With 5 days before we establish seedings for our 1% Army Tournament (otherwise known as August Madness). here is a state of the union address.
As you can see below, the 1% Army has developed an all-star list of Canadian recruits to participate. This post serves as an outreach to those who haven't yet thrown their name into the bootcamp of blogging yet. Let's have some fun, be recognized for your investment of time and effort in social media and improve the state of the blogosphere (in at least the quality of three of your posts), and enter your blog into the fray.
If you're a marketing/media and/or Digital Blogger with any kind of Canadian connection (born here, schooled here, live here, work here), just drop a comment here, on our Facebook group or via email.
Here are your 1% Army Candidates to date:
The Legend
A - Online/Digital/Tech/Web 2.0
B - Media/Social Media/PR/Culture
C - Marketing/Communications/Research/Design
D - Quebec
The Arsenal:
#1 (C) Buzz Canuck (Sean Moffitt) - What's on and above the radar with word of mouth, customer evangelism and new marketing - Toronto http://buzzcanuck.typepad.com/agentwildfire/
#2 (C) The Fruits of Imagination (Jason Oke) - The official blog of Leo Burnett Canada - Toronto.
http://lbtoronto.typepad.com
#3 (C) DesignNotes (Michael Surtees) - New York City
http://designnotes.info/
#4 (A) DavidCubed.com (David Peralty
Director of Communications at Bloggy Network LLC)- London, Ontario
www.davidcubed.com
#5 (B) Smack In (Lee Dale) It's not a blog yet, but we're getting there...Toronto.
http://www.smackinc.com/publications.cfm
#6 (B) Blogging Me, Blogging You (Ed Lee)
Assorted marketing and online communications goodness from a mid-level flak - Toronto.
http://bloggingmebloggingyou.wordpress.com
#7 (B) Eminence Grise (Michelle Sullivan) Description: Bilingual blog examining PR and social media, from the point of view of a Quebec PR professional - Montreal
http://eminencegrisemontreal.blogspot.com
#8 (B) Smogger (Linda Bustos) - Social Media Blog
http://smogger.wordpress.com & http://www.getelastic.com/author/linda-bustos/
#9 (D) Instigator Blog (Ben Yoskovitz)
Personal blog on entrepreneurship, etc. at http://www.instigatorblog.com - Montreal
- CEO & Co-Founder of Standout Jobs (startup in the online job space) http://www.standoutjobs.com
#10 (C) Tourism Internet Marketing Blog (Jens Thraenhart) - Vancouver
http://www.tourisminternetmarketing.com
#11 (A) Nitch.ca (Andrew Lane) - "Occasionally inspired thoughts on niche business, branding and marketing in a Web 2.0 world" - Toronto
http://www.nitch.ca
#12 (A) Mapping the Web (Aidan Henry) - Internet marketing & strategy consultant - Victoria
-Blog at http://www.MappingTheWeb.com (9rules member)
-PT blogger at Read/WriteWeb (http://www.ReadWriteWeb.com)
#13 (C) The CMA Blog (Jennifer Morozowich) www.canadianmarketingblog.com
#14 (D) The Praized Blog (Sebastien Provencher) Local 2.0: Where Local Meets Social. Where the promise of Web 2.0 technology extends to the area near you,. dedicated to tracking and making sense of this phenomenon - Montreal
www.praized.com/blog
#15 (C) Peters View (Peter Childs) Thoughts on Traditional & Social Media
www.petesview.net
#16 (B) Bargainista (Eden Spodek)
Where people who love shopping connect...
A Toronto-based blog about anything and everything related to shopping, customer service, bargains and a dash of social media thrown in for good measure.
http://bargainista.blogspot.com
#17 (C) Cherbert 15 (Chris Herbert) Marketing and web 2.0 fanaticism
B2B Blog:http://b2b-mktg.blogspot.com
Web 2.0 Blog http://cherbert15.wordpress.com
#18 (B) Transmission Marketing (Mark Goren)
Give + Take Marketing, blog focuses on social media, marketing, online community building - Montreal
http://transmissionmarketing.ca
#19 (B) Two Solitudes (Alan Sawyer) -The convergence and collision between traditional and new media - Toronto
http://mediaviews.blogspot.com/
#20 (A) My Name is Kate (Kate Trgovac) - The Intersection of marketing & technology - Vancouver
http://mynameiskate.ca
#21 (B) Marcomedy (Jonathan Dunn) A mix of marketing, media, pr, language and other assorted things that I find interesting - Toronto.
http//:marcomedy.wordpress.com and also
http://jargonism.wordpress.com
#22 (B) Brendan Hodgson (Brendan Hodgson-Hill & Knowlton) Odds and ends related to PR, digital and social media, measurement, writing... whatever catches my fancy professionally - Ottawa
http://blogs.hillandknowlton.com/blogs/brendanhodgson
#23 (C) Ideas for Conversations (Andrew Peek) - Insights in the world of sales and marketing (and made with love)- Toronto
http://ideasforconversations.com
#24 (B) Currents (Jonathon Narvey)
A take on current affairs, politics and life - Vancouver
http://jnarvey.com
http://writeimage.blogspot.com
#25 (B) Chroma (Dino Demopoulos) Writing about cultural trends, new media tidbits, digital lifestyle and social media - Toronto.
chromainc.typepad.com
#26 (B) ProPR (Joe Thornley) Social media and its impact on communication and marketing - Ottawa
URL: http://www.propr.ca
#27 (B) Kevin Daoust (dot) Com (Kevin Daoust) -How new media can be approached and applied to various facets of arts and culture. "Where arts, culture and new media collide."- Ottawa
http://www.kevindaoust.com
#28 (D) UN VRAI VISIONNAIRE QUÉBÉCOIS (Pierre Cote) - Montreal
http://pierrecote-howsoonisnow.blogspot.com/
#29 (B) Change Therapy (Isabella Mori) - Canada's blogging psychotherapist
http://www.moritherapy.org
#30 (B) LongOverdew.com (Yvonne Kai)
Street fashion and lifestyle blog extraordinnaire - Toronto...
http://www.longoverdew.com
#31 (B) Jill Hyson
Pop culture, media and personal posts of my life in suberbia - GTA
http://jewelgurl.blogspot.com/
#32 (D) EmergenceWeb (Claude Malaison) - Interactive Communications & the Integration of Web 2.0 technologies in the Enterprise ( Entreprises 2.0) - Montreal.
http://www.emergenceweb.com/blog.
#33 (A) d:notes (Derek Leverington) - Technology/marketing - Regina
www.derekleverington.com
#34 (D) YvesWilliams.com (Yves Williams)
Montreal
http://www.yveswilliams.com/blogue
#35 (D) Twist Image (Mitch Joel)
A look at brand democratization, social media and how it affects Marketing, Advertising, Communications and PR - Montreal.
URL: www.twistimage.com/blog
#36 (D) A Frog in the Valley (Sylvain Carle)
New Technology, Communication, Social and Networked Media, Identity, Open and distributed Data and MetaData - Montreal.
www.afroginthevalley.com
#37 (B) Canuckflack (Colin Mckay)
A look at communications, public relations, marketing, with a touch of retail and promotion - since 2003!
http://www.canuckflack.com
#38 (A) Internet Duct Tape (Eric Trebuchet) Blogging / programming / technology / lifehacks - Ottawa
http://InternetDuctTape.com
#39 (B) Open Flows (Jesse Hirsh)
Analysis of trends in the intersections of media, technology, politics, religion, culture, and society. - Toronto http://jesse.openflows.org
#40 (B) Threeminds @ Organic - (David Feldt) - Organic's blog that discusses exceptional experiences (hits and misses) and all things digital marketing - Toronto.
http://threeminds.organic.com
#41 (C) Kris Krug (Kris Krug) - Chnage, Culture, Creativity and Communication -Vancouver
http://kriskrug.com
#42 (C) Mish's Playground (Michelle Tampoya) - Business, Pleasure & Everything In Between - Tdot.
www.mishsplayground.com
#43 (A) "Vinko's Thoughts on"(Vinko Tsui) - Various topics from a technology versatilist, mainly on the social and interaction of technology in one's daily life, T.O.l by way of Hong Kong
http://blog.vinko.com
#44 (C) CMA Blog (Graham Kingma)
Anything related to Customer Experience - Toronto
http://www.canadianmarketingblog.com/
#45 (B) DarrenBarefoot.com (Darren Barefoot)
Technology, pop culture, PR, marketing, social media, social change and whatever else float's Darren's boat.- Vancouver
http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/
#46 (A) Eloquation (Sameer Vasta)
- Urban life in digital spaces. Everybody has a story to tell...- Toronto
- http://eloquation.com
#47 (A) Sweetmantra ( Bill Sweetman) - Practical e-marketing and online advertising advice, tips, and best practices - Toronto
http://www.sweetmantra.com
#48 (A) Digital Copyright Canada (Russell McOrmond)
New media, technology law, Free/Libre and Open Source Software, Open Access, Canadian Federal politics/politicians - Ottawa.
http://digital-copyright.ca
#49 (B) BlogCampaigning (Parker Mason)
A look at how blogs, video games and other forms of social media are being used in PR and political campaigns -Toronto (by way of Norway & Australia)
http://blogcampaigning.com
#50 (B) The Intangibles (Boyd Neil) Issues related to corporate reputation, corporate responsibility, social media and public relations - Toronto.
http://intangibles.typepad.com/theintangibles/
#51 (A) RadicalTrust.ca (Collin Douma)
The internet as the junction of democracy, commerce and community and brands that embrace this conversation creating A Radical Trust- GTA
http://www. radicaltrust.ca
#52 (A) iClick Nation (Edward Dron)
Viral marketing techniques, tools, and examples - Vancouver.
http://iclicknation.com
#52 (B) Cinci Csere (Cinci Csere)
Art, media and inspiration - Vancouver
http://cincicsere.blogspot.com/
#53 (A) Loud Murmurs (David Drucker)
Personal blog by an American Expatriot Composer and User Interface Designer - Vancouver
http://www.loudmurmurs.com
#54 (B) Megsjargon (Megan Cole)
Community, Social Media, Technology, Life - Vancouver
Vancouver
http://megancole.org
#55 (D) Emm-ess consultants (Marc Snyder)
Nouvelles et commentaires sur les communications et les relations publiques/ Communications and PR news and comment - Montreal
http://emm-ess.blogspot.com/
#56 (B) Happy Pixels (Mario Parisé)
Blog on social media and social marketing - Sudbury.
www.marioparise.com
#57 (C) One.Blank.Cog (Ehren Cheung) -
Marketing, customer service, new media, design, nature, interaction, travel, photography - Toronto.
http://www.onelittlecog.com
#58 (B) Capital PR (Keelan Green) PR Pros comments on communications, media, marketing, government - Ottawa. www.capitalpr.ca
#59 (A) Huffington Post (Andrew Cherwenka)
Web marketing - Toronto
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-cherwenka
#60 (B) The New PR with Ryan Anderson (Ryan Anderson)- Ottawa
http://www.ryananderson.ca
#61 (C) The Client Side Blog with Michael Seaton (Michael Seaton) A client side view of marketing, advertising, communications, digital and social media - Toronto
http://www.theclientsideblog.com
#62 (B) PR Works (David Jones)
Working in an on the PR industry from a Canadian Perspective - Toronto
www.prworks.ca
#63 (B) BAMCAT.com (Brian McKechnie)
Tech, entertainment, pop-culture -Toronto
http://www.bamcat.com
#64 My(PR)Palette (Martin Waxman) - Thoughts on PR, Media, Blogging and Other Things Social - Toronto
www.martinspalette.blogspot.com
#65 (A) Yap 3.0 (Robin Yap)
Training, Quality, Certification, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Knowledge, Technology and the Organisational Strategies that binds them - Toronto
http://blog.robinyap.com
#66 (A) Imagination+Innovation (Duane Brown)
Where marketing & interactive entertainment collide.
Toronto
www.creativetraction.com/blog
#67 (B) RobCottingham.ca (Rob Cottingham)
Some people can't see a commons without dreaming up a profitable tragedy. - Vancouver.
http://www.robcottingham.ca
#68 (B) Social Signal (Alexandra Samuel and Rob Cottingham)
"We're brainstorming here, and there are no dumb ideas. But if we weren't brainstorming, that would have been a really, really, really dumb idea" - Vancouver.
http://www.socialsignal.com/blog
#69 (A) How Soon is Now (Pierre Cote) - A Vision of Tomorrow in this Real Digital Revolution - Montreal
http://pierrecote-howsoonisnow.blogspot.com/
#70 (C) - This Blog Sits At (Grant McCracken) - The Intersection of Anthropology and Economics - Montreal by way of Chicago/Boston
http://www.cultureby.com/trilogy/
#71 (C) Brandthroposophy (Rob Kozinets) - Consumer culture, word-of-mouth, brands and online communities, Marketing "Science," fandom, Burning Man, green marketing, and more - Toronto
http://kozinets.net/
#72 (B) Uninstalled (Michael O'Connor Clarke)
City: Toronto
http://michaelocc.com
#73 (A) Open Concept (Mike Gifford)
Open source, politics and non-profits - Ottawa.
http://openconcept.ca/blog/mgifford/
#74 (B) - Media/Social Media/PR/Culture (Eric Bolduc)
Visual arts in Montreal (and its surrounding)
http://ratsdeville.typepad.com/
#75 (A) Socialwrite (Jevon MacDonald) - perhaps the most boring blog there ever was - Toronto
http://www.socialwrite.com/
#76 (B) Singer.to - Refreshing the Daily Grind (Eli Singer) -
A web cafe for the haze between the
first cup and the daily grind - Toronto.
http://.blog.singer.to
#77 Mario tout de go (Mario Asselin) Education issues, learning with new technologies and social software ( blogs and wikis) - Quebec.
http://carnets.opossum.ca/mario
#78 Carolbrowne.com (Carol Browne)
About photography, crafts and the goings on around Vancouver - Vancouver
carolbrowne.com
#79 (B) At Home with Kim Vallee (Kim Vallee)
Product reviews, stores, home decor, party themes, planning tips and recipes for easy entertaining with style - Montreal
http://blog.kimvallee.com/
#80 (A) Persuasive e-Marketing (Kelly Rusk)
E-Marketing tips, trends, advice and analysis by Sitebrand.
- Ottawa/Gatineau
http://blog.sitebrand.com
#81 (A) The New Mediaist (Ari Shomair)
Online Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and the world at large - Toronto
http://www.newmediaist.com
#82 - (C) Craphammer (Sean Howard) Blog on word of mouth, viral and social networking digital communications firm - Toronto
http://www.craphammer.ca/
#83 (C) Global Culture (Juan M. Gonzalez)
"Global citizens spreading cosmopolitanism" - Toronto
http://global-culture.org
#84 (B) Student PR (Chris Clarke) - PR students unite!
city-Toronto
http://studentpr.com/blog
#85 (B) Photojunkie (Rannie Turingan) -
Social media blog, photoblog and an online zine
http://www.photojunkie.ca/
#86 (D) Web 1979 (Mat Balez)
The web viewed through the lens of my vintage 1979 eyes - Montreal
http://web1979.wordpress.com/
#87 (D) Montreal Tech Watch (Chris "Zeke" Hand)
Technology & Innovation News - Montreal http://www.montrealtechwatch.com
#88 (C) Customer Experience Crossroads (Susan Abbott)
About Branded Experiences and How To Create Them
http://arc.typepad.com/customercrossroads/
#89 (A) Saunderslog (Alec Saunders)
An explosive mix of Technology, VoiP and The Web - Ottawa
http://saunderslog.com
#90 (A) One Degree (Michael Garrity)
Internet Marketing Insiders - Toronto
http://www.onedegree.ca/category/michael-garrity
#91 (C) CMA Blog (Bryan Tenenhouse)
Direct Marketing - Toronto
http://www.canadianmarketingblog.com/contributors/bryan-tenenhouse/
#92 (B) Navigate Communications (David Bradfield) - Fleishman New York's Digital PR and social media blog - A Canadian in New York
http://navigatecommunications.com
Our executive judges are to be announced next week (if you're lurking on this post and are a well qualified social media expert who lives outside of our borders, we'd love to have you referee our tournament - but please no ties to professional gambling rings) and bracket seedings will be finalized by next weekend.
Dismissed...Captain Canuck
Social Media Zealots
Problogger
Conversational Media Marketing
Greg Verdino
Altitude Branding
The Buzz Bin
Being Peter Kim
The Altimeter
CoBrandit
Web-Strategist
Groundswell