social networking

WestJet has weird condition in twitter contestThose that know me, or have heard me talk about my traveling adventures over the past decade know that I favour Air Canada for most of my flying, and although I have not flown WestJet except for one trip about 9 years ago if memory serves me correct, I don't really have anything against the airline specifically. Air Canada just has better schedule options for where I travel, and I have come to enjoy the benefits I get as being an Elite level Aeroplan member.

In fact I want WestJet and other airlines to thrive in order to create more competition, so that in the long run, Canadian travelers have cost-effective and convenient, safe travel options.

Like all cellular providers, Rogers is a company that most of it's customers love to hate. We all complain that our rates are too high, coverage is spotty, customer service is a pain to deal with, 3 year contracts suck, and unsubsidized phone prices are just too gosh darn high. Now I am sure if you asked anyone on any network around the world, they would have similar complaints about there carrier, but why Rogers is unwilling to do anything about it is beyond me.

After the iPhone 3G S was announced, many started to follow and communicate on twitter with Keith McArthur,, a Rogers employee who's bio on Twitter lists him as "Social Media guy at Rogers and Fido". He has tried to answer as many questions as he could from his own twitter account, before creating an official Rogers Twitter account, but I am sure was hamstrung by official Rogers policy, and although he was forthcoming with information in the beginning, his answers to peoples questions became very repetitive quickly, with answers such as "We have not announced pricing yet" etc...