Tod Maffin launches TrendCentral to advertise himself

At a new domain that posts stories of interest to no one, Tod inserts a big fat advertisement for himself and his services.



Though it bills itself as a "glimpse into the future", it is actually a glimpse into the past.
Past stories and pictures that have already appeared on the web that Tod can copy and paste into his new blog.

Watch the space to see how it becomes progressively neglected by Tod as he realizes there is no audience for these "trends".

If you see poet Rives, let him know Tod Maffin would do him

Strange.
When I looked at this video of a Henry Rollins-type performance artist, I did not immediately think of "doing him".
But Tod did.

Bill O'Reilly and Tod Maffin will stoop to anything to assure themselves they're not really so bad

Like offering up childhood pictures from their pre-asshole days.

Tod Maffin: "I'm a snob and I don't like being around people."

Forthright Tod @6:28

"Tod Maffin taught me how to spice up my traffic reports on our community radio station in Swaziland"

Tod: "I thought seriously about going to Africa to help out, but ... eh ...I decided to stay in Vancouver instead"

Good thing you did, Tod.
Because I emailed ahead and asked them to send me their thoughts about an impending visit from Tod Maffin.

They sent back a picture.

people are no longer interested in Tod Maffin. Except us!

Our 500th post about Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin and The End of the Age of Delusion

and now, a brief twitter from Tod Maffin





It's been a sweet ride for Tod Maffin.
He got to hang with netchick and The Hez, fly on airplanes and stay in hotel rooms, with all his toiletries and grooming aids laid out neatly on the dresser each time ...

actually, Tod's not really a neat freak. He's obsessive and a perfectionist about some things, but housekeeping isn't one of them, as anyone knows who's seen his apartment.

This is Tod Maffin and another desperate plea for attention.
Tod isn't really planning to go anywhere, except on vacation. (those comedic breakfast gigs he does pay surprisingly well).

But he wants you to know that Tod Maffin thinks exotically, unlike you and I.
Well, alright, more so.
He's an adventurer, flying into the heart of Africa, where no white man could be bothered to go, and he will teach the natives in The Ways Of The Radio.
Presumably for a bit less than the usual two to four thousand dollars per gig that he usually is handed at the conferences.

Tod sees some advantages to going - it'll help his charisma further down the road when he comes back in one piece as a man of the world. As an altruist, nay a missionary, if you will.
Yes he can picture it now ... the selfless Maffin helping to further the progress of civilization.
And hiding out for a while might get that blog off his back.

But this is Tod Maffin. He doesn't actually do anything beyond the whiny wimp stage, such as twitter his fake dreams out loud.

I'm Tod Maffin and I WANT SPECIAL TREATMENT!

a recent Tod Twitter

Tod has been divested of yet another iPhone, and once again it was his own damn fault.
But that's not acceptable to Tod.

So he decides to yell at Fido, who sold him the iPhone, because a replacement is going to cost $800 plus tax.
Of course Rogers has the same arrangement, but for Tod that's an inconvenient fact.
Finding out what he was getting into when he signed the contract was also an inconvenient fact.

LOOK AT ME EVERYBODY! Tod Maffin is one of the Top Ten most hyperactive people on the internet in the Vancouver area.

This meaningless, inconsequential thing on the internet called NowPublic calculated what they believe to be the web's 10 most-visible individuals in Vancouver.
NowPublic is located in Vancouver, and going nowhere.



let's narrow it down to just 10 people-that-we-have-no-interest-in.



And yes, Tod is # 10

"I think the list will surprise some people,"
said Leonard Brody, CEO of NowPublic, a Vancouver-based site where people can post and discuss news stories.

In Peace, we hope

Understanding Media and Me, by Tod Maffin

To say that I’m now “shutting down” the blog because, in fact, I DON’T want to see opinions expressed is mind-boggling.

Tod

Please, God, let it finally be over

No, these are not Tod Maffin's final words.

With Tod, there's no such thing as last words.
Just when you think he's said goodbye and left, he walks back into the room to perform another farewell once again.

When a reader wrote at insidecbc ...

Randall says:

Not surprised this is shutting down. All the negative comments regarding the new programming…not good for newcomers to see.

Sorry thats my cyncial corporations be damned viewpoint.

Tod saw an opportunity to get more "facts" on the record.
Such as: He quit. Voluntarily. So don't think he got fired. Got it?
And even though the comment is obviously directed at the CBC, Tod pretends it's a personal slight, and thus it affords him a chance to expound from his high horse.
Confirming, that he's a total asshole.

And he didn't print my comment either.
The coward.

Employment Opportunity: ABT*

*anyone but Tod




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Doing Our Part To Help Tod Maffin

Balancing excessive admiration with realistic feedback

What's Wrong With Tod Maffin (?)

We're unable to find anywhere on the internet that Tod Maffin comes clean about his vague "health issues".
The ones he's always working on but is never able to resolve.

The words "depression" and "addiction" crop up, but it's hard to think of him in terms of either of those afflictions.

Tod appears to be not all that different from the rest of us, particularly as we all suffer from one common ailment to some extent:

Narcissism.

* Overreacts to criticism, becoming angry or humiliated
* Uses others to reach goals
* Exaggerates own importance
* Entertains unrealistic fantasies about achievements, power, beauty, intelligence or romance
* Has unreasonable expectations of favorable treatment
* Seeks constant attention and positive reinforcement from others
* Is easily jealous
* Has a sense of entitlement
* Is exploitative of others
* Lacks empathy
* Displays arrogant and proud behavior
* Displays haughty behavior
* Uses denial mechanism to downplay own inadequacies or failings
* Uses rationalization mechanism to justify self-centered behavior


We can easily see ourselves as having some of those characteristics.
But like almost everything else in life, Tod is way ahead of us.

Why Passion Matters: Success and Balance are Not Mutually Exclusive says Tod

Turns out Success and Failure are also not mutually exclusive.
Last June, Tod Maffin was able to tell a story that combined the two.
His own.
At the Western Workplace Health 2008, Calgary



Lessons he learned about being successful?
Let me guess - run your brain in lo-tech.

And tell people you work for the CBC!

Tod went from imaginary multi-millionaire to realistic zero millionaire in a couple of years.
That's enough to make anybody depressed.

Recruiting the Facebook Generation: Winning the New Race for Talent

Tod Maffin speaks again!

Thursday,
January 29,
2009

Metro Toronto Convention
Centre

when will Tod Maffin be starting his blog?

"If you do nothing else, start a blog," says Maffin. Get the company president or someone high-profile to talk about what your organization is all about. "It's much more effective than an About Us' page on a Web site."

June 1, 2008

Health Care Leaders Association of BC Eats While Tod Maffin Talks

Tod is scheduled to speak in October in Vancouver.





Attendees will be asking themselves "he's a CBC TV host? I've never heard of the guy!"

Tod Maffin's Dilemma: How do I promote myself without using the CBC's Official Blog?

Tip For Tod: How to start your own Blog

ADDENDUMB
I feel so silly. I forgot.
You're a worldwide authority on this stuff.

Tip For Tod: How to increase the size of your blog

Tod took this picture of a friend of his who likes to ... have her picture taken.

If you're looking for a bigger blog, Tod, you might consider posting more great pictures like this one.

The Legacy of Tod Maffin

for all intents and purposes ...

you're looking at it.

Tod Maffin: From International Authority To Worldwide Authority, In The Click Of A Web Page

The Lavin Agency has given Tod a new status in life.
They have promoted him from international authority, and accorded him authority that extends worldwide.

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Tod panhandling at the CBC

The Long Goodbye - of Tod Maffin

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Try as he may (and he doesn't try at all), Tod just can't keep his mouth shut.
In his excruciatingly slow exit from the CBC blog, he says goodbye, and then finds it necessary to say it again, and again,
Of course what happened was that Tod just figured out a really cool phrase to use thanks to author Douglas Adams.
AND he wanted to make sure that everyone knew that he's looking for a job at the CBC. He has no shame.
And no class.


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"... as I’ve not, despite trying, managed to score a job at the place I enjoy so much.

Best wishes! So long, and thanks for all the fish."


*try the seafood entres at Scoozie's, Tod. You know, the restaurant at the end of your universe.

"Made me wonder if management knew what was happening here" - K

(from left to right - Future File, Inside The CBC, Todbits, I Love Radio.org ... actually, there isn't room to list all of the blogs that Tod has abandoned)

And the eulogies are already slowing to a trickle ...

I especially appreciated the obituaries.

Regards,
Peter Brandon
Edmonton

Tod learns to take his own picture with the help of a convenient mirror

My Blog Is Bigger Than Your Blog

an open invitation for Tod Maffin to submit a post for this blog .

Since he seems to be temporarily without, I'm happy to share the immense audience here at TMRTU.

Resisting Clicking The "New Post" Button

This could be tough.

Just like Tod Maffin, I suffer from an addiction.

I was this close to 500 posts about my friend Tod Maffin when he pulled the plug on his domination of public chatter at insidecbc.ca.

This has profound implications, for Tod, and for me.

What are we going to do now?

Someone Comes To Their Senses: CBC or Tod?

How much will Tod Maffin be charging the CBC to buy the domain name from him?

Suitable For Framing

The Truth Is Out There

It must be.
Because it seems kind of vague at Inside The CBC.


"With all the changes going on inside the CBC this fall, it only makes sense that some changes occur at Inside the CBC.com as well!"
~ Tod

eh ... ok, I guess that makes sense. Why not.


"Within the next week or two, I’ll be transitioning out of the blog editor’s chair to recover from a couple of major health setbacks and to work a bit on some outside projects"
~ Tod


Just like Tod, always working on outside projects.

But wasn't he hiking just a few weeks ago?

Confusion at joe clark's blog

Tod Maffin Still Brags About Blogging

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But the truth is, he's blogless

Tod Maffin No Longer Rules The Universe

Inside ... Joke

Sept. 8, 2008

Tod Maffin Leads My Thoughts

Tod is indeed as he bills himself.
A thought leader.

My thoughts go wherever Tod wants them to go.
Because I follow Tod Maffin.

I go where Tod goes, and I read what Tod writes.
I go with him into Canadian Tire for crappy customer service.
I try out the new Instinct phone and dislike press releases that aren't instant radio bits. I think teachers should back off and devote more time to me.
I think the CBC doesn't need to hire more people, just the replace the ones that get old.

Because I think about whatever Tod Maffin wants me to think about.

And afterwards I blink my eyes, shake my head gently, quickly, briefly, and come back to reality.

Tod and his faithful assistant monitor the Net for any disparaging remarks.

So don't even think about it.

Tod Who?

Already 13 mentions of the phrase "Tod Maffin" on his home page.

And the night is still young.

It Lives

http://twitter.com/todddmaffin

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Unearthed! Tod Maffin's first Twitter

Scientists have confirmed that this is authentic. The real thing ...

The Brilliance of Tod Maffin

As the Ancient Scriptures reveal to us, before he was even born, Tod Maffin was destined to be employed at the CBC.

Now what better way to control what's being said about you at that institution than to be in control of that institution's internet interface?

Available For Speaking Engagements About Tod Maffin

TMRTU is widely recognized as the leading international authority on blogging about Tod Maffin.

Audiences exposed to the TMRTU presentations will often speak of having a "Kylie Minogue moment", where they simply can't get a particular post out of their head.
It leaves them, not just talking, but thinking, for months.





will never be represented by the Lavin Agency, with offices in the United States and Canada

PEACHY - Okanagan Teachers & Librarians Have Money To Burn

They're bored and want to be entertained, so Sharon Bede suggests bringing in Maffin to startle them.

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This is Todd Maffins' latest speaking topic. He would make an excellent guest speaker for the district or for a future conference. I remember always listening to him on CBC--then he closed his blog and disappeared...this explains what happened to him and it looks like he has excellent strategies for coping with our technologically driven world. I have attaced his other workshops. He is represented by the Lavin agency
- Sharon Bede. KSS Library.

I'd like to ask you, seriously, why would you want to do this.

What is it that you want to hear from Tod Maffin?

That if you think you're depressed you should seek help?

You couldn't figure that out for yourself?

If you want insight about depression, have you considered asking a qualified medical practitioner to come and speak to your group?
As teachers shaping the academic life of others, finding authoritative sources from which to learn about the world around you may be useful.

But perhaps you're just looking for a freak show.
Have you heard of Netflix?



Very reasonable prices.