Rebecca Coleman Off to the Land of Oz
I’m writing this as I sit at my gate in YVR, waiting for my flight to LA. I have a fairly long layover at LAX, and then I’m on to a 15-hour plane ride to Melbourne. I’m not certain what […]
No Starving Artists
A little while back, I was having an email conversation with my friend Paul. Now, I’ve known Paul since the time we shared a tent at a cabin on Mayne Island during our younger days, but in the past few […]
WP Finally Adds A “Tweet This” Button
For those of you, who, like me (although not for very much longer) have a WordPress-hosted blog, you will be very happy to know that WordPress has FINALLY added a “Tweet This” Widget. I love WP. I’m their greatest fan. […]
They don’t call it a “revolution” for nothing
Okay, seriously, this is cool. A new company called Pay with a Tweet has figured out a way to barter Tweets for stuff. For example, The Globe and Mail published this story yesterday about the Ottawa Indie band called hotshotcasino. […]
Desperation Isn’t Pretty
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State of the Fringe: Jeremy Banks
Welcome to the final installment on my series on the State of the Fringe. This week, I’ve talked to Ian Case and David Jordan, who run the Victoria and Vancouver Fringes. Today, I interview Jeremy Banks, who has acquired the […]
State of the Fringe: David Jordan
Today, in the second part of my week-long series on the State of the Fringe, I interview David Jordan, the Executive Director of the Vancouver Fringe Festival. RC: Tell us a bit about the Vancouver Fringe. DJ: This is our […]
State of the Fringe: Ian Case
Last month, an article in the Georgia Straight caught my eye. It was an interview with Ian Case, who runs The Victoria Fringe Festival. They have been hit hard by cuts to the arts, to the tune of $42,500. I […]
Stand-Out Advertising
I’m reading Seth Godin’s Purple Cow right now. I’m about 20 pages in, and it’s making my brain ping off in all directions. It’s brilliant. Seth talks about what he calls the TV-Industrial Complex. Basically, TV advertising was king. If […]