As a marketer, I am constantly amazed by the exploding power of web-based information transfer – especially the news. Within minutes of Obama’s visit to Ottawa, I received an email from a friend of a friend who happened to be outside the pastry shop where the President bought his beaver tail. Some up close and personal pictures like you’d never get on your favourite news channel – just because they were not there at that exact place. And no dulcet-toned announcer commentary.

So much for the traditional, packaged media coverage brought to you by Peter Mansbridge and his nightly crew. What a tiresome bunch they have become. Especially Rex Murphy. I say stuff a sock in him and send him back to make sand castles and debate politics with Danny Williams on their next beach vacation together. Now wouldn’t that be a lovely down home postcard.
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