Tag Archives: Vancouver

A step closer to being faculty-Teaching WordPress Intensive at BCIT

As many of you all know I love to teach and give talks. It’s in my blood to teach (both my parents did) and is something that gives me great personal satisfaction. So when I got a call last week … Continue reading

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The eclectic Vancouver Police Museum wins the Sponsor a Museum support

You know any museum that not only has a confiscated Klingon knife, but a GPS database of all the former brothels, gambling houses, and illegal saloons of Vancouver’s past is pretty cool. Turns out that Victoria’s Zero One Design thinks … Continue reading

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Vancouver Rocks the Canadian Social Media Influencer list

We shouldn’t be surprised that after seeing the list of nominees for most influential women in Canadian social media that when the guy’s list came out it would be stacked with a lot of Vancouver (and environs) folks on the … Continue reading

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Congrats to all of the winners of The Best of 604

Last night we had the first of what I know will be many Best of 604 galas. It is safe to say if you are involved in social media, in town, and not sick you were there at The Cellar … Continue reading

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Rebecca Bollwitt shining example of using social media for the good of others

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 … Continue reading

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Vote in the Best of 604, or at least come to the party

About an hour ago Rebecca announced that voting was now open for the Best of 604 awards — Metro Vancouver Web Awards | Best of 604. I’m nominated in the Best Personal Blog and best Sci-Tech blog categories, of course … Continue reading

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Is Victoria too humble to rocket to the top of tech?

Believe it our not, Victoria’s number one industry is tech. Yes, tech… In the week after Labor Day I chatted with a couple visiting from Baltimore. They were in Victoria for just one night, having planned their trip according to … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Tweet, tweet irony in Vancouver’s mayoral race

Fresh on the heels of what could be argued as the first President that social media elected came a social media gaff in Vancouver’s mayoral race. The story broke in the Vancouver Sun and was tweeted and blogged by many … Continue reading

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Media Democracy Day Panels: Journalism in a time of Big Media Domination & The Battle for New Media and Open Communication

I had a great time today at Media Democracy Day. I didn’t get there until after lunch time, but I managed to catch a couple panels and live tweeted them. First was: Journalism in a time of Big Media Domination … Continue reading

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HappyFrog at the Vancouver Health & Wellness Show

Before I wander to the VPL for Media Democracy Day, I’ve swung over to the Vancouver Health & Wellness show, courtesy of Dave Olson. Why pray tell? Well the scads of folks offering massages might be enough or the samples … Continue reading

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