In Haliburton, It's SBM not GTL

SBM you ask? Well... that means SUN, BEER, MEAT not Gym, Tan, Laundry... sorry J-WOW.

After a wild Friday night in downtown Toronto, (Roosevelt Room/Ultra) what better a way to nurse the hangover than a 4 hour drive North? Lemme tell ya, it was an epic cruise. The road wound through massive rocks, lakes and nooks around every corner, sweeping turns and... no police to issue speeding tickets.

This, is my trip in photos. The names have been changed to protect their identities. ha. The best part of the cruise was the historic HWY 118 off the equally famous HWY 11 (the longest road in the world!) Here's a map - check out the 118

With a lil' luck, we arrived in Haliburton without hitting traffic - to park the car and throw away the keys for the next 48 hours.

Here are some photos of the Lake, Cottage, Peoples, and Sightings :)

Some may need an explanation,

That's J-WOW and AT checking out the amazing waterfront of the cottage // and DG saying hi from the fantastic deck // J-WOW and AT on the deck... it begins...

I saw this on the wall and had to take a photo of it... it's pretty great eh? Knitted.

This is a classic photo from the end of my favourite cottage/drinking game, "Pile-Up on 'Lermo"

And a photo of my bud passed out with his motorcycle helmet on :) Awesome. AT working the fire while DON VITO gives his endorsement of the activities.

After the night's ruckus, we decided to rent a pontoon boat for the day... seemed like a good idea at the time. Who knew those suckers could sink?

We almost sunk it and drowned. Twice. Thank goodness for my boat knowledge :)

Did that sound like fun? Heck ya it did!

Join me next time...

You've been tagged! A How-to for tags

OH NO! A panic washes over as you ponder the most dreaded of social media scenarios. Where have I been? Who was I with? Who's been talking about me?! Seems to me, it's always the most unflattering or inappropriate picture right? For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, today's lesson is on tags!

Tags or tagging is prevalent throughout the internet. What is a tag? Well, a tag is essentially a key word or term that can be used with a blog, tweet, website or image.

How are tags used? Tagging helps describe any aforementioned item and allows it to be found through a search, grouping other items containing similar tags.

Our class assignment in social and digital media was to scoure the depths of the world wide internets, in search of this: the best how-to for tags. A picture is worth a thousand words and this post really exemplifies the simplistic nature of tags and tagging. At the bottom of this post you'll notice my tags or "labels" pertaining to keywords or terms i.e. tags, tagging, and how-to.


A quick example.

Say you see a blog post or a photo that has been tagged "Jimmy". By clicking that tag, or searching for the tag "Jimmy", you'll open up all other similarly tagged items, i.e. blog posts, photos, etc.

If that didn't do the trick, here are some others that I stumbled upon worth mentioning.

- how to effectively use tags in your blog (click here)
- how to use tags (click here)
- and ... for the hasty and visually inclined,

Although I was familiar with tags, this how-to experience gave me an opportunity to expand my knowledge and showcase network learning. Tags can be utilized to introduce new people, discover new interests, and connect with other people through a multitude of networks. As it turns out, the best how-to for tags was a blog post found on the ning.com network. I'm IN that network and can now say... "I've utilized my networks as a learning asset." When you think tags, think connecting.

Kick-ass! If you'd like to know more about tags, check out what Rachael and Katy, my co-conspirators have to say!

Wanna know more about Twitter? Or how to embed a video?
Click here! to see a collection of the best online how-to's in the universe.

Connect with the Humber Public Relations 2010 class!

I'll see you soon.