Shanta R. Nathwani, B.Com., MCP

Category: Commentary

  • What Athabasca University (AU) Means To Me

    What Athabasca University (AU) Means To Me

    I’ve been fortunate enough to take three courses through Athabasca University this summer. This is my first time taking online distance education, let alone self-paced. Really enjoying going at my own speed. Almost completed one course and ready to book the exam. I’m looking forward to more from them. Taking three courses and having to finish them quickly means I have to be comfortable and be happy where I study. Admit it, you’re jealous of my classroom:

  • A Little Experiment

    I have a hard time making up my mind when it comes to my own self. I can suggest three things to a client that they should do or recommend that they go a particular course. I’ve never been one for logos or tying myself to any one particular image. There are many facets to what I do, so why not have a few? And why not let the community help me decide?

    I’ve needed business cards for sometime now, but don’t consider myself a designer. I love photography, so I’m using four images on the backs of my business cards:

    HK Signs
    HK Signs
    HK Buddha
    HK Buddha
    Tiny Sun
    Tiny Sun
    Tiny Feet
    Tiny Feet

    I’m basing this experiment after seeing Alex Blom with his three different colours of cards when I first met him a few years ago. Why not try this with my own photos?

    There are a few things that I hope to find out from this little experiment:

    1. Which card appeals to everyone? The one that I run out of first, is the most popular.
    2. Which card gets the most click-throughs? Each card is coded with a different QR code that links to their respective campaign in Google Analytics. The one that gets the most click-throughs, might be my second option.
    3. I’m also curious to see which people pick which photos. I have a small theory about which ones women will pick over the men, but I’ll share that once I know the results to see if I’m right. Don’t want to skew the results.

    Anything else I should be finding out? What do you expect to see?

  • #SurrenderYourSay is a winner | the social media age

    Thanks to Karim Kanji for summing this up so eloquently.

    #SurrenderYourSay is a winner | the social media age.

    Here’s one of the tweets I sent out “manually”:

    This is one my favourites that was sent out by the app:

    One of my favourite photos of my brother, Ravi, and I.
    One of my favourite photos of my brother, Ravi, and I.

  • Weekly Writing Challenge: Using Forms Creatively | The Daily Post

    Weekly Writing Challenge: Using Forms Creatively | The Daily Post.

    This is a perfect challenge right now. I’ve recently started my new website and would like to know what you want to hear from me. Rather than migrating posts over from my blog site, I would appreciate your opinion on what I should post in the future here. Please take a look at my wordpress.com site if it helps, and complete this short form below.

    I’ve also been thinking of putting together a regular newsletter to include interesting events that are coming up, people looking for work, those looking for clients, communities to join and just basically connecting people.

    Many thanks!

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