Browsing All Posts filed under »Technology«

New Job in Vancouver

December 18, 2012

0

Got this from the Free Geek page on Facebook, and I’ll probably apply for it myself. WANTED: Paid Tech Support/Computer Instructor for The Kettle Friendship Society -Non profit social housing for people with mental illnesses: sensitive instructor required -Duties: Hardware and software maintenance of common room computers; Teaching clients on basic computing needs (setting up […]

Job: Web Manager, OpenMedia.ca

October 3, 2012

0

Found this one on Twitter somewhere. OpenMedia.ca is a terrific group that has had a major positive impact on Canadian web freedoms. Unless you’d rather be working for CSIS, you want to work for these guys. Great people, too. Web Manager OpenMedia.ca, one of Canada’s most exciting networked not-for-profits, seeks a Web Manager to help […]

Job: Web Developers, Yellowknife and Iqaluit NWT

August 2, 2012

0

Passed along by a friend who works there. Outcrop is a good company, dominant in their field in the North. And I can tell you, Yellowknife is a fascinating place. Good area to go, get some adventure, and make some money. A very outdoorsy lifestyle is typical. We’re seeking two highly motivated Web Developers to […]

Jobs: Paid Internship at FreeGeekVancouver!

May 31, 2012

0

God knows, I haven’t always gotten along with these guys, but finally after many years of phone/email/in-person tag we got together thanks to the ever-vigilant and helpful Tim Adkins. Their mission is to teach low-income people how to repair computers, and they also sell computers and parts and do repairs for the public. When I […]

Job: Communications Assistant, Vancity Community Foundation

May 11, 2012

3

This one is Vangroover based and came to me via a FB link from Irwin Oostindie at W2, but it’s on their website too: We’re looking for a Communications Assistant (deadline May 24) Job Posting: Communications Assistant, Demonstrating Value (Vancity Community Foundation) Position Description The Demonstrating Value program at Vancity Community Foundation seeks a Communications Assistant […]

Social Media Lessons from the Homeless: Ideawave 2011

March 28, 2012

7

I love the Ideawave conferences. No matter what the topic, the timeline is ten minutes, so it’s ideal for Short Attention Span Theatre chicks like mineself, whether we’re presenting or just watching. In the last two instances, I have been presenting, so here is me from 2011 presenting on Social Media Lessons from the Homeless. […]

Fight Twitter Spam: Kill the head, the body will fall

March 27, 2012

6

This idea came to me, as all good ideas and many bad ones do, from an Anonymous supporter on Twitter, in this case NasdaqEnema. S/he did a blog post in classic Anonspeak, which contains a truly fantastic, elegant idea: How many people turned their anti-spam efforts toward the root? All of the spam accounts mentioned […]

How to tell if you’ve been blocked on Twitter

March 11, 2012

70

Ah, Twitter, you’re a tricksy little social media platform. You facilitate drama and then you facilitate misunderstandings around the drama so well you might almost be EZBoard (may it rest in peace). And you are constantly changing the way you work, although even all these months after buying them out you don’t seem in a […]

When you stare into the YouTube…

January 28, 2012

2

The YouTube stares also into you. You just lost The Game.

CoverItLive in a WordPress.com Blog

December 23, 2011

8

I’m of two minds about CoverItLive: on the one hand, there’s nothing better at pulling in multiple realtime feeds and combining them into actual content and a coherent conversation all at once. It can even pull in emails and display media like videos and photos in the CiL box. Slick! On the other, it’s an […]

Job: Digital Editor at UNICEF

December 3, 2011

2

Found this one on Twitter, and I’ve heard from friends that UNICEF is a great place to work. This job is based in London:   Digital Editor £27,110-£31,910  per annum +_a job premium of £1030.00 Based in London, EC1V 0DU Permanent   UNICEF is the leading children’s organisation, reaching children in more than 150 less-developed […]

pay securely via paypal!

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 14,640 other subscribers

Join raincoaster media on Facebook

raincoaster media

book me as a speaker!

click to see Lorraine's record of appearances

Have netbook, will travel. Book one of Canada's most experienced social media stewards as a speaker at your next meeting or retreat, or contact me to arrange a media appearance. Learn the world of social media from an internationally recognized authority with a street-smart presentation style like no other!

ask the oracle!

The Oracle, yo!

Categories

Member of The Internet Defense League

Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.