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I’ve got an abundance of bits and pieces of canadian telecom and internet experience, and I am thrilled to be in a place in time when all is changing, technology is developing, and the status quo is being disrupted. 

Floobergeist is a word that is beginning to defy definition.  The more I roll that smooth pebble around, the more it becomes to mean. Floobergeist started out as the magic dust that turns dreams into ideas.  And then it began to encompass the zing that happens when you have conversations about those ideas. And now, it’s the whole evolution from dream to conversation, with each step improving the later and the former along the way.

Everyone aspires to good conversations. They can lead you to adventures you’ve never imagined, and to people you can twig with.

Let’s have a good conversation…

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Allstream: The Good and the Bad

November 28, 2008  /  jules kivell

Yesterday, MTS Allstream announced that Dean Prevost would be succeeding John MacDonald as the new President of the Allstream arm.

Dean has always been a brilliant visionary, and this is simply a fantastic move.

On the flip side, it’s November, and Allstream has been partial to November layoffs. The Enterprise group is going through its usual house cleaning, with casualties coming in the form of layoffs and 3 month *wondows* to find alternate roles within the organization. The last big November sweep was in 2005, where over 300 employees were released to the industry.

In these uncertain economic times, we're very mindful of the need tomanage and reduce our costs while 
improving our decision-making speed and effectiveness," said Mr. Blouin. "The streamlining of our executive 
team is but one example of what is happening across the company to strengthen our competitiveness.

 

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