Archives for the ‘Feature Story’ Category

Great to see that facebook pages are letting band page owners cross-reference their events to their group

By shelley • Apr 13th, 2009 • Category: Arts & Entertainment, Feature Story, Social Networking

Tell Mama has some gigs coming up in April that we’re really excited about and I finally took the time on the weekend to create a facebook event to promote the first one on April 7th at The Supermarket in Toronto. I wasn’t looking forward to doing it because, at this point, it seemed [...]



Tourism’s MUSTs for the web

By james • Nov 24th, 2008 • Category: Feature Story

Tourism is still one of the most applicable industries to the web.  Why?  Because the web is the perfect tool for those looking to research, inquire and book travel.  It therefore stands to reason that any and ALL tourism oriented operations needs to be on the web.  And, indeed, most are.  So, the question is now, how [...]



OnCouRSS offers low-cost ways to unleash the power of new web media

By shelley • Jun 2nd, 2008 • Category: Feature Story

Helping organizations maximize the power of new web technologies – at a fraction of the usual cost – is the mission of OnCouRSS, a new local business.
Co-founded by local entrepreneurs James McBeath and Shelley Montreuil, OnCourRSS helps small and home-based businesses, artists, social groups and not-for-profit organizations take their websites and marketing to the next [...]



Jungle Fever - Our First Podcast

By shelley • May 22nd, 2008 • Category: Feature Story, podcast

Well, this is it, our first OnCouRSS podcast - Jungle Fever, helping you to navigate the jungle that is social media. This is a good intro to OnCouRSS and what we do, it’s also a great way for you to get to know us a little better. So, sit back and enjoy the [...]



Facebook - a must for event planners

By james • Apr 22nd, 2008 • Category: Feature Story, Social Networking

So, finished stacking up your friends’ list yet?  Me neither.  As with many social networking sites, quite often we reach that “Nemo moment”, you know, the spot where we’re all in our own plastic bag floating in the bay after a brilliant escape… “Now what?”.  Well, a quick answer is start using Facebook as your [...]



Podcasting - good, bad or ugly?

By shelley • Apr 6th, 2008 • Category: Feature Story, Social Networking, podcast

Shelley interviews podcast specialist, Leesa Barnes, on the value of podcasting as a method of propelling your business forward and drawing traffic to your website.
[display_podcast]



Social Media Networks - the ultimate tradeshow… so what about our web site?

By james • Apr 2nd, 2008 • Category: Feature Story, Social Networking

“OK. James, so where do I get involved? Should I set up a Facebook account? VOX? Linked In? Damn, there are so many out there! What about my own web site, how does that fit in?” Can’t tell you how many times I get that series of questions.
Social media only works [...]



Widget Power

By james • Feb 9th, 2008 • Category: Feature Story, OnCouRSS Services, Widgets

What does that mean to you, the blog site owner? It means unlimited display and publishing power and flexibility. It means that you can quickly install any type of web site feature at little or NO cost! It means that there are hundreds of thousands of programmers working just for you, for [...]