Growing up my parents instilled in me a sense of responsibility to give back to the community. It was expected that we would use our talents and gifts for the greater good. It should be no surprise that my father worked his whole life helping veterans paralysed in war and taught at medical schools, my [...]
Rebecca Bollwitt shining example of using social media for the good of others
Third Tuesday Vancouver: Rebecca Bollwitt Building Your Personal Brand
Tonight in Vancouver we had our monthly Third Tuesday Meetup with tonight’s speaker none other than Rebecca “Miss604″ Bollwitt. Rebecca, for those who don’t know her, is not only a brilliant and savvy tech-social media mavens, but one of Vancouver’s most recognized and well-known bloggers. The question then is how did she do it? It [...]
Blogging’s death knell only rung by those of limited vision
All the brew-ha-ha about the death of blogging last week didn’t really surprise me much (See Mark Evans, Mathew Ingram, Wired and Tish Grier). I had a post percolating in my head about the whole issue, but it wasn’t until Rebecca’s post today that it all clicked together for me: I think blogging is changing; [...]
Ideas On Tap Tonight in Yaletown: Giving Vancouver Tech a Boost With Beer

One of my favourite things about the Vancouver tech community is, well, the community. One of the main reasons I decided to throw caution, and a job, to the wind and stay in B.C. instead of moving to Toronto was the community and circle of friends I have here. So true to Vancouver form, after [...]
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