Apparently iPad has been enhancing feature sets for a while….
So of course, Beg to Differ was riveted on Wednesday by “The Big Speech”. No, not the State of the Union Address: it was the unveiling of a new product by Apple that had our attention. And apparently, we weren’t the only ones watching: so were trademark lawyers for [...]

Thoughts on Gladwell’s What the Dog Saw – part 1
This week, Beg to Differ is savouring the new book by Canadian journalist Malcolm Gladwell, What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures. It’s really, really good (duh, it’s Gladwell). All the essays are from New Yorker Magazine, and in typically Gladwellian style, every page sets off fireworks in [...]

This morning, I was talking to a client and mentioned my “newborn son“. But almost before the words left my mouth, I realized they weren’t quite true any more. At some point over the last 8 weeks, he crossed an invisible line from a “newborn” to just being a “baby”. My 3-year old isn’t a [...]

(Non-authoritative) advice on setting up a community campaign
On Tuesday, Beg to Differ learned that friend and barista extraordinaire  Anthony Lewis and his roommate Mark Douglas, lost their apartment in a fire that consumed their 19-unit building in Ottawa’s The Glebe. They were both uninsured. But what could we do to help? Here’s a blow-by-blow of [...]

Two items have Beg to Differ chuckling today. And they both have to do with names that create a bit of unintentional humour….
Story 1: a tale of twins…
First, a friend tells me through Facebook that his son just introduced him to two friends, twin brothers Omar and Sharif.
Now, this could be a coincidence, or just [...]

Spotlight pitch problems: wanting to have it all
For the past week, Beg to Differ has been collecting and commenting on the great  Spotlight Pitches you’ve submitted  - so thanks, and please keep them coming!  And so far, even though the pitches ranged from Big Oil to bicycles for Africa, from electricity to social work, we’ve [...]