Deloitte Employee Film Festival

Check out this YouTube entry from a Deloitte Employee. It was one of approx. 35 video entries that were selected as finalists in a internal competition. This is a excellent example of how new media was leveraged to create awareness about the employee experience, rather than the companies spending hundred’s of thousands on recruitment advertising. Approximately 450 cameras (later donated to charities - more good press) were handed out to employees to create videos on their experience at Deloitte. One last thing, they also picked-up a couple of Gold Quill Awards for this project.

Great Twitter Article for Communicators

This is a two-fold bonus. If you are not already a member of MyRagan, check it out on MyRagan.com. It’s one of a few great social networks for professional communicators. This week, they are highlighting a article on Twitter. Good stuff.

Cool Tool of the week: SlideShare.net

This is so cool. Slideshare.net is the YouTube for powerpoint presentations. I have found this site very helpful for working on some of the new Branding and Technology presentations for Bonfire. It’s free and a great resource for doing research or learning. You can literally see who is presenting what, around the world. There is a ton of potential for a site like this and it will be very interested to see how quickly it grows. Please comment with any thoughts.

Social Media in Toronto

Things are really taking off here up north.

One of the most fascinating take-aways so far today, is that not much is new. As imagined, much of the conversation is spent discovering new ways to measure social media efforts and focusing on the “appropriate” ways to leverage the technologies.