221; when it comes to selling homes. When Terry came to understand what fusedlogicTV does, produce live, recorded and market customized video content unlike anyone else, he knew our program was the next major step in the evolution of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/edmonton-real-estate-agent-terry-paranych-goes-live-4945/</link>
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		<title>Gaining Incite</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A bright, sunny day on Saskatchewan drive in Edmonton played host to the grand opening of Incite Solutions&#8216; new digs, in this case, marketing that moved a couple hundred people to take in the festivities yesterday afternoon, enjoying tasty beverages, delicious food and cool music. I first met Jared and Ted when I launched fusedlogic back in 2000.  They had an office in the Boardwalk market downtown Edmonton and I wanted to learn more about what they did as a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/gaining-incite-4940/</link>
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		<title>Social media builds business in Calgary, Alberta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many in business spend their days talking about social media.  Sure we talk about it too.  We also use it in a very targeted way to build business.  Many people spend all day being &#8220;social media rockstars,&#8221; building up their own account numbers.  We spend time tending to our relationships, when we can&#8230;.but we&#8217;d never call ourselves &#8220;rockstars.&#8221;  Thankfully, a lot of the time we&#8217;re doing client work, and using the power of social media to drive new opportunities and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/social-media-builds-business-in-calgary-alberta-4931/</link>
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		<title>Still All About &#8220;Me&#8221; for Alberta Politicians</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not a politician.  I&#8217;ve never volunteered for a political campaign at any level.  I have been asked to run in the past, I won&#8217;t say by whom or for what.  I did consider it seriously, and it turned out not to be the right move for all sorts of reasons.  Recently, during the various &#8220;silly seasons,&#8221; I&#8217;ve been asked many times to help various candidates, at all three levels of government.  In most cases, I&#8217;ve offered an opinion or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/still-all-about-me-for-alberta-politicians-4896/</link>
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		<title>Alberta Politicians Need to Pledge Open Government</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I found this pledge on GovFresh and thought it would be appropriate for all those who are running for provincial parties to sign, so I modified it to fit.  In my personal opinion, if you don&#8217;t believe in these statements are unwilling to sign this pledge, then you are not the right candidate to lead this province.  If you&#8217;re party doesn&#8217;t support this policy stance, then it&#8217;s not the right one to lead this province.  This entire concept says volumes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/alberta-politicians-need-to-pledge-open-government-4888/</link>
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		<title>Excited About a Digital Sherwood Park and Strathcona County</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently the Sherwood Park News reported that Strathcona County was getting social.  Hallelujah!  No sarcasm intended but from my perspective, it&#8217;s been over 18 months since this discussion has really been in play locally. The signs they are a changing.  Secretly, many Strathcona County employees have been chomping at the bit to start Facebook fan pages, YouTube channels, twitter accounts, LinkedIn profiles and blogs. This is terrific and yes, it&#8217;s clearly early days for the County, and it&#8217;s exploration of social [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/excited-about-a-digital-sherwood-park-and-strathcona-county-4848/</link>
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		<title>Gov 2 on fusedlogicTV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Build, build, build.  That's what we're doing here at fusedlogicTV.  Today marks the launch of Gov2 on our network, and the first show that I'll be regularly hosting on the network.  This was a lot of fun.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/gov-2-on-fusedlogictv-4830/</link>
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		<title>Open Government Stories Wanted for Gov2 TV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re looking for stories from you, the online Gov 2.0, Open Government, Open Data community from around the world.  Don&#8217;t be shy.  Whether you work in government, are a policy wonk, love writing code for new government apps, if you have a recent story to tell, we&#8217;d like to hear from you.  Contact us.  Getting you to Skype in and tell your story on Thursday at 1:30pm MST is a matter of simple scheduling. Local and international story ideas 3-5 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/open-government-stories-wanted-for-gov2-tv-4826/</link>
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		<title>Gov2 TV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well I&#8217;ve been talking about it inside certain Gov 2.0/Open Government circles for some time, and now it&#8217;s going to happen, we&#8217;re launching it next week on Thursday May 5th, 2011 at 1:30pm MST. Gov2 on fusedlogicTV Why? Simple, there&#8217;s a huge need for a regular live show on this topic.  Do you know how many government employees there are around the world that are interested in this topic?  Millions. Why?  It&#8217;s changing their work lives every day right now. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/gov2-tv-4818/</link>
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		<title>The passing of my father</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Losing a loved one is never an easy thing to go through.  Losing a parent, such as I have this month has been especially devastating to myself and my family.  Many friends are aware that my father, Bruce Schwabe passed away on April 9th, 2011 at the age of 61. As you might expect, this has been a very trying time in my life, draining every ounce of energy I have most days since his passing as I miss him [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/the-passing-of-my-father-4815/</link>
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		<title>Vote Mobs and Twitter Bans by Elections Canada</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Canada is steeped in election fever, at least on the attack ad front, and this time around we&#8217;re seeing a slightly different undertone. Yes we have the Youth Against Harper facebook event.  The Nobody Likes Michael Ignatieff facebook fan page.  Different types of speaking out in today&#8217;s social web environment and yet, nothing new for the savvy social networking Canadian voter. There are a couple of other interesting stories brewing and I&#8217;m wondering if they&#8217;re making a difference in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/vote-mobs-and-twitter-bans-by-elections-canada-4812/</link>
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		<title>Social media policy does not a strategy make</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder why it takes some government administrations 18-24 months to construct a set of social media policies? Inexperience, fear and lacking the will to engage. Many government administrators and elected officials I&#8217;ve spoken to off the record don&#8217;t actually want &#8220;citizen engagement.&#8221;  It&#8217;s political suicide to say this publicly, but behind the scenes they&#8217;d rather we as citizens simply pay our taxes, get out of their way, and &#8220;let us do our jobs.&#8221; Until it&#8217;s time to vote of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/social-media-policy-does-not-a-strategy-make-4787/</link>
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		<title>FusedLogicTV and InvernessTV Sign Content Sharing Agreement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FusedLogicTV and InvernessTV Sign Content Sharing Agreement FusedLogicTV (Edmonton, Alberta www.fusedLogic.tv), an independent, internet-based television network, and InvernessTV (Inverness, Scotland www.invernesstv.net), an internet-based television network as well as a traditional broadcaster, signed an agreement to share content and programs. “We both produce original web-based television programs and this agreement marks a significant opportunity to expand program distribution as well as leverage the social media momentum we have developed to promote the content we have created. The benefits to our collective [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/fusedlogictv-and-invernesstv-sign-content-sharing-agreement-4778/</link>
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		<title>Social media is part of a balanced business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you care about your customers?  Did you care before Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Flickr, WordPress, Digg, Hashable?  Of course you did, and you remain concerned about their needs today. Despite loving your customers, your organization may not be in support of radical innovation or large culture shifts in order to grow. This may be what&#8217;s still holding you back from entering and using the social web to your advantage.  This doesn&#8217;t have to be a scary move for you and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/social-media-is-part-of-a-balanced-business-4768/</link>
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		<title>fusedlogicTV is on the road!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Evan Adnams, our Technical Director at fusedlogicTV, is making his way to Calgary to live stream another event for ACCFCR! Looks like he stopped in Red Deer to say hi. Come take a look!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/fusedlogictv-is-on-the-road-4760/</link>
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		<title>The Examination Room: Behind the Scenes [E07]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Raj Sherman had two guests on his show today. Matt Girvin, National Directorate for Fusion International and David Campbell, the Coordinator for Fusion Caribbean. If you don&#8217;t already know Fusion, it is an international youth and community organisation that helps socially-at-risk young people in Australia – a really worth while pursuit. Everyone arrived on time, excited to be on The Examination Room with Dr. Sherman. Even with everyone arriving on time, though, we still had to write a short [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/the-examination-room-behind-the-scenes-e07-4756/</link>
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		<title>Kryton Live!: Behind the Scenes [E04]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael always has interesting guests on his show. Last episode he had three professional VO artists and today he Skyped in Danish Ahmed, Producer of The Love Movie, which has been seen by over a million people in 112 countries. Among other achievements, Danish is also an international best selling author of A Dictionary or Distinctions. Michael, as usual, was prepared and ready to go. He decided to have Brenda Jones, who owns her own network here at fusedlogicTV, co-host [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/kryton-live-behind-the-scenes-e04-4743/</link>
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		<title>The Backchannels of South By Southwest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(iPhone 4 adjusted for the nice and bright Samsung flat screen) Some reports have this year&#8217;s South By Southwest with a 100% increase in attendance.  Not having a frame of reference from past years, I just assumed that this is how &#8220;South By&#8221; rolls.  For more on the attendance question watch this interview of USA Today&#8217;s tech writer Jon Swartz, done by my new friend from San Antonio, Texas as part of his Storify &#8211; Dale Blasingame &#8211; @normalguyguide As [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/the-backchannels-of-south-by-southwest-4712/</link>
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		<title>SXSWi Enchanting and Engaged</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sitting in the front row and excited to hear Guy Kawasaki speak in person and talk today about the &#8220;The Art of Enchantment&#8221; I was sure to send him a quick note to give him a rough time about his Calgary Flames jersey.  This didn&#8217;t rattle him in the least and he brought the house down with his continued quips about how &#8220;no one chooses to use Microsoft products.&#8221;  Whether you&#8217;re a hard core Apple evangelist or you bleed Microsoft [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/sxswi-enchanting-and-engaged-4704/</link>
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		<title>Do you trust people at SXSW Interactive?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If one where looking down from the 20th floor of the Frost Tower here in Austin, South by Southwest would most likely appear like a large swarm with it&#8217;s massive flow of crowds that shift paths based on time, location and interest in content.  Controlled chaos. My experience thus far has been one of exploration, openness and free wheeling.  Wrap all of that with intense opportunities to learn from and network with others and I end with an exhausted smile [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/do-you-trust-people-at-sxsw-interactive-4683/</link>
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		<title>The Jones Index: Behind the Scenes [E05]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We had two shows today. First up was The Jones Index. Brenda Jones, the host and network owner of The Jones Index, came in well before her show started to get prepped and reherse with the production crew. Brenda and I (Derrick) worked together to refine her script before the show went live. We did this in a rehersal format, meaning she read from the prompter in our studio to give it the right flavour. And, of course, it&#8217;s always [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/the-jones-index-behind-the-scenes-e05-4676/</link>
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		<title>Well Beyond: Behind the Scenes [E05]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s episode of Well Beyond was lots of fun. Leanne, as usual, arrived early and prepared. She even had her guest with her, Alanna Widgiz, a professional hair stylist. It doesn&#8217;t get much better for the production crew here at fusedlogicTV then that. Today&#8217;s topic was focused on hair: how to keep it healthy and what it tells us about our health. There were a few nerves creeping up before the show, but within about 45 seconds of the show [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/well-beyond-behind-the-scenes-e05-4666/</link>
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		<title>Warm Austin Hospitality at SXSWi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the bad res on the above instagram and the expected long wait time to get the badge all went really smoothly.  Now this was in no small part due to meeting my new found Austin friends.  First up is @JoeyMcGirr, who I first shared a chat with on Twitter prior to heading south.  We agreed to touch base once I got on the ground and set-up a coffee meeting this morning before standing in line for our sxswi badges. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/warm-austin-hospitality-at-sxswi-4649/</link>
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		<title>The Examination Room: Behind the Scenes [E05]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Examination Room this week with Dr. Raj Sherman went really well. He came in the day previous to conduct an interview with Dr. Arya M. Sharma, MD/PhD, FRCPC is Professor of Medicine &#038; Chair in Obesity Research and Management at the University of Alberta. The topic, as you might be able to guess by looking at Dr. Sharma&#8217;s title, was obesity. We Skyped Dr. Sharma in from the U of A. This went well for most of the show, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/the-examination-room-behind-the-scenes-e05-4642/</link>
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		<title>Well Beyond: Behind the Scenes [E04]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we had Leanne Young in studio to host Well Beyond. As usual she arrived early, prepared, and ready to rip. We were particiualry impressed that she was on time given the awful road conditions – she lives in Calgary, remember. On today&#8217;s show we did something a little different. We went live a half hour early and had Leanne speak directly to the online health and wellness community unscripted. The production team used IM, Twitter, and some smart Google [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/well-beyond-behind-the-scenes-e04-4628/</link>
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		<title>Kryton Live!: Behind the Scenes [E03]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s episode of Kryton Live! was a real treat. Joining Michael Kryton in studio was Keith James, Gord Marriott, and Zurek, the founder of VoiceOver Universe who Skyped in to today&#8217;s chat. Each of these guys has an incredible story to match their incredible voice talent. They spoke for a good hour on what it&#8217;s like to be a VO artist in the industry today, touched on their on careers, and the evolution of media. The chatroom was more active [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/kryton-live-behind-the-scenes-e03-2-4603/</link>
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		<title>AlbertaLIVE: Behind the Scenes [E06]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we had a special episode of AlbertaLIVE with guest Dr. Raj Sherman, speaking about the newly released budget that came out just yesterday. It was a mad dash to the door for this one. Everyone arrived just 15 minutes before we had to go live. We ran the Skype test during that same 15 minutes for Scott Hennig, who was able to join us from Kelowna for today&#8217;s show. Even with the tight timing, we were able to make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/albertalive-behind-the-scenes-e06-4597/</link>
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		<title>Well Beyond: Behind the Scenes [E03]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we had Leanne Young in studio to host her show Well Beyond, on the Well and Wise Online Network. She arrived on time (she drives all the way from Calgary to host!) and only had a few revisions to make to her script, which always makes our lives easy. She always comes so prepared! Today&#8217;s guest was Dr. Kathy Seifert. She&#8217;s an expert working with high-risk youth and their families on healing and recovery, which went well with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/well-beyond-behind-the-scenes-3-4541/</link>
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		<title>The Examination Room: Behind the Scenes [E04]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today was a little hectic in The Examination Room. You wouldn&#8217;t know it with that smiling picture above, now would you? Everyone arrived on time, but there was still some work to do on the script to make it ready for the show. Thank goodness we work incredibly well as a team under pressure . For about 25 minutes Jonathan, Raj, and I all worked to on the show&#8217;s script to make sure it flowed without defect &#8212; and it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/the-examination-room-behind-the-scenes-e04-4574/</link>
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		<title>BrandVertising: Behind the Scenes [E01]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we had Don Norris in studio for his pilot episode of BrandVertising. The show is all about the intersection of brand and advertising – a really great concept. We were all pretty excited about his show, as its content aligns with a lot of what already interests us. Don came thoroughly prepared (which we love). We had scripts in hand days before the show and had plenty of time to Skype test his guest, Rico DiGiovanni, President of Spider [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/brandvertizing-behind-the-scenes-e01-4563/</link>
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		<title>Social media tips for responding in a crisis situation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you exposed your brand to negative buzz?  Starting with good intentions, have you started a negative firestorm online? What should you do?  Ignore or engage in a verbal sparring match as many do everyday on Twitter, Facebook and in forums?   Here are a few simple tips to consider when confronted with negativity online. Assess the situation Everyone should be listening to the Internet and monitoring channels and communities important to their business.  Look to identify the source, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/social-media-tips-for-responding-in-a-crisis-situation-4526/</link>
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		<title>Twitter Behaviour and the Egyptian Revolution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone always wants their content to go "viral."  I understand, frankly we at fusedlogic are not adverse to increasing our traffic numbers on our website or content hubs either and we are very thankful for every viewer of our TV content, every reader and commenter we get.

So how does your behaviour on the micro-blogging platform Twitter spread an idea, and how can you learn more about it?  You may have a different opinion but I believe that one needs to examine the pattern details of sharing, influence and technology.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/twitter-behaviour-and-the-egyptian-revolution-4509/</link>
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		<title>Doug Griffiths &amp; Glenn Taylor Announce their Candidacy using Live Streaming Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We're really excited to see live streaming technology being used in Edmonton. Every day we aim to educate our community,  city, and province of Alberta about how live streaming video can work at a personal and organizational level through our shows, blog, and offline chats we so frequently have.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/doug-griffiths-glenn-taylor-announce-their-candidacy-using-live-streaming-video-4414/</link>
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		<title>The Best and Worst of Super Bowl 2011 Ads</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Love not the Super Bowl, but the parts in between it. Below are our favourites along with some of the top ranked ads determined by Brand Bowl 2011, USA TODAY&#8217;s Ad Meter, and Hulu&#8217;s 2011 AdZone. Brand Bowl and Hulu have Volkswagen: The Force ranked as number 1 – USA TODAY have it in third place. We think its place at the top is well deserved. The 2 minute, 9 million dollar ad from Chrysler featuring Eminem, came in at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/the-best-and-worst-of-super-bowl-2011-ads-4393/</link>
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		<title>BrandBowl and the continuing Denny&#8217;s story or not.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Where in the world of SuperBowl ads in 2011 is Denny&#8217;s and their continuing story to build on the strong momentum they&#8217;ve generated over 2009, and 2010 after putting chickens on alert with their free grandslam offer that generated over 2 million diners in 2009 alone.  Now I&#8217;m really not missing the screaming chickens myself, however, after a seemingly incredible run they&#8217;ve dropped off the SuperBowl map this year and have lost the opportunity to continue the story. There is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/brandbowl-and-the-continuing-dennys-story-or-not-4378/</link>
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		<title>Using Social Media to track SuperBowl and BrandBowl 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is SuperBowl Sunday and for many online it&#8217;s not only about the football but also the &#8220;BrandBowl.&#8221;  I intend to spend tomorrow with friends taking in the game, as well as, some of the anticipated online debate as to which SuperBowl commercials rock and which might have missed the mark. If you&#8217;re interested in learning more about the online ad discussion there are a few different ways to watch everything evolve. &#8220;CrashtheSuperBowl&#8221; First, here are some of the major [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/using-social-media-to-track-superbowl-and-brandbowl-2011-4358/</link>
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		<title>fusedlogicTV in Calgary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[fusedlogicTV was on the road this past week in Calgary to help the Norlien Foundation stream their event live on fusedlogicTV. This time around we thought it would be fun to video log some of the road trip Evan Adnams, our technical director, took on his way to and fro. See for yourself below.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/fusedlogictv-in-calgary-4347/</link>
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		<title>The New fusedlogic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Moving into our 11th year, we are essentially reinventing ourselves yet again. New websites are on their way for .com and .tv. For our mainsite here at .com, we&#8217;re implementing not only a new look but also an increase in access to outside content sources. We&#8217;re finally getting down to the brass tacs of our newsletter, something it seems we&#8217;ve always been too busy to commit to. Further, and this has been a long time coming, there will be less [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/the-new-fusedlogic-4336/</link>
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		<title>Thank-you Social Media and Business Community!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We at fusedlogic would like to thank the social media community, as well as, our clients for a tremendous 2010.   In no particular order: THANK-YOU FOR A GREAT 2010! MacEwan University, NorQuest College, Government of Alberta, City of Edmonton IT Branch and Communications, Parkland County, Aggression MMA, City of Grande Prairie, Randal Clark, Lutheran Church Canada, Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research, Mary Ann Stanway, Health Canada, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dorward and Company, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/thank-you-social-media-and-business-community-4207/</link>
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		<title>City of Edmonton and Radian6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The City of Edmonton is now testing Radian6, a Canadian brand monitoring software.  We&#8217;ve known for sometime that the City of Edmonton has been using social media in one capacity or another.  Certainly, Mary Pat Barry has been explaining the virtues of edmontonstories.ca as a clear use of social media in her opinion during her speeches.  Ok, so the city is starting to listen to the Internet on their own without the use of a service like Cision, (which is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/city-of-edmonton-and-radian6-4180/</link>
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		<title>Getting Social with Schwabe Episode 18</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Episode 18 Season One finale aired on Saturday Dec 11, 2010 on Edmonton radio station The Team1260 and includes an interview with Chris Rasmussen, Living Intelligence Evangelist, US Intelligence Community who speaks with Walter Schwabe about Intellipedia and the barriers facing this powerful intelligence wiki.  Another great segment by the Internutt is also included regarding social media. Download on iTunes]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/getting-social-with-schwabe-episode-18-4173/</link>
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		<title>Getting Social with Schwabe &#8211; Episode 17</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Episode 17 Walter Schwabe speaks with Robert Scoble or Scobleizer as many refer to him as.  Walter asks Robert about LeWeb10, Mozilla, MySpace and many more including his top apps for 2010.  The Internutt talks about &#8220;social skills.&#8221; Download on iTunes]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/getting-social-with-schwabe-episode-17-4161/</link>
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		<title>You&#8217;re invited to the fusedlogic Holiday Open House on December 10, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[fusedlogic would like to invite you to our Holiday Open House on: December 10th, 2010. We&#8217;d love for you to drop by to catch up with us and enjoy some awesome tasty Christmas drinks, coffee, and treats. We are also proud to announce the launch of MICHAEL KRYTON LIVE, with host Michael Kryton, a new live show on fusedlogicTV debuting December 10, 2010. Come down between 3pm &#8211; 6pm to be a part of this livestreaming video experience on fusedlogicTV. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/fusedlogic-holiday-open-house-4153/</link>
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		<title>Getting Social with Schwabe – Episode 16</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Episode 16 The Stephen Duckett &#8220;cookie&#8221; story and healthcare in Alberta lead the way this week.  Walter Schwabe speaks with CTV Edmonton News Director Glenn Kubish about how the story unfolded and the impact social media had on its international reach. Download on iTunes]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/getting-social-with-schwabe-episode-16-4145/</link>
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		<title>Numbers from OpenGov North</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over a week has passed since Nick Charney and I along with help from the folks on the converner team launched the OpenGov North blog at the Open Gov West BC conference and we wanted to share some numbers with you. There were 21 blog posts created in 7 days, 15 of which were created on the day of the event. These posts generated 42 comments in total. It&#8217;s worth noting that the count would have been even higher had the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/numbers-from-opengov-north-4121/</link>
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		<title>Getting Social with Schwabe &#8211; Episode 15</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Episode 15 Walter Schwabe talks about meetup.com and the concept of self-organization with local Edmonton meetup organizers Les Michaelson and Dave Yadlee.  Also, Walter discusses what happened during his shared keynote with Nick Charney at Open Gov West BC in Victoria, British Columbia.  The Internutt speaks about Facebook deactivations and Evan (the appman) Adnams reviews Instagr.am Download on iTunes]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/getting-social-with-schwabe-episode-15-4134/</link>
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		<title>Twitter Data From Open Gov West BC [infographic]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well it&#8217;s round two of Twitter data from today&#8217;s Open Gov West BC conference. This afternoon we decided it would be a little more interesting to build a simple infographic to present the data in. It was fun to piece this together and we&#8217;re hopeful that you&#8217;ll find it useful in some capacity. Click the image for a full size look. If you missed the first set of data, check it out here. Let us know what you think in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/twitter-data-from-open-gov-west-bc-infographic-4109/</link>
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		<title>Twitter Data From the Morning of Open Gov West BC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been some great discussion taking place at Open Gov West BC conference on and off line today. If you&#8217;re not in attendance, we hope you&#8217;re following the #ogwbc hashtag on Twitter and participating in the discussion. To help keep things interesting, we’ve put together a simple application that searches for the #ogwbc hashtag on Twitter and then performs some simple operations on it to output how it’s being used. Here’s what we’ve got so far [as of Nov. 10, 2010 11:45AM [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/twitter-data-from-the-morning-of-open-gov-west-bc-4087/</link>
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		<title>2011 is the Year of Integration for Smart Governments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many within the Government 2.0, Open Government, Open Data scene are well aware that local or municipal government is the place where the rubber meets the road for government as a platform.  This is where those who are digitally connected get direct, daily benefit of the Open Data evolution.  Local is also where the fringe is, for those citizens who are moderate users of Web 2.0 technology this is most likely where they&#8217;ll be introduced to new methods of communication [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fusedlogic.com/2011-is-the-year-of-integration-for-smart-governments-4065/</link>
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