I am available for interviews on trends in popular and digital culture marketing and media use. To arrange an interview, please contact Queen’s University News Centre: 613.533.2877 or email me directly MatrixS@queensu.ca Here are some of my recent interviews:
Magazine. Professor 2.0: Challenges, Opportunities, and New Expectations. Academic Matters. May 2012.
Newspapers. The Internet continuously highlights and promotes dangerous trends and tricks that teenagers are tempted to try, in the Vancouver Sun, Vancouver Province, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette and several other Postmedia newspapers. May 2012.
Newspapers. Young anti-abortion activists using social media to promote their cause, in the Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette and several other Postmedia newspapers. May 2012.
Radio. More than 13 million Americans have no Facebook privacy settings, on CHML (Hamilton talk radio). May 2012.
Radio. How to properly use social media, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). May 2012.
Newspapers. The risk of using dead celebrities in advertising campaigns, in the Toronto Star and Metro newspapers. May 2012.
Radio. Racism, sports fandom and social media, on CKNW Vancouver radio. April 2012.
TV. Facebook at work improves employee productivity, on CKWS Television. April 2012.
Newspaper and online. Does the Internet promote dangerous behavior among teens, in an on-line chat carried on Postmedia newspapers websites including the Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette and Ottawa Citizen. April 2012.
Radio. A court battle is brewing between Google and Oracle, on the CBC Radio Business desk (heard on a dozen local CBC Radio stations across Canada. April 2012.
Newspaper. Is innovation dying in the post-Steve Jobs business world, in the Toronto Star. April 2012.
Radio and Newspapers. Social networking site Pinterest in a battle with spammers, in the Globe and Mail; girl in Taiwan announces on Facebook that she wants to commit suicide, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). March 2012
TV. Madonna using Facebook to promote her latest album, on CTV News Channel. March 2012
Magazine. Women who wear low-cut tops and reply to videos on YouTube can make a lot of money, in Maclean’s Magazine. March 2012
Newspapers and Online. Mental health experts probe whether or not some people are too addicted to social media, in theNational Post, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, and five other Postmedia newspapers. March 2012
Newspapers and Online. Don’t forget to change the time on your technological gadgets, in the Globe and Mail and on many websites across Canada. March 2012
Newspapers and radio. The #StopKony social media campaign against Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, in the Globe and Mail and CKNW (Vancouver radio). March 2012
TV and newspapers. Newest iPad has crisper display, faster processor, on Global TV National News, Sun News Network and in the Winnipeg Free Press, Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, Guelph Mercury, and Naniamo Daily News. IPad3 may lack magic analyst cautions, in National Post and the Toronto Star. March 2012
Magazine. Yahoo.com Olympic bid not possible without a traditional media partner, in Marketing magazine. March 2012
Newspaper. Companies monitor Twitter posts for market research, in the Toronto Star. February 2012
Radio. The importance of having a professional Facebook page when applying for jobs, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). February 2012
Newspapers. Harper government launches Jubilee app, in the Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal, Regina Leader-Post, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette, The Province and Victoria Times Colonist. February 2012
Newspapers and radio. Canada Kiss Map is launched on-line, in the Cape Breton Post, Hamilton Spectator and on Broadcast News (Canadian Press radio service). February 2012
Newspapers. Inappropriate uses of social media by teenagers, in a live webchat carried on websites for the Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Province, Vancouver Sun and several other Postmedia newspapers. February 2012
Newspapers. Politician Vic Toews’ Twitter persecutor traced to the House of Commons, in the National Post, Vancouver Sun, Vancouver Province, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen and several other Postmedia newspapers. Hackers release personal information about politician Vic Toews on Twitter, in the Vancouver Sun, Vancouver Province, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen and several other Postmedia newspapers. February 2012
Radio. Group sexting investigated at high school. CBC Ontario Morning. January 2102.
Television. Facebook’s Timeline layout feature, on CKWS TV. January 2102.
Radio. Social media use by non-profit organizations, on CKNW (Vancouver). January 2102.
Radio. Changes to the Internet domain naming system, on CKNW (Vancouver). January 2102.
Radio. The Emerging Battle-royale between Google & Facebook re: search engines. The Jim Richards Showgram, NewsTalk 1010. January 2102.
Newspapers. A verified Twitter account that turned out to be a hoax will affect Twitter’s credibility, in the National Post and Toronto Star, January 2012.
Magazine. Increase your chances of getting a job by boosting your online profile, in Canadian Lawyer magazine. January 2012.
Newspaper and Radio. Federal government looking at developing a social media plan, on CFAX (Victoria radio) and in the Globe and Mail, January 2012.
Radio. Technology on Campus: Students Say Wi-Fi Is A Deal-breaker in College Admissions Decisions. CKNW NewsTalk980 December 2011.
Radio and Newspapers. Depressing posts are the top reason why people are ‘unfriended’ on Facebook, on several CBC Radio stations across Canada and in the Dawson Creek (B.C.) Daily News, in the National Post, Victoria Times-Colonist, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen and on CFAX (Victoria, B.C. radio). December 2011.
Radio. Facebook launches suicide prevention application, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). December 2011.
Radio and Television. Canada’s privacy commissions speaks out against on-line advertising, on CBC TV’s The National and many local TV broadcasts (including Kingston), CBC Radio’s World at Six and 10 local CBC Radio stations across Canada. December 2011.
Newspaper. Ex-F1 boss Mosley sues Google over search engine results, in the Toronto Star. December 2011.
Newspapers and Online. BlackBerry’s technical problems hurt RIM’s image, in the Winnipeg Free Press, Guelph Mercury, Waterloo Record, St. John’s Telegram, Medicine Hat News, and on many websites, including GlobalTVNews.ca. October 2011.
Newspapers and Online. It’s important for RIM to be perceived caring about the brand community, in the Winnipeg Free Press and on Yahoo.com and GlobalTVEdmonton.com. October 2011.
Newspaper. How technology is changing the way professors teach in university classrooms, in the Globe and Mail. October 2011.
Radio and Newspapers. iPhone4S has some attractive features but there’s no need to upgrade from an iPhone 4, on CBC.ca, and on 10 CBC radio stations across the country (including Victoria). October 2011.
Television. Winnipeg MP Pat Martin Swearing on Twitter: A Teachable Moment. Global TV National News. November 2011.
Newspaper. New website allows people to set up on-line memorials to themselves and send messages to loved ones after they die, in the Toronto Star and Hamilton Spectator. October 2011.
Newspaper. Air Canada employees using Facebook to express concerns over labour negotiations, in the Globe and Mail. September 2011.
Newspapers and online. The rising popularity of on-line dating, in the Toronto Sun, Winnipeg Sun, Ottawa Sun, Calgary Sun, 24 Hours Vancouver, Cornwall Standard Freeholder, Kingston Whig-Standard and Fort McMurray Today, and 14 other Sun Media newspapers, and on Canoe.ca.
Radio. Back to school goes high tech, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). August 2011.
Newspaper. Well-designed software products that make the BlackBerry cooler to use are exactly what the company needs, in the Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, Hamilton Spectator, Waterloo Region Record and Guelph Mercury. August 2011.
Newspaper. Apple’s Steve Jobs Resigns, in the Toronto Star. August 2011.
Newspaper. A new website where hackers can report their successes and compare techniques, in the Toronto Star. August 2011.
Newspaper. US President Obama asks people on Twitter to lobby politicians to avert the debt ceiling crisis, in the Vancouver Sun, Winnipeg Free Press and Ottawa Citizen, . Dawson Creek Daily News. August 2011.
Newspaper. Scathing resignation letter goes viral, in the National Post, Ottawa Citizen, New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, the Nanaimo Daily News, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post. August 2011.
Radio. Study finds men are better at networking than women, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). August 2011.
Newspaper. J.K Rowling’s Pottermore website could be the future of publishing, on CBC.ca. July 2011.
Radio, Newspaper and Online. Google+ is a threat to Facebook and Twitter, on CFRB radio Toronto, and in the National Post and Kirkland Lake Northern News, the Calgary Sun, Kingston Whig-Standard, London Free Press and 8 other Sun Media newspapers and Canoe.ca. July 2011.
Newspaper. Student wins a scholarship through a Twitter-writing contest, in the Toronto Star. July 2011.
Newspaper and Online. Pottermore e-books are a commercial goldmine, in the Edmonton Journal, Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette, Victoria Times-Colonist, Fredericton Daily Gleaner, and on Canada.com. July 2011.
Newspaper. Canada 13th among countries asking Google to remove online content, in the Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette, and Victoria Times-Colonist. July 2011
Newspaper. Facebook teams with Skype to add video chat service, in the Toronto Star, Victoria Times Colonist, Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, Winnipeg Free Press, Windsor Star, and Moncton Times & Transcript. July 2011.
Newspaper. Tips on how to make an exciting PowerPoint presentation, in the Toronto Star. July 2011.
Radio. Alleged Vancouver rioter threatens to sue YouTube over a posted video, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). July 2011.
Newspaper. J.K. Rowling’s new Pottermore website could have a big impact on publishing industry, in the Vancouver Sun, Victoria Times Colonist, Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette, Fredericton Daily Gleaner, Regina Leader-Post. July 2011.
Newspaper. Employers are scanning social media websites to screen job applicants, in the Toronto Star and Hamilton Spectator. July 2011.
Radio. YouTube Takes Down Vancouver Riot Videos Over Copyright Claims. CKNW Vancouver News Talk 980. June 2011.
TV and online. Canadian Heritage launches an iPhone app for Will and Kate royal visit. GlobalTVNews.ca. June 2011.
Radio. Movie theatre etiquette in the digital age, on CBC Radio’s Ontario Morning. June 2011.
Radio. Social media is being used to catch Vancouver rioters. CKNW 980 Vancouver. June 2011.
TV. How smartphones are changing the dating world, on CBC’s The National. June 2011.
Newspaper. Study finds watching a TV show in which characters engage in a frank discussion about a taboo subject led participants to discuss that topic. National Post. June 2011.
Newspapers. Reading, writing and tweeting? St. Thomas Times-Journal, Kenora Daily Miner and News and Kirkland Lake Northern News. May 2011.
Newspaper. Social media is in the classroom, but should there be limits? Toronto Sun, Winnipeg Sun, Edmonton Sun, Kingston Whig-Standard, Welland Tribune, Timmins Daily Press, Sudbury Star, Sault Star, Sarnia Observer, Peterborough Examiner, Orillia Packet and Times and 7 other newspapers across Ontario. May 2011.
Newspaper, TV, and online. Public sentiment on social media. GlobalTV. April 2011.
Newspaper and online. Royal wedding could set YouTube records. Canada.com, the Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, in the Regina Leader-Post, and Nanaimo Daily News. April 2011
Magazine and newspapers. Profs say youth turnout will rise: Votemobs. Macleans, and the Toronto Star, the Waterloo Region Record. April 2011
Newspapers and television. Political polls on Facebook and Twitter, on GlobalNews.ca and various local Global TV News stations across Canada. Related: The use of Twitter during the election, in the Hill Times. Related: Television, How Kingston election candidates are using social media, on CKWS TV. April 2011
Television. Should teachers be Facebook friends with students? CKWS TV. April 2011.
Radio. Facebook Use Causes Depression in Teens? CKNW News Talk 980. March 2011.
Radio. How police and criminals are using social networking, on CBC Radio’s Spark. March 2011.
Magazine. The ‘Breakup Notifier’ Facebook app, in MacLean’s magazine. March 2011.
Newspaper. Use of Twitter as a tool for news reportage increased its respectability, in the National Post. March 2011.
Newspaper and online. Actor Charlie Sheen’s popularity on Twitter, in the Vancouver Sun, Regina Leader Post, Saskatoon StarPhoenix and on Canada.com. March 2011.
Television and online. Twitter’s Fifth Birthday! CBC.ca, CBC Newsworld, and local Global TV stations across Canada. March 2011.
Newspapers and online. Charlie Sheen becoming a sensation on Twitter, on CKNW (Vancouver radio), and in the Regina Leader-Post, Montreal Gazette, Winnipeg Free Press, Vancouver Province. March 2011.
Newspaper. Flirting website likealittle.com becoming popular on campuses, in the Calgary Herald. March 2011.
Television. Summer school on your smartphone!? Queen’s University Course Goes Mobile this Summer. CKWS News at 6. March 2011.
Newspaper. The visual culture of Facebook is by and large the product of female photo sharing and tagging, in the Globe and Mail. March 2011.
Newspaper, TV and Radio. Valentine’s Day and Digital Romance. Toronto Star, CKWS news at 6, CBC Radio, CKNW (Vancouver radio). February 2011.
Newspaper. Canadians hanging up on land lines. Toronto Star. February 2011.
Newspaper. Real-time online translation service, Ortsbo, in the Winnipeg Free Press and Metro News Ottawa. February 2011.
Newspaper. Social media hype of the major snowstorm, in the Toronto Star. February 2011.
Radio. CRTC decision to charge overuse data fees for Internet, on AM 1130 Talk Radio (Kelowna).
Newspaper and Radio. Scanner could revolutionize publishing industry, in the Ottawa Citizen, Nanaimo Daily News, Alberni Valley Times, Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, Vancouver Sun, Windsor Star, and on AM1150 (Kelowna BC). January 2011.
Newspaper. Return of the Walled Garden: How Facebook and Apple are Socially Curating the Web. Financial Post. December 2010.
Radio and Newspaper. Canadians are tops in internet usage. Globe and Mail. AM640 Toronto Talk Radio and Radio Canada International. December 2010.
Radio. Mark Zuckerberg named Time Magazine’s person of the year, on CBC Radio stations across the country and on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning. December 2010.
Newspaper. Social networking and eBooks, in the National Post. December 2010.
Newspapers. Social networking is increasing crime and bullying on the Internet, in the Kingston Whig Standard, Niagara Falls Review, Orillia Packet and Times, Woodstock Sentinel, North Bay Nugget, St. Catherines Standard, Peterborough Examiner, Kenora Daily Miner and News. January 2011.
Radio. Google launches an eBook service to compete with Amazon.com, on eight CBC radio stations across Canada. December 2010.
Newspaper. Fake political Twitter accounts, in the Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal, Victoria Times-Colonist and Moncton Times & Transcript. December 2010.
Newspaper. LikeALittle a new online flirting site, in the Windsor Star, Calgary Herald, the Victoria Times-Colonist, and Vancouver Sun. December 2010.
Online. The popularity of location-aware services like Foursquare, on CBC.ca. December 2010.
Radio. Google buys Groupon, on CHQR (Alberta) and 98.9The Drive. December 2010.
Newspaper and online. How should Canada protect its culture? GlobeandMail.com. November 2010.
Radio. The future of social media, on News1130 Radio (Vancouver). November 2010.
Radio. “Facebook Mail: a Gmail Killer?” 98.9 The Drive. November 2011.
Online. “QR codes link real world to virtual one” CBC News. November 2010.
Radio.”First graders on Facebook? Elementary school teachers are starting to use Facebook in their classrooms” 98.9 The Drive. November 2010.
Newspaper. Technological change and its impact on society, in the Globe and Mail. November 2010.
Radio. People who blindly follow their Global Positioning System, on CBC Radio’s Ontario Today. October 2010.
Online. Facebook allows users to download their information. CBC.ca October 2010.
Newspaper. Reuters to eliminate anonymous comments for on-line stories, in the Ottawa Citizen, Edmonton Journal, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Windsor Star, Vancouver Sun, and the Nanaimo Daily News. October 2010.
Newspaper. Mobile technology use in Canada, in the National Post, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, several other daily newspapers across the country, and on Canada.com and Global News.ca. October 2010.
Newspaper and online. Parents unaware of kids’ online gaming: survey. CBC news and Kelowna.com September 2010.
Radio. CBC experiments with 3DTV broadcasts of Hockey Night in Canada. 98.9 The Drive. September 2010.
Radio. Sexual Assault Photos on Facebook. Vancouver’s CKNW AM 980. September 2010.
Online and newspapers. Battle to preserve online anonymity rages in video game community CBC.ca. September 2010.
Radio. Research Roundup: Why Gaming is Good for You 98.9 The Drive. September 2010.
Radio. Sexual Assault Photos on Facebook. Vancouver’s CKNW AM 980. September 2010.
Newspaper. Smartphones Still the Kid in the Hall: mobile learning, pros and cons in The National Post and Calgary Herald. September 2010.
Television and Online. Facebook 101: Universities teaching social media skills. CTV.ca September 2010.
Television. Smartphones in the classroom. CTV CanadaAM and CKWS News at 6. September 2010.
Television, radio, newspaper, and online. Craigslist.com in the U.S. stops running adult services ads, on CTV Newsnet, CP’s Broadcast news and on 98.9 The Drive (Kingston radio), in the Globe and Mail, Metro News, Lethbridge Herald and on CP’s Broadcast News and on CTV.ca and many other websites. September 2010.
Newspaper. Cafes unplugging wi-fi. “Board games and coffee, hold the Internet” Toronto Star, Cape Breton Post, and Prince George Citizen. September 2010.
Radio. “Should professors turn off the wi-fi in classrooms?” CBC Ontario. September.
Newspaper. Online communities: “Kirilow case may upgrade social media” Toronto Sun. August 2010.
Newspaper. Mobile learning: “Schools going digital” in the Globe and Mail, Fredericton Daily Gleaner, Brandon Sun, Yahoo!, Winnipeg Free Press, Sympatico.ca August 2010.
Newspaper and Radio. “RIM launches new BlackBerry device and OS.” August 2010. In the National Post and on CKNW radio Vancouver.
Newspapers.”The Internet Never Forgets” August 2010. In the Montreal Gazette, Edmonton Journal, Regina Leader-Post, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Victoria Times Colonist and Windsor Star.
Newspapers. “Apple’s iPhone 4 leads to long line-ups” July 2010. CBC News.
Radio, Newspapers. “Facebook Hits 500M Members” July 2010. The Globe and Mail and on CBC radio stations across the country.
Radio. “Wikileaks Scandal: secret US military documents posted on the web create controversy” July 2010. 570 News radio in Kitchener.
Radio. “Facebook’s Impact on Friendship and Privacy” July 2010. AM 770 Alberta
Radio. “The darker side of teens’ social media use: sexting and cyberbullying, what can parents do?” Lake88 Perth radio.
Newspaper and Radio. “Computer-savvy students cheating more and get caught less” Globe and Mail, Rutherford Show Alberta Talk Radio CHED. July 2010.
Newspaper. “Branding, PR, and public perception: Police service is back-in-black” Winnipeg Free Press. July 2010.
Radio, Newspaper, and TV. “Social media at the G8/G20 summit” June 2010. On CBC Radio stations in Cape Breton, Sudbury, Corner Brook (NL), Ontario AM, Calgary, Whitehorse, and Vancouver. Also on CTV News Channel, Sympatico.ca, and on Newstalk 1010 (Toronto talk radio).
Radio. Do social networks isolate or connect people? Digital technologies and the impact on community relationships. May 2010. Vancouver 980AM radio.
Newspapers and Radio. “Lack of Internet access leaving some Canadians behind, experts warn” May 2010. Statistics Canada report on internet usage, in the Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Vancouver Sun, Toronto Sun, Ottawa Sun, several other Ontario dailies including in the Kirkland Lake Northern News and Stratford Beacon Herald, in 24 Hours Toronto, and on CBC national radio and on Vancouver 980 AM radio.
Radio and Newspapers. “Canwest News’ future digital plans” May 2010. In the Toronto Sun and 16 other Sun Media newspapers and on CIUT 89.5 FM (Toronto radio), The Rutherford Show, Alberta radio.
Radio. “Buying and Selling Facebook Friends on eBay?” 98.9 The Drive. April 2010.
Radio. “The cure for indecision, choice fatigue, and information overload? Hunch.com” 98.9 The Drive. April 2010.
Radio. “iCleaning?” 98.9 The Drive. April 2010.
Radio. “Sleeptexting?” 98.9 The Drive. March 2010.
Radio and Newspaper. “Canadians’ Internet use exceeds TV time: First time that Web surfing surpasses television watching” Globe & Mail, CKNW Radio Vancouver. March 2010.
Newspaper. “3D TV Arrives in Canada” CBC News, Montreal Gazette, Edmonton Journal, Victoria Times-Colonist, and Calgary Herald. March 2010.
Newspaper. “3-D TVs coming this week to U.S.” CBC.ca March 2010.
Newspaper and Radio. “New social media site goes viral” Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, StarPhoenix, Vancouver Sun, Dave Rutherford Show (talk radio), Canada.com, 98.9 The Drive. February and March 2010.
Radio. “Wedding Invites inspired by Super Mario” 98.9 The Drive. March 2010.
Newspaper. “Growing e-battle for student votes” Queen’s Journal. February 2010.
Radio. “Social Networking is GeoLoco” CHUM 98.9 The Drive. February 2010.
Radio and Newspaper. “Apple unveils the iPad.” CBC.ca, SUN media, CanWest Media, Canada.com, CBC Radio Ottawa, Winnipeg Free Press, Kelowna.com, Vancouver Sun, Yahoo!.com. January 2010.
Radio. “Digital Moms” CHUM 98.9 The Drive. January 2010.
Radio. “Mobile Giving for Haiti.” CHUM 98.9 The Drive.
Newspaper. “Cellphones, Google among women’s life-changing products of the decade” Ottawa Citizen, Winnipeg Free Press, Vancouver Sun, Victoria Times-Colonist, Edmonton Journal, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Windsor Star, Yahoo!.com, Nanaimo Daily News, and on Kelowna.com. January 2010.
Television. “Konekt Magazine Launch” Queen’s TV. January 2010.
Television. “Digital Film-making: Kingston hardware engineer wins Academy Award for Technical Achievement” CKWS News. January 2010.
Magazine. “A new way to trash ‘friends’: Gossips attack real people on Facebook’s Bathroom Stall. Macleans. January 2010.
Magazine. “A beginner’s guide to teaching with social media” University Affairs. January 2010.
Radio. “Slacktivism” 98.9 The Drive. January 2010.
Newspaper. “Consumerism and the Social Graph” Winnipeg Free Press. January 2010. .
Radio.”3D Televisions launched at CES 2010.” CBC Radio Charlottetown, Halifax, New Brunswick, Toronto, Sudbury, Windsor, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Whitehorse, Edmonton, Yellowknife, and Victoria. January 2010.
Radio. “Best practices in web security for individuals” 98.9 CHUM FM. January 2010.
Television and radio. “High tech help to turn over a new leaf” CKWS Newswatch at 5:30, 98.3 CHUM FM. January 2010.
Radio. “Regifting and reselling” 98.9 CHUM FM. January 2010.
Radio interview. “Presents for Infovores” 98.9 The Drive. December 2009.
Newspaper. “What’s Next in Social Networking” Canadian Press. MSN tech & gadgets, Yahoo! News, Macleans.com. December 2009.
Newspaper. “AshleyMadison.com’s advertising controversy arrives in Toronto” Toronto Star. December 2009.
Television. “Social Shopping Trends” Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet. December 2009.
Radio interview. “Unfriend: Word of the Year in 2009!?” 98.9 The Drive. December 2009.
Radio interviews. “The Kindle arrives in Canada, at Last” CBC Radio One Windsor, Ottawa, St. John’s, Sudbury, Quebec City, Yellowknife, Thunder Bay & CHUM Radio Kingston 98.9. November 2009.
Radio interview. “Telebuddies: watching TV in the age of online social networks” 98.9
Newspaper interview. “A teacher in their pocket MP3 players loaded with math and science lessons make learning fun and boost marks” Globe & Mail. November 2009.
Radio interview. “Gameverts!” 98.9 The Drive. November 2009.
Magazine interview. “Classroom 3.0: the brave new world of high-tech teaching” Globe & Mail’s Canadian University Report 2010. October 2009.
TV interview. “Popular professors on campus” Queen’s TV. October 2009.
Radio interview. “Art of the Overshare: NSFW FX” 98.9 The Drive.
Newspaper interview.”October 2009.
Newspaper interview. “When I lay me down to sleep my cellphone stays in reach” Toronto Star. October 2009.
Radio interview. “Smartphone Snoozing” 98.9 The Drive. October 2009.
TV interview. “Your online reputation: social networking dos and don’ts” CTV Canada AM. October 2009.
Radio interview. “Pixel Perfection: Photoshop Deceptions” 98.9 The Drive. October 2009.
Radio interview. “From Speed Dating to Stream Dating” 98.9 The Drive. October 2009. Newspaper interview.
“These days, it’s hip to be cliché: Pop culture from edge to mainstream” Queen’s Journal. September 2009.
Radio interview. “Your Digital Tattoo” 98.9 The Drive. September 2009.
Newspaper and radio interviews. “Managing Your Online Reputation” CBC.ca, CBC Radio Canada, 91X News (Loyalist College Radio, Belleville). September 2009.
Television interview. “Parents and Kids Connect Online” CKWS Newswatch at 5:30. September 2009.
Newspaper interview. “Social Media Put to the Test in Classrooms” Queen’s Journal. September 2009.
Radio interview. “Sofa Surfing” 98.9 The Drive. September 2009.
Radio interview. Release of Beatles Rock Band. 98.9 The Drive. September 2009.
Radio and Newspaper interview. “Michael Bryant’s political strategy: PR 2.0” Globe & Mail and CBC Radio-Canada. September 2009.
Radio interview. “Online Overtime: BlackBerry Bondage” 98.9 The Drive. August 2009 .
Radio interview. “Screenagers” 98.9 The Drive. August 2009.
Television interview. “Virtual Worlds from Second Life to Webkinz World” CKWS Newswatch at 5:30. August 2009.
Television interview. “Social Networking at Work” CKWS Newswatch at 5:30. August 2009.
Newspaper interview. “You Tube Duck Poachers Plead Guilty” Canadian Press. August 2009.
Radio interview. “Digital Intoxications” Links between smartphone apps and drinking culture. 98.9 The Drive. July 2009.
Radio interview. “Yell Hell!” Rudeness with cellphone use is pervasive, users in denial. 98.9 The Drive. June 2009.
Radio interview. “Digital intimacy” Nintendo Wii makes top 20 list of most-wanted wedding registry items for 2009 in UK. CHUM 98.9 The Drive. June 2009.
Radio interview. “Google Wave and the Next Gen of Social Networking and Email” CHUM 98.9 The Drive. June 2009. Hailed as the reinvention of online communication, this week Google announced its most ambitious project to date: a web-based social media mashup that combines email, instant messaging, tweeting, wikis, blogging, photo and video sharing, social bookmarking and even online gaming.
Radio interview. “Mobile Phones and Microboredom” CHUM 98.9 The Drive. May 2009.
Newspaper Interview. “Teens, Sexting and Social Networking” Ottawa Citizen. April 2009.
Television interview. “Teens and Sexting–Protecting Your Reputation Online” CKWS. April 2009.
Radio interviews. “Sexting and Digital Intimacy” Kingston’s FM96; 98.9 The Drive. April 2009.
Newspaper op-ed. “The Flap About Twitter” The Globe and Mail. March 2009.
Newspaper and radio interviews. “Kids and Gaming” Kingston Whig Standard. CBC Radio Ontario Morning, 98.3 FLY FM, 98.9 The Drive. March 2009.
Television interviews. “Barbie Turns 50” CBC News, The National & CKWS Newswatch at 5:30. March 2009. How is Barbie still relevant after fifty years on the market? The secret is her cultural elasticity, the ability to shapeshift and emerge in various incarnations. Fifty nationalities and over a hundred careers later, Barbie stays one step ahead.
Newspaper interview. “Mattel Builds Barbie a Virtual World” Kingston Whig Standard. March 2009. Barbie.com is an important destination for girls on the web, receiving 65 million visitors a month. To celebrate Barbie’s 50th birthday, Mattel is upgrading the BarbieGirls.com virtual game and social networking website. The key word in this online gameworld is personalization, as subscribers can dress and design Barbie’s wardrobe and surroundings.
Newspaper Interview. “Fashion Hails Its Darling: Barbie on the Runway at New York Fashion Week” The Toronto Star. February 2009.
Newspaper Interview. “Celebrating Valentine’s Day in a Recession” Kingston Whig Standard. February 2009.
Television interview. “Valentine’s Day and Commercialism” CKWS. February 2009.
Radio interview. “Romance 2.0: Online dating trends” 98.3 Fly FM. February 2009.
Television interview. “Super Bowl Advertising” CKWS. January 2009.
