Rebecca Coleman I have actually made this video before. And written this post before. But Facebook keeps messing with stuff, so I redid the video and updated it for today’s interface. Please note: in order to do this, you need: A self-hosted […]
I got called in to substitute teach another social media class this week at BCIT. One of their assignments is to amass a certain amount of followers on several different social networks. I thought I’d compile a list of some […]
Firstly: that I should have my head examined. But I’m getting ahead of myself. In April, I met, as I do, bi-monthly, with my amazing small business support group, SCTC. This wonderful and talented group of individuals, all of whom […]
Influencers. In this brave new world of social media, everyone wants to get their service or product into the hands of one. Because you know, if someone who has a lot of followers, a lot of social media clout, says […]
Like the rest of my city, and, sadly, the world, I watched in horror last night as things went from bad to worse. It started with our beloved home team, the Vancouver Canucks, losing the Stanley Cup to Boston in […]
At Social Media Camp last a couple of weeks ago, I attended a workshop called Get on the Bus: A Social Media Story, presented by Kemp Edmonds, who works at HootSuite.
Hockey has pretty much taken up our existence here on the wet coast. As I type this, the Vancouver Canucks are one game away from winning the Stanley Cup. Just to put that into perspective for you, or the three […]
The last two years in the arts scene here in Vancouver have been a struggle. In August of 2009, the Provincial government brought down some wide-sweeping cuts to Non-Profit and Arts organizations. We protested. We fought back. There was an […]
I just got back from Victoria, where I presented my YouTube 101 workshop at Social Media Camp Victoria. If you’re not using video, yet, then why not? You can do this, people. You really can. The technology is becoming more […]
It’s been a crazy weekend. A whirlwind of traveling, networking, speaking, and hanging out with friends. On Friday afternoon, I picked up my son from school, took a ferry to Vancouver Island, and deposited him at his grandparents in Qualicum […]