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Taking Crazy Back: The Action Manifesto (or “Why It’s Time to Stop Being So Nice”) Updated: 2010-02-03 21:46:21 Description: I am sick — SICK!– of endless government study. I mean that literally. I live with a disorder that we would know a lot more about if only government took it seriously and did more than study the problem. On the mental health scale, my dis...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News report about my “Leading the Facebook Generation” half-day seminar Updated: 2010-02-02 21:55:28 Description: Here’s how a local TV station covered my half-day workshop, Leading the Facebook Generation, in Medicine Hat last week. What the Meeting Planner Said “This event more than doubled any other event we have ever had so we were very pleased....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Audio Interview: “Friends with Benefits: A Social Media Marketing Handbook” Updated: 2009-12-15 18:11:45 Description: If you’re a small business trying to find your way around social media, a very solid resource has hit the bookstores. Friends With Benefits: A Social Media Marketing Handbook was written for marketers looking to find new effective ways to sell ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Audio Interview: Building Influence, Improving Reputation, and Earning Trust Through Social Media Updated: 2009-12-14 18:15:22 Description: The new book Trust Agents has been generating a lot of buzz. Written by two social media veterans, they show readers how to tap into the power of social networks to build brands’ influence, reputation, and, of course, profits. [buy the book] I ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Video: Tod In Action Updated: 2009-09-02 22:32:10 Description: About the author: Tod Maffin [contact] is a keynote speaker and thought-leader in the areas of Recruiting, Leading, Teaching, and Marketing to Generation Y/Millennials. His information-rich, funny, and fast-paced keynote presentations keep him in hig...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New Video: Tod giving Social Media Marketing presentation Updated: 2009-12-02 23:30:08 Description: About the author: Tod Maffin [contact] is a keynote speaker and thought-leader in the areas of Recruiting, Leading, Teaching, and Marketing to Generation Y/Millennials. His information-rich, funny, and fast-paced keynote presentations keep him in hig...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tod on Tape: A 13-Year-Old Broadcaster Updated: 2009-11-26 22:04:43 Description: Okay, this ain’t stayin’ up long… but here’s a 13-year-old me at my first radio gig, on UBC’s campus radio station CiTR. Press the blue Play icon below to listen. About the author: Tod Maffin [contact] is a keynote speaker and thought-leade...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The JFK Assassination: Me and John F. Kennedy Updated: 2009-11-23 02:29:32 Description: Forty-six years ago, today, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. That much is known. The rest, pretty much, is speculation. When I was 11, I found myself browsing through the used books section of the Value Village in New Westminster...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friend Splitting: Doing Personal AND Business on Facebook Updated: 2009-09-30 00:09:53 Description: So you’ve got a Facebook account and added a couple of dozen friends. In time, you begin to add some business contacts as well. Since your business contacts can now see your profile, you’re faced with a dilemma. Do you stop posting any p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Watch Tod’s ‘SWARM Communications’ webinar Updated: 2009-09-02 22:32:10 Description: For more information about the full presentation, check out Tweet Warfare: Protecting Your Brand When It’s Attacked Online. About the author: Tod Maffin [contact] is a keynote speaker and thought-leader in the areas of Recruiting, Leading, Teaching...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Now watch online! “Swarm Communications: Protecting Your Brand When Good Buzz Goes Bad” Updated: 2009-08-23 03:09:01 Description: Want to see the whole 90-minute keynote presentation?You are viewing a selected portion of a longer keynote presentation I give called “Tweet Warfare: Protecting Your Brand from Online Attacks.” (Clicking won’t stop the video; it will...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sample Pre-Event Promotional Video Greeting Updated: 2008-11-20 23:46:49 Description: This is a copyrighted article from TodMaffin.com. If you are reading this on any web site that has advertising, or has this in its entirety without attribution and a link back to TodMaffin.com, please contact Tod.Sample Pre-Event Promotional Video Gr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New: “Managing the Facebook Generation: How to Lead, Inspire, and Retain the Generation-Y Millenials” Updated: 2009-08-10 17:43:25 Description: I’ve been working all summer on my new H.R. presentation. Here it is! Managing the Facebook Generation How to Lead, Inspire, and Retain the Generation-Y Millenials In this follow-up to Tod’s massively popular presentation Recruiting the F...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Behind the Scenes at CBC Vancouver’s new “integrated newsroom” Updated: 2009-07-25 20:26:59 Description: One of the projects CBC is undertaking across the country is a sweeping “integration” of its news-gathering resources. Rather than having separate newsrooms, assignment desks, and reporters for TV, radio, and web, CBC will now have a sing...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Blogathon Vancouver (at Workspace) at 2:30 a.m. Updated: 2009-07-26 10:35:23 Description: Here are the troopers who were doing their Blogathon things in the wee hours, at Workspace. Everyone’s very, very tired. This is a copyrighted article from TodMaffin.com. If you are reading this on any web site that has advertising, or has th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What iPhone 3’s Voice Memos actually sound like (not bad!) Updated: 2009-06-26 21:23:41 Description: Sean Carruthers did a great review of the iPhone’s new Voice Memos application (comes with the iPhone 3.0 software update) the other day. One thing I haven’t been able to find any reviews of the actual audio quality, so I did my own test ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Flip Mino HD and Flip HD: Review Updated: 2009-05-28 01:26:09 Description: Click to Play I’ve had a chance to play with the Flip Mino HD for about a week or two now and I’m overall really very impressed. In the end, I prefer my own video editing software than the packaged one, but that’s just personal pref...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mental health advocacy Updated: 2009-06-07 05:42:38 Description: Audio of an interview I did on CBC Winnipeg’s Information Morning radio show about my own journey through depression and addiction. This is a copyrighted article from TodMaffin.com. If you are reading this on any web site that has advertising, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Toshiba Portege R600 Review Updated: 2009-04-10 04:31:00 Description: This is a copyrighted article from TodMaffin.com. If you are reading this on any web site that has advertising, or has this in its entirety without attribution and a link back to TodMaffin.com, please contact Tod. Toshiba Portege R600 Review...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Toshiba Portege R600 Review Updated: 2009-04-10 04:31:00 Description: This is a copyrighted article from TodMaffin.com. If you are reading this on any web site that has advertising, or has this in its entirety without attribution and a link back to TodMaffin.com, please contact Tod. Toshiba Portege R600 Review...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Toshiba Portege R600 Review Updated: 2009-04-10 04:31:00 Description: This is a copyrighted article from TodMaffin.com. If you are reading this on any web site that has advertising, or has this in its entirety without attribution and a link back to TodMaffin.com, please contact Tod. Toshiba Portege R600 Review...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Whodunit— This is VERY cool! Updated: 2009-02-27 20:51:34 Description: You owe it to yourself to stop whatever you’re doing and press the Play button on the video below. It’s only two minutes long, but it’s most excellent.This is a copyrighted article from TodMaffin.com. If you are reading this on any ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD VoteSmart B.C. EXPOSED! Updated: 2009-02-07 20:50:15 Description: Click to PlayPerhaps you’ve seen the ads on television extolling the virtuals of the Gordon Campbell liberal government of B.C. Watch this video to see the TRUTH EXPOSED behind these misleading commercials.This is a copyrighted article from Tod...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The TRUTH EXPOSED behind those misleading VoteSmart B.C. TV ads Updated: 2009-02-07 20:50:52 Description: This is a copyrighted article from TodMaffin.com. If you are reading this on any web site that has advertising, or this in its entirety without attribution and a link back to TodMaffin.com, please contact Tod.The TRUTH EXPOSED behind those misleading...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Genius Remix: William Hung vs. Outkast Updated: 2008-12-30 02:50:53 Description: a Genius Remix: William Hung vs. Outkast...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Credit Union presentations Updated: 2008-12-07 22:34:39 Description: Tod Maffin has spoken to these and more credit unions and related organizations: IBM Credit Union, U.S. Capital One Credit Union Connect CU Association Capital One Credit Union Young Presidents Association Envision Financial Credit Union HSBC Cred...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Please critique my video podcast opener Updated: 2008-11-30 20:51:45 Description: What do you think? a Please critique my video podcast opener...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD My Favourite Musical Numbers Updated: 2008-11-23 22:40:20 Description: I’d like to take this moment to come out of the closet.I like musicals. Scratch that. I LOVE musicals! It’s cost me many girlfriends, actually. It’s hard to maintain your masculinity when you’re singing“Broadway BabyR...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tod Maffin: Recruiting the Facebook Generation preview HRPO Updated: 2008-11-20 23:46:49 Description: Click to Play a Tod Maffin: Recruiting the Facebook Generation preview HRPO...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tod reviews the 3M MPro110 Mini Projector Updated: 2008-11-15 21:42:51 Description: a Tod reviews the 3M MPro110 Mini Projector...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Your Cell Phone Is Tracking You Updated: 2008-03-30 00:33:36 Description: Satellite tracking isn’t new… we’ve had G-P-S around for years. But you may be surprised at what they’re starting to do with the technology now. For one, you may be being tracked without your knowledge…. and no satellite...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Your Cell Phone Is Tracking You Updated: 2008-03-30 00:33:36 Description: Satellite tracking isn’t new… we’ve had G-P-S around for years. But you may be surprised at what they’re starting to do with the technology now. For one, you may be being tracked without your knowledge…. and no satellite...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Radio freelancer sells documentary thanks to Idea to Air Updated: 2008-01-29 19:59:40 Description: It’s always a great feeling to get an email from someone who bought my book Idea to Air: A Freelancer’s Field Guide to Selling to Public Radio. Just yesterday, I got this email from Lisa Hale: Hi Tod, I wrote you in December that I had go...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Biometrics: Measuring Your Ass Temperature (radio) Updated: 2008-01-26 06:29:02 Description: You may be used to seeing biometrics in use at the airport those retina-scanners help the U.S. government expedite frequent travelers. But other than that, and occasional fingerprint scanners on computers, we really havent seen the technology in d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Secret of Tech Coverage, Revealed Updated: 2007-09-17 22:01:12 Description: As some of you know, I’m CBC Radio’s national technology columnist. I do a lot of research in consumer electronics and technology trends. And every so often, people ask me how their product or company can appear in my column. At least fr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Putting SaskTels voicemail transcription to the test Updated: 2007-10-03 22:27:21 Description: I’ve been pretty fascinated by SaskTel’s voicemail transcription service. In short, you can pay an additional fee to have your voicemails transcribed into text and sent to your phone via SMS. Awesome idea. Regina podcaster and comedian Ja...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Introducing: Media Release 2.0 (a proposal) Updated: 2007-10-03 23:31:09 Description: After a brief stint in private radio, I began my career in public relations. I worked for a great little company called The Haibeck Group as director of new media. Back then, Netscape had JUST gotten background colours. People still used gopher. (...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Finally, Im exposed. I think I made the right decision. Updated: 2007-10-04 02:38:32 Description: So. (Breathe, Tod.) I’ve been speaking professionally for more than a decade. I’ve spoken in Romania, Australia, London, Berlin, and throughout North America. But today’s presentation was the most important to me. It was the first...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Free the Net Movement: Working Toward Free WiFi Updated: 2007-10-10 20:12:51 Description: Theres a quiet grassroots movement growing in, where else, Vancouver. But this movement isnt trying to stop clearcuts or educate people on climate change. No, these people are Internet philanthropists. They want to set the wireless Internet signal ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Podcast: Nerd Bling The New Generation of Facebook Apps Updated: 2007-10-17 21:29:13 Description: Here’s my CBC tech column this week about Facebook apps being developed by Canadians (above). You can listen by pressing the Play button on the audio player above. The script is after the jump. Links:(you need a free Facebook account to get to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Look Ahead at Tech in 2008 Updated: 2008-01-04 15:49:17 Description: UPDATE: AUDIO SHOULD PLAY NOW. 2007 was, of course, the year of technology — where Facebook became the most important meeting place, and where more than nine million people around the world tuned into YouTube to watch two sea otters from the Va...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Is HD-DVD Dead?: Script of my CBC Radio interviews Updated: 2008-01-08 21:41:32 Description: One of radio’s dirty little secrets is it’s not always as “live” as it may seem. You might hear me on your regional CBC Radio One morning show as the show’s own technology columnist. Truth is, I’m also the tech col...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AUDIO: Is HD-DVD down for the count? Updated: 2008-01-09 22:53:36 Description: Here’s the audio of the piece that will air on CBC Radio morning shows tomorrow. Why the 70s porno music? ‘Cause I was having a bad day and thought it would cheer me up. There. Now you know all of radio’s secrets. This is an artic...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tech Investing 2.0: DemoCamps, Incubators, and Launch Parties Updated: 2008-01-16 21:55:23 Description: If you were invested in technology stocks back around 1999… well, it’s probably a year you want to forget. The tech bubble burst, sending hundreds of Internet companies into the digital wastebasket. But now, there’s a renewed intere...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Panasonics new intelligent scene selector Updated: 2007-08-22 00:47:29 Description: This is an article from Tod Maffin, a social media strategist, national broadcaster, and leading keynote speaker....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Shameless Promotion Updated: 2007-08-22 18:33:20 Description: This is an article from Tod Maffin, a social media strategist, national broadcaster, and leading keynote speaker....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An IED attack from the tank Updated: 2007-09-17 14:05:08 Description: This is incredible video from the Middle East. Nobody gets hurt, but it’s amazing to see what happens to pavement when an IED explodes. This is an article from Tod Maffin, a social media strategist, national broadcaster, and leading keynote s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Third Tuesday events kick off across Canada! Updated: 2007-09-22 20:06:00 Description: Click here to check outThe Third Tuesday Vancouver! I’m really glad to have found the Third Tuesday groups in Toronto and Ottawa — Third Tuesday is quickly becoming Canada’s official monthly Social-Media Meetup. I’ve been work...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rogers new high-speed network. Im impressed. Updated: 2007-10-16 22:03:25 Description: I spent an hour or so with the folks from Rogers this morning to find out about their new 3G network. I have to say, it’s pretty damned amazing. The live full-motion video calling looks like something out of the future. Here’s a detailed ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Got a sec? Vote in this free SMS poll Updated: 2007-10-19 03:09:58 Description: I’m testing out a new SMS/text polling system created by LiveVote.ca here in Vancouver (video to come later) but I need your help with it. I need you to take just a second and answer the question below via SMS. There is no extra cost to you for...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why Is YouTubes Front Page So Pointless Updated: 2007-10-23 21:25:16 Description: I like YouTube a lot. I’ve been to parties where the main attraction is people showing others their Favourites from YouTube. (I tend to go to geeky events.) By far, the most talked-about video in the last few days has been Marie Osmond fainting...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Is HD-DVD Dead?: Script of my CBC Radio interviews Updated: 2008-01-08 21:41:32 Description: One of radio’s dirty little secrets is it’s not always as “live” as it may seem. You might hear me on your regional CBC Radio One morning show as the show’s own technology columnist. Truth is, I’m also the tech col...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AUDIO: Is HD-DVD down for the count? Updated: 2008-01-09 22:53:36 Description: Here’s the audio of the piece that will air on CBC Radio morning shows tomorrow. Why the 70s porno music? ‘Cause I was having a bad day and thought it would cheer me up. There. Now you know all of radio’s secrets....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD SMRT [Flickr] Updated: 2007-11-26 08:21:00 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD DSC_4055.JPG [Flickr] Updated: 2007-11-26 08:22:40 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD DSC_4057.JPG [Flickr] Updated: 2007-11-26 08:23:33 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Proof. [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-24 17:56:44 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Stupid placement [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-24 18:21:11 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: Really, should Future Shop have this unattended de-magnetizing station five paces from the exit?!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Spray in your mouth and get an accent [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-24 18:21:25 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: If only it were true....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Best. Air Freshener. Ever. [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-24 18:21:38 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Want to be a Jew? All you need is mouth-spray! [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-24 18:21:51 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Very cool product [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-24 18:22:07 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: It plugs into the headphone/mic port on your cell phone. Go retro. Sweet....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Beautiful stage layout [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-24 18:22:32 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: That's water pouring from the top...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nameplate [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-24 18:22:50 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rebecca and Kris [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-24 18:23:01 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: Live-bloggin' the FacebookCamp....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Is is really smart for Holt Renfrew to be selling this book?!... [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-24 18:23:38 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD CBC sign [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-29 16:42:58 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD CBC art [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-29 16:43:31 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Not so friendly [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-29 16:43:56 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Autopsy (recreation) [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-29 16:44:18 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Autopsy (recreation) [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-29 16:44:54 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Morgue [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-29 16:45:40 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The undead tells us about the dead [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-29 16:45:53 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The undead tells us about the dead [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-29 16:46:50 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Freaky guy in cemetery [Flickr] Updated: 2007-10-29 16:47:59 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD When a class of kids get on SkyTrain, the cars empties. [Flickr] Updated: 2007-11-06 07:00:08 Description: todmaffin posted a photo: Sent from my iPhone...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Retracting mistaken emails Updated: 2007-08-01 20:39:20 Description: If you’ve been using email any more than a year or two, this has bound to have happened to you at some point. Either you mean to forward some pithy comments about a recent email exchange onto a friend, but instead you hit Reply and send those n...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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