Browsing All Posts filed under »Social Media«

The Power of Autoresponse!

June 18, 2009

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Ah, autoresponders. Who doesn’t love to hate ’em? Please, PLEASE somebody spread this on Twitter.

Blogging for Beginners Online

June 15, 2009

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Who: raincoaster What: Blogging for Beginners When: 12 noon Pacific time Thursday, June 18th Where: Skype raincoaster99 Why: learn to build a blog in one afternoon Blogging for Beginners: Start from scratch and learn to post text, video, audio, and images. Includes basic copyright and blog etiquette, intro to sidebar widgets, categories, custom headers and […]

on the importance of platforms

June 12, 2009

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Think about it. I’m serious; just think about it.

The Facebook Song

June 10, 2009

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Those of you who are regular readers will be aware of our fondness for certain denizens of YouTube, among them Momo, Brian Atene, and our old pals, the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre. They’ve finally made the leap from Myspace into Facebook (hey, welcome to the 21st Century, boys!) and have immortalized the occasion in […]

Social Media Expert Volunteering Opportunity

June 3, 2009

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I know, I know, another volunteering opportunity. But this one is a great portfolio-builder and you’d be helping out a great organization, so if you’re a social media practitioner, take a look. You can see the posting on their site at VolunteerVancouver as well. This one came straight to my social media inbox, bloggingclasses@gmail, thanks […]

Etiquette and Social Media panel at the Blogger’s Meetup

June 1, 2009

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Here’s my little monologue from last week’s Blogger Meetup at the St Regis downtown. You can read my post on the announcement for background, and you can see videos of the whole presentation on AHAMedia’s page at YouTube. Thanks again to Raul Pacheco for putting the event together, Colleen Coplick for moderating, Shane Gibson for […]

Pimp My Blog June 6th: get more readers

May 31, 2009

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Pimp My Blog Practical tips and tools for increasing your readership and influence, and applies to any blogging platform (with the exception of Tumblr, which is really only good for talking to the voices inside your head in my opinion). It includes a very basic intro to social media like Facebook and Myspace for promotion. […]

Blogging for Beginners Saturday, May 30

May 28, 2009

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Blogging for Beginners: Start from scratch and learn to post text, video, audio, and images. Basic copyright and blog etiquette, intro to sidebar widgets, categories, custom headers and design, and what on Earth to put IN the blog. Also where to find technical help. By the end of the workshop you’ll have a fully-functioning WordPress.com […]

Vancouver Blogger Meetup: Social Media Etiquette Panel

May 28, 2009

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Vancouver’s Blogger’s Meetup this month features a panel containing (as if she can be contained) yours truly, Shane Gibson of ClosingBigger, Raul Pacheco of Hummingbird604, and moderated by social media maven Colleen Coplick of Wantsa. We’ve been talking about doing this panel since Northern Voice put out their call for talks (November? Something like that) […]

Job Posting: Sales Manager, Ideazone, Victoria

May 27, 2009

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Heartlessly stolen with permission from the Ideazone blog: IdeaZone.ca offers a full range of marketing services, including print and web design, e-commerce solutions, custom programming, photography, audio, video, social media, and search engine optimization. Our business is growing, and we are currently looking to hire a full time sales manager who is passionate about internet […]

Cyber Security and Your Business Seminar

May 26, 2009

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For this one I not only got a Facebook invitation and two Twitter invitations, but Jonathan Narvey wasn’t shy about PMing me on Facebook and asking me to please, please wake up in the morning to come to this and he’d promise to provide all the coffee that would be medically necessary. I’m serious: he […]