Learning from Punk without being a punk Two weeks ago, the Differ’s guest post Punk It Loud! Why Social Media Needs More Punk appeared on a new blog Punk Views on Social Media - along with the thoughts of a bunch of other punks he respects and hangs out with online. And of course, it generated *much* [...]

Cities like Ottawa need to cultivate weirdness. Not weed it out! A story in yesterday’s Ottawa Citizen got the Differ really angry. Angry enough to.. wait for it… start a Facebook page! Seems an Ottawa bus driver named Yves Roy has made himself into a minor cult celebrity around town by singing behind the wheel. [...]

Can’t we all get along? Nope. Here’s why. Last week we chronicled a Twitter “cage match” between Social Media gurus Dan Zarrella and Jason Falls - two guys in the same industry who speak at the same conferences, and even hang out together. On the surface, not that different. But yet, they found a reason to [...]

The big A-lister cage match on Twitter So this afternoon, a fascinating debate happened on Twitter. And the topic? Well, Twitter. Or more specifically, how data and tests about Twitter behaviour are packaged. Can we call the use of those stats “science”? Dan Zarrella makes a living saying yes. Jason Falls begs to differ. The [...]

For a national icon, a “toothy tyrant” beats a frozen bear. Last week, Canadian Conservative senator Nicole Eaton suggested Canada abandon the beaver as our national emblem and adopt the polar bear instead. Um. Seriously? We Beg to Differ. Let’s be clear: polar bears are awesome I have nothing against polar bears! I know they [...]