Mike Vardy

Balance Schmalance

Here it is: Balance is a myth. Shifting isn’t. When you talk about balance, suddenly you’re also talking about multitasking. The act of balancing requires at least two things to be in play, and so focus is split between those things. The more things in play, the more the focus is split. And the more […]

Why I’m Not on Pinterest

There’s been a lot of talk about Pinterest lately. And while I did follow The Next Web’s guide on how to get started with it, I stopped after being there for all of one day.

More Better

The events of this week (on so many fronts) have been absolutely stellar. I’ve been connecting with people and connecting my words in ways I hadn’t done in a while – and in some ways –ever before. Perhaps I’m on a high right now in terms of having everything aligned and things just working out

Getting Engaged with Quora

So it’s been a few months since I did this — as evidenced by my Movember efforts — but I wanted to give a big thanks once again to Yukari Peerless and Russel Lolacher for having me on their video podcast Getting Engaged. I talked about Quora and how I was working to get…well…more engaged

Oh, Canada: A Siri-ous Flaw

While traveling in the US, I finally had the opportunity to unleash the full power of Siri — and I realized just how much we’re missing out on the experience here in my home and native land. Siri can do pretty much everything here that it can do in the US. But it can’t “look

My First Great New Thing: The Mikes on Mics Podcast

I’ve made mention of this in passing, but I believe it is time to share this in what I consider to be a more expansive form: A post of at least 500 words. My first great new thing is the new podcast I’ve started with Michael Schechter called Mikes on Mics. While my colleague has

Goodbye Google: The First Steps

A couple of weeks back I mentioned that I’d pretty much had it with Google and was looking to – as my Internet Friend and podcast co-host Michael Schechter put it – “vote with my data” by divorcing myself as much as possible from their monolithic web presence and services. I’m not going to dive

Worth Watching: Art & Copy

I spent a couple of hours today watching one of the latest additions to Canada’s Netflix catalogue: Art & Copy. A great film that dives deep into the world of advertising, both from a creative and business standpoint.1 Some of the best and brightest on the industry are interviewed, and you get to see how