Nick Valentino

The Guy with Answers to the Mysteries of the Web.

[Nick Valentino @nickwebguy]

It's my #Twitterversary! I have been on Twitter for 14 years, since 4 Jul 2008 (via @twi_age).

[York U Research & Innovation @YUResearch]

When you interact with a virtual assistant online it is often not immediately obvious that you are not chatting with a person. @yorkuniversity's Student Virtual Assistant, SAVY, is mentioned in an article published on @MSN. https://t.co/xPEe44Pivr | #YUResearch @yorkustudents

[Nick Valentino @nickwebguy]

So glad to read that SAVY was able help Sabina on her #YorkU journey. #AskSAVY

[York University News @YorkUnews]

British expat Sanina Goranova who juggled university & motherhood during the pandemic, graduates magna cum laude from @YorkULAPS in communication studies. On another note, she talks with @BBCNews about using Savy, York's own virtual assistant. https://t.co/MPP2u8crVa #YorkUConvo

[Study at York U @studyatyorku]

Lions, it’s SAVY’s birthday today & you’re invited to help your student virtual assistant celebrate! SAVY will tell you how 👇

[Nick Valentino @nickwebguy]

@courtraybould And, what a team! As always, PSEWeb brings together a truly wonderful community. Absolutely with you on that 2022 in-person drink!

[Nick Valentino @nickwebguy]

@DayanBoyce @vidurkalive @yorkuniversity York had implemented a couple of chatbots prior to SAVY, so the concept was already bought into. It was the partnership between York and IBM that drove this implementation.

[Nick Valentino @nickwebguy]

@pedamento @vidurkalive @yorkuniversity Yes. SMEs will be able to update their content directly, then it will go through our team to make sure it's still in the voice of SAVY.

[Nick Valentino @nickwebguy]

@courtraybould Thanks, Courtney! It's been a blast to work on it for the past 18 months. Hope all is well with you! Congrats on putting on a fantastic conference. The virtual aspect is working great!

[#PSEWeb Conference @psewebconf]

Meet SAVY. 👋 @yorkuniversity's AI-driven tool designed to give students access to 24/7 help; anytime, anywhere. Now that's smart. Join @nickwebguy, @vidurkalive and Tina Dealwis as they discuss the success, impacts and failures of this smart tool. #pseweb https://t.co/pLkrU7I6cI

[Nick Valentino @nickwebguy]

It's my #Twitterversary! I have been on Twitter for 13 years, since 4 Jul 2008 (via @twi_age).

[Nick Valentino @nickwebguy]

I'm so proud to work on such an amazing project with such a brilliant team.

[CUCCIO NEWS @CUCCIONEWS]

Congratulations to @YorkUCIO and all of the SAVY team! Truly inspiring that we get to honour you!

[Brad Strom @YorkUCIO]

Newsflash: @yorkuniversity has won the 2020 #CUCCIO Innovation Award for its SAVY project! SAVY is a Student Virtual Assistant based on conversational AI powered by @IBMWatson. Thanks to @CUCCIONEWS. Congrats to @IBMCanada & the many @yorkuniversity groups involved! @CANHEIT_2021

[Nick Valentino @nickwebguy]

Bell denies Brkic’s involvement in the choice of the region. And, yet, to paraphrase Obi Wan Kenobi, in my experience, there’s no such thing as coincidence. https://t.co/at0ggg4NSC

[TekSavvy @TekSavvyBuzz]

From @CBCNews: In a region of Quebec known for spotty internet access, about 100 lakeside households have received a taxpayer-funded hookup to Bell Fibe's high-speed internet access. One of those cottages is owned by Bell CEO Mirko Bibic. https://t.co/niJPW5NBlV

[Branka Halilovic @brankahalilovic]

SAVY, @YorkUniversity's Student Virtual Assistant built on @IBMWatson's platform, was able to answer 89% of the tech questions asked during the exams over the weekend! Way to go the UIT team! #innovation #technology #AI

[Nick Valentino @nickwebguy]

The one defence of top-down communications during this pandemic is that the speed of change sometimes overwhelms the ability to leverage a more grassroots approach. That said, I don't disagree with what is argued here: https://t.co/XXHS6odhDA

[Nick Valentino @nickwebguy]

Mine, too.

[Nick Valentino @nickwebguy]

Not a librarian but I also don't lend books. If I give you my book, I don't expect it back.

[Christopher Ingraham🦗 @_cingraham]

If Jeff Bezos gave all 876,000 Amazon employees a $105,000 bonus, he'd be left with exactly as much money as he had at the start of the pandemic. https://t.co/mCyl9MXFXk

[Nick Valentino @nickwebguy]

My wife and I struggled with whether to send my stepdaughter back to school or have her do it online, weighing our fear of the inadequate planning by the Ministry with our equal fear of abandoning our lower income neighbours if we and similarly fortunate families opted out.

[Scott Galloway @profgalloway]

The largely remote school year will hurt working families that were already struggling the most
https://t.co/hM3ucpR2Va

[Nick Valentino @nickwebguy]

These conversations with Rogers, posted by @mmbc, are vividly reminding me of but one of the myriad reasons why I cut that corporation out of my life.

[Melissa Mae Shipley, née Cheater. (She/Her) @mmbc]

Me: I'm moving.
@Rogers: You have to call us for that.
Me: I'm calling.
@Rogers: We're very busy.
Me: I found a better price.
@Rogers: Still very busy.
Me: I signed up!
@Rogers: Hi, how can we help you?