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2006
- Blogging and the 2006 Canadian electionRob Cottingham · 27 March, 2006
- NetSquared: Online tools changing offline politicsRob Cottingham · 31 May, 2006
- Announcing Vancity's Change Everything: an online community conversation on changeRob Cottingham · 27 July, 2006
- 2006 Political campaigns engage with social web, but fall short in building vibrant online communitiesRob Cottingham · 4 October, 2006
- The netroots are coming to Second LifeRob Cottingham · 6 November, 2006
- Now blogging at Civic MindedRob Cottingham · 1 December, 2006
2007
- Lights out in 15 minutesRob Cottingham · 1 February, 2007
- Vancity CEO Dave Mowat is bloggingRob Cottingham · 27 February, 2007
- ChangeEverything.ca becoming a launch platform for great ideasRob Cottingham · 3 April, 2007
- 30 Days of Sustainability's Turn It Off campaign grows participation with FacebookRob Cottingham · 14 April, 2007
- Dreamhost goes greenAlexandra Samuel · 28 April, 2007
- Cartoon: FOAF your way to the topRob Cottingham · 24 June, 2007
- Searching sustainably at happyfrogAlexandra Samuel · 4 August, 2007
- Messages to Burma: with the Internet censored, radio rears its headRob Cottingham · 3 October, 2007
- BC Hydro's Green Gifts: harnessing Facebook gift-giving energy for conservationRob Cottingham · 16 October, 2007
- Five ways to shape the soul of the InternetAlexandra Samuel · 5 November, 2007
- Can Web 2.0 save the world?Rob Cottingham · 3 December, 2007
2008
- You can't download sovereigntyAlexandra Samuel · 31 January, 2008
- Bedtime with Rob and Alex ep. 4: the long-distance episodeAlex and Rob · 7 February, 2008
- Ep. 17: the big-jar-of-change episodeAlex and Rob · 16 March, 2008
- Do adjust your set: viewers flock to YouTube over TV to see ObamaRob Cottingham · 30 March, 2008
- Newbies: your tech unfamiliarity is just a first step on ladder of learningRob Cottingham · 31 March, 2008
- At happyfrog.ca, blogging is an EPIC undertakingRob Cottingham · 18 April, 2008
- The Elders harness online campaign tools for social changeAlexandra Samuel · 22 April, 2008
- A little ambiguity gets Google off the hook over TaiwanRob Cottingham · 16 July, 2008
- OneWebDay makes issue of Net Neutrality front and centerAlexandra Samuel · 1 August, 2008
- Social media and the 2008 Canadian federal election: still a long way to goRob Cottingham · 16 September, 2008
- Best local sites for green living: BC Hydro, happyfrog.ca tie for silver in Georgia Straight readers' picksRob Cottingham · 18 September, 2008
- Community organizing 2.0: Republicans missing the boat with the participatory webAlex and Rob · 18 September, 2008
- Announcing updates to the BC Hydro Green Gifts Facebook ApplicationRob Cottingham · 8 October, 2008
- Election night sketchbookRob Cottingham · 4 November, 2008
- Canadians supporting Americans in Change (through Facebook)Rob Cottingham · 5 November, 2008
- Roundup: 50 suggestions for how President-elect Obama can use the Internet to governAlexandra Samuel · 11 November, 2008
- Quantifying the impact of social media on the 2008 electionRob Cottingham · 22 November, 2008
- DeSmogBlog: social media at work to clear the air around climate changeRob Cottingham · 22 December, 2008
2009
- BC Hydro hits YouTubeRob Cottingham · 8 January, 2009
- Why online conversation mattersAlexandra Samuel · 13 February, 2009
- Pew: One in 10 online Americans using Twitter or something like itRob Cottingham · 18 February, 2009
- Designing for Democracy: Thursday, March 5 in VancouverRob Cottingham · 28 February, 2009
- Bureaucracies and new media: How the US Air Force deals with blogsDavid Eaves · 10 April, 2009
- The Big Wild: a community for sharing wilderness experiences... and ensuring there are more of themRob Cottingham · 22 April, 2009
- Winner in our Twitter contest gets her Flip HDRob Cottingham · 30 April, 2009
- David Plouffe on how technology+people helped elect ObamaRob Cottingham · 11 May, 2009
- Censorship isn't the only problem with China's new Internet blocking softwareRob Cottingham · 10 June, 2009
- 10 action recommendations based on Industry Canada's Digital Economy conferenceAlexandra Samuel · 22 June, 2009
- When broadband isn't available, loband comes to the rescueRob Cottingham · 1 July, 2009
- Social media can give new life to old communication vehiclesRob Cottingham · 17 July, 2009
- Personalized video, Facebook widget raising funds for BC Children's HospitalRob Cottingham · 20 August, 2009
- OneWebDay refocuses on the digital divideRob Cottingham · 22 September, 2009
- Turning mild-mannered supporters into super-powered fundraisersRob Cottingham · 5 October, 2009
- New BC Hydro app lets users harness conservation efforts to greening 2010 Winter GamesRob Cottingham · 7 October, 2009
- Be a part of the conversation - how is social media changing the way we witness the world?Channing Rodman · 13 October, 2009
2011
- Five ways to use Twitter to make the most of an election debateRob Cottingham · 12 April, 2011
- Want to stop election-night tweeting? Appeal to online cultureRob Cottingham · 28 April, 2011
- Is online activism effective? 5 ways to ask (and answer) the questionAlexandra Samuel · 6 December, 2011
2012
- Just because you have numbers doesn't mean you have insightRob Cottingham · 6 January, 2012