Coworking is Copacetic

October 1, 2009

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You may have read the sad tale of the demise of Workspace, the devastatingly gorgeous, open-plan coworking space which effectively functioned as the clubhouse of the Gastown tech community (well, that and the Irish Heather). And as we all know, the Network Hub is full (although Raul says if you’re serious, contact him directly) and […]

Posted in: blog resources, call to action, community, Downtown EastSide, events, inspired work, Lower Mainland, Nonprofit, self-employment, socioeconomics, SOHO, Technology, Vancouver, work

Vancouver Bikenneal

October 1, 2009

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Yes, yet another from emails. God, how I love email; how my life would be destroyed if Gmail ever failed me. And how I love WordPress, for making copy-paste considerably less self-destructive than it used to be to my poor little blog. Like art? Like bikes? Like behaving yourself on the road like a responsible […]

Posted in: art, community, creativity, events, Festivals, Free, Lower Mainland, Street Art, Vancouver

Free Costs

September 30, 2009

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This started with a much-better-than-I-could-have-put-it post over at Hummingbird604’s blog on charging actual, real money for social media work. I have volunteered my time for the Vancouver social media/tech community to extreme lengths. I am not self-absorbed or self-congratulatory in saying this, I am just being truthful. I have liveblogged numerous events for free. I […]

Posted in: attitude, blogging, communication, Employment, Free, humour, inspired work, Literary, money, Social Media, socioeconomics

Win Vancouver International Film Festival Tickets

September 29, 2009

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Cross-posted from raincoaster.com, because this blog has a more local audience, and thus more potential winnahs! Good luck and may the most tasteless comment win! You’ve got ONE day, Vangroover. Contest ends tomorrow. What are you doing sitting at home when you could be at the Vancouver International Film Festival, watching movies that the nasty […]

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WordCamp Fraser Valley 2009: Creativity and WordPress

September 8, 2009

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As part of the second annual WordCamp Fraser Valley, Gary Jones of Bluefur (Organizer Extraordinaire) asked me to give a presentation on the topic of WordPress and Creativity. I was plenty chuffed, since there’s nothing I love so much as the dynamite combo of the sound of my own voice and a captive audience, and […]

Posted in: art, blogging, communication, community, Conferences Unconferences and Retreats, creativity, events, Fraser Valley, inspired work, Lower Mainland, Professor raincoaster's little lectures, raincoaster, raincoaster media, Seminar, Social Media, Speaking Engagements, Unconference, Wordpress.com, YouTube

The Value of Unpaid Work: film at the VPL

September 2, 2009

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From the Searchgrads email list: Who’s Counting? Sex, Lies and Global Economics film and panel discussion featuring Marilyn Waring, Ellen Woodsworth, and Cynthia Oka Monday, September 14th, 7-9pm Vancouver Public Library, Central branch and The Value of Ecovillages Monday, October 5th Vancouver Public Library, Central branch There is no cost to attend either presentation. For […]

Posted in: community, diversity, Film and Video, Lower Mainland, money, Nonprofit, Panel, power, socioeconomics, Vancouver, Videos

Web Design Tips: JPG vs PNG

September 1, 2009

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Couldn’t have said it better myself, most particularly not in xkcd-style comic form. See my related post on Web Design Tips for Beginners.

Posted in: art, blogging, computers, humour, Social Media, Technology

What NOT to do on Facebook, part 2: the Boss

August 31, 2009

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The commenters in the thread on BritishExPats seem to think the problem is that this hapless whiner added her boss on Facebook before venting about him. They are wrong. The problem is: she vented in public, using her real name. If you do this, whether on a Facebook page or in a restaurant, assume that, […]

Posted in: communication, Conflict, Emotions, Employment, Facebook, Followers, humour, Internet Drama, privacy, relationships, Social Media

Oh, Tracy! What NOT to do on Facebook

August 30, 2009

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What not to do on Facebook. And don’t laugh too hard; if you haven’t done this yet, you will Grasshopper. You will. Update: the original posting was a Facebook hacker from 4chan, so my Facebook friends tell me. My Facebook friends would never let me make a mistake like this; they’d correct me immediately. Howcum […]

Posted in: communication, Facebook, humour, Internet Drama, privacy, relationships, Social Media

A Night to Remember

August 23, 2009

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This is the premier event for the http://TweetToRemember.com campaign for charity! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Everyone on the ‘Attending’ list will be emailed a special promo code to attend the event at a discounted “friend” rate off the ticket price – http://nighttoremember.eventbrite.com _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Who? You and Vancouver’s most fun and exciting people, participating in a night on the […]

Posted in: community, Fundraiser

Regional Campaign Organizer Job, Corporate Accountability International

August 18, 2009

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From LinkedIn, and also on their website. Reply to jobs AT stopcorporateabuse DOT org. For more than 30 years, Corporate Accountability International has successfully challenged corporations like GE, Nestlé, and Philip Morris to halt abusive practices that threaten public health, the environment and our democracy. Today our campaigns challenge the dangerous practices of some of […]

Posted in: communication, Employment, inspired work, Jobs, Nonprofit

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